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Blackbird Ventures

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Australian venture capital firm

Blackbird Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage funding to Australian and New Zealand startups, including Canva, Airwallex, Zoox and VeVe. It has raised over $1 billion in capital and as of April 2023 manages 5 funds.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2012Founded1
  • HeadquartersSydney1
  • Websiteblackbird.vc
  • Legal formLimited Proprietary Company3
  • LEI254900OQXFTNL4LM2Y923
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressLevel 1, 2010 Sydney, Australia3
  • Registered withThe Australian Securities and Investment Commission, 159 044 9893

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Blackbird Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage funding to Australian and New Zealand startups, including Canva, Airwallex, Zoox and VeVe. It has raised over $1 billion in capital and as of April 2023 manages 5 funds.2

Corporate structure

Blackbird Ventures is part of a group headed by Blackbird 2022 Management. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Blackbird Ventures

  • Rvb Holdings Pty Ltd Owns 25% to 50% of Blackbird Ventures, since 02/2013 (Form ADV)
  • Milacenza Pty Ltd Owns 25% to 50% of Blackbird Ventures, since 06/2012 (Form ADV)
  • Cbc Co Pty Limited Owns 5% to 10% of Blackbird Ventures, since 12/2018 (Form ADV)
  • Startmate Ops Pty Ltd Owns 75% or more of Blackbird Ventures, since 11/2022 (Form ADV)
  • Richard Charles Spencer Baker Owns 50% to 75% of Rvb Holdings Pty Ltd, since 02/2013 (Form ADV)
  • Victoria Jane Baker Owns 50% to 75% of Rvb Holdings Pty Ltd, since 02/2013 (Form ADV)
  • Michael Alexander Cannon-Brookes Owns 75% or more of Cbc Co Pty Limited, since 12/2018 (Form ADV)
  • Niki Carlos Skevak Owns 75% or more of Milacenza Pty Ltd, since 01/2009 (Form ADV)
  • Blackbird 2022 Management
    • Blackbird Ventures Sydney, Australia
      • Blackbird Ventures 2015, LP Fund · Sydney, Australia
      • BLACKBIRD VENTURES 2018, LP Fund · Sydney, Australia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G; owners and owned firms from Form ADV, the registration investment advisers file with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Investment adviser

Blackbird Ventures is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. This is what it reports on Form ADV, the registration every adviser files and keeps current.

Who owns it

Owners of 5% or more as the firm lists them (Schedule A), and the owners of those owners up the chain (Schedule B).

  • BLACKBIRD 2022 MANAGEMENTowns 75% or more, since 04/2022
  • BLACKBIRD VENTURES PTY LTD.owns 75% or more, since 03/2017
  • STARTMATE OPS PTY LTDowns 75% or more, since 11/2022
  • MILACENZA PTY LTDowns 25% to 50%, since 06/2012
  • RVB HOLDINGS PTY LTDowns 25% to 50%, since 02/2013
  • CBC CO PTY LIMITEDowns 5% to 10%, since 12/2018
  • Michael Alexander Cannon-Brookesowns 75% or more of CBC CO PTY LIMITED, since 12/2018
  • Niki Carlos Skevakowns 75% or more of MILACENZA PTY LTD, since 01/2009
  • Richard Charles Spencer Bakerowns 50% to 75% of RVB HOLDINGS PTY LTD, since 02/2013
  • Victoria Jane Bakerowns 50% to 75% of RVB HOLDINGS PTY LTD, since 02/2013

Timeline

  1. 2012Founded Founded1

Sources

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