Blackbird

Blackbird is Australia and New Zealand's largest venture firm, founded in 2012 by Niki Scevak and Rick Baker and based in Sydney. Total committed capital exceeds A$1B, with the most recent fund closing at A$1B (around US$647M). The portfolio is valued at A$7B. Holdings include Canva (first cheque at seed in 2013), Zoox (autonomous vehicles, acquired by Amazon), Gilmour Space (rockets), Baraja (solid-state lidar) and Harrison AI. Stage focus is pre-seed and seed with follow-on through every subsequent round.