Blackbird Ventures

Blackbird partner Sam Wong thanks the entrepreneurs that dream big and change the world. On 12 September 2018, Blackbird held its annual conference for founders, Sunrise Island.

Blackbird shares a year-end review and is seeking an investment team member.

Blackbird’s 2024 year-end review covers its investments, team and community highlights.

Blackbird’s year-end review covers the amount invested and returned, ecosystem trends and community highlights.

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Blackbird is an Australasian investment firm with a portfolio of more than 100 companies from Australia and New Zealand, valued at over 10B.

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Darwinium launches Journey Transition Probability and MCP Protection to assess behavior across customer journeys and AI-agent tool use. Journey Transition Probability flags unusual sequences and timing, while MCP Protection links an agent’s tool calls to its journey, verifies credentials and can hold higher-risk actions for additional checks. The company says only about one in four agentic transactions on its network self-declares, and agent purchases are rejected nine times as often as others.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

Heidi Health raises $340 million in combined financing to expand adoption of its AI tools across health systems. The package comprises a $100 million Series C led by Blackbird and $240 million in growth investment from General Catalyst. Its offerings include Scribe for clinical documentation and Evidence for cited medical research, which has answered more than 10 million queries since launching in March; Heidi reports about 62% enterprise activation across major health systems.

Sep 2026 · SiliconAngleNews article

Australian healthcare AI startup Heidi raises $340 million in investment, including a $100 million Series C led by Blackbird at a $900 million valuation. The financing brings Heidi’s total funding to more than $430 million; its AI helps doctors automate clinical notes and other administrative work.

Sep 2026 · Bloomberg TechNews article

New Zealand-based deep tech marine company Vessev secures $27 million in a Series A funding round led by Blackbird Ventures. The funding is intended to help Vessev scale its operations across Australia and the United States.

Aug 2026 · Capital BriefNews article