Blackbird Ventures

Blackbird Ventures, established in 2012, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Surry Hills, Australia. The company specializes in investing in early-stage to late-stage startups across diverse sectors, including technology, healthcare, and consumer goods, primarily in Australia and New Zealand. Blackbird's mission is to back ambitious entrepreneurs with transformative ideas, providing them with generational ownership and support throughout their journey from inception to IPO. Notable investments include Canva, Zoox, and CultureAmp.

Alex Apoifis

Partner and COO

Clare Birch

Investment Associate

Robyn Denholm

Operating Partner, Investments

Phoebe Harrop

Partner, Investments

Tom Humphrey

Investor

Silk Kadala

Senior Associate, Investments

Max Meyer

Principal, Investments

James Palmer

Principal, Investments

Tip Piumsomboon

Principal

Michael Tolo

Principal

Mason Yates

Portfolio Analyst

Past deals in Image Recognition

Flashback

Venture Round in 2024
The soul of a film camera reborn in a digital era

Leonardo AI

Series A in 2023
Leonardo AI provides a suite of generative tools designed for creating high-quality visual assets across various domains. Their platform supports creators, teams, and developers in producing images, graphics, and videos efficiently and collaboratively.

BioticsAI

Pre Seed Round in 2023
BioticsAI is a collective of machine learning engineers, software developers, and healthcare professionals specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. The company develops AI-based medical imaging solutions aimed at enhancing efficiency and reducing the administrative burden on healthcare providers, allowing them to concentrate on patient care. By employing advanced machine learning algorithms on medical datasets, BioticsAI focuses on analyzing fetal ultrasound imagery to identify abnormalities, ensuring the completeness and quality of fetal anomaly screenings. This technology not only localizes potential fetal vulnerabilities but also automates the generation of reports, thereby helping doctors detect and mitigate malpractice risks within healthcare facilities.

Leonardo AI

Seed Round in 2023
Leonardo AI provides a suite of generative tools designed for creating high-quality visual assets across various domains. Their platform supports creators, teams, and developers in producing images, graphics, and videos efficiently and collaboratively.

Lumific

Seed Round in 2014
Lumific was founded with the vision of simplifying and streamlining the photo editing and photo curation process. By coupling cutting-edge computer vision research with traditional photo editing techniques, we are bridging the gap between computer automated and user driven creativity.
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