Diversity Arts Australia's executive director has been fighting racism and elitism since she was small. Here, she talks podcast obsessions and the power of persistence. Plus beauty routines, favourite cafes and all the goods in between. Lena Nahlous 9Soci.al/N25g50wQLrK

“I never thought I would be a really good role model for others, but for me, being who I am and being natural is going to show people that you can be yourself while you’re playing." - Cricket star Alyssa Healy shares the realities of being a woman in sport. 9Soci.al/ASjD50xs8ip

“Australia’s conservative government, in refusing to address the threat of climate change, is favoring the country’s powerful fossil fuel industry over its largest city, as well as the rural areas where fires have already destroyed hundreds of homes.” 😢 nytimes.com/2019/12/06/wor…

$100M returned to investors from Blackbird's first fund (3.5x). Incredibly, this represents only 40% of the whole fund. The remaining 60% is still growing and will hopefully be worth much more. Kudos to our incredible founders and Niki Scevak Rick Baker for believing in the best.

About 1 per cent of the land burnt in NSW this bushfire season can be officially attributed to arson, and it is even less in Victoria. abc.net.au/news/2020-01-1…

🚀 ⁦@nurasound:⁩ "The NuraLoop are smarter than the AirPods Pro" tomsguide.com/reviews/nuralo…

A perspective about a founder's mentality shared by Startmate alum and LIGRLive founder Luke McCoy which I know many founders out there will identify with. #nowside v #upside linkedin.com/pulse/upside-v…

We've committed to safeguarding our team’s emotional wellbeing in the future by amending our parental leave policy to include stillbirth and neonatal death. buff.ly/2O0ozgj

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We are looking for a comms/journo intern to join us 1-2 days per week. Email [email protected] if you're interested in learning more. Read this if you want to know what it's like interning with Blackbird.

One of my favourite things to do is to go through my inbox every ~2 months search for all emails I bcc'd someone and Close the Loop 👉 founder joined cohort 👉 mentor joined Startmate 👉 fellow got through selection 🔥 Fuel the magic of the introduction flywheel 💫

Great interview with Nicole Liu on her journey to Kin in today's SmartCompany (shout-out to the Startmate Fellowship) 💪 buff.ly/2VmmAqX

With every challenge, comes the opportunity for greatness. We are pleased to announce our FREE online conference, Giants! Hear stories of grit and ingenuity from world-class operators and founders. 27 April-1 May💪Registration for sessions now open. thegiants.live

Have you registered for Giants? 🚀 28 April —1 May. RSVPs are limited! Hear from: Sarah Tavel Brianne Kimmel Zach Klein David Spinks Tom Verrilli Justin Angsuwat Luke Anear Bill Tai Kathryn Apte and more... RSVP for individual sessions here: thegiants.live/schedule

Our Wild Hearts podcast episode with Fleet Space Technologies CEO @Flavia_space has dropped! 🚀 Flavia talks to Mason Yates on why the next industrial revolution will be in space, extreme pivoting and smart data over big data. Listen, subscribe and leave us a review bit.ly/2ZxGgu0

Want to be in contact with some of the best founders, mentors and operators in the world and experience a masterclass in startups through the journey of Blackbird founders? We have the job for you: bit.ly/2MoKNHo

QOTD Cliff Obi: "We really believe we should have a heavy part in trying our best to make sure the shit show doesn’t continue" techcrunch.com/2020/06/22/can…

Huge news for Aussie startups! Congratulations to the team at Canva on closing a $US60M round on a valuation of $US6B (AUD$8.6B). We are proud to be part of this latest round of financing along with @Sequoia, @Felicis, BOND, @GCVP. 👏🚀

We are excited to announce our fourth fund of A$500M. Thank you to the institutions and individuals who continue their belief in Blackbird’s mission. 🚀🐨🥝