Envato was one of the original inspirations for the founding of Blackbird. In 2012, we hoped there would be others who walked the path pioneered by them and others; trying to be the best in the world rather than the best in Australia.

Congrats to Collis and Cyan for building…

The secret’s out! In collaboration with Chef Ryan Clift, Forged Parfait will be available exclusively at Tippling Club from May 3 to May 14. Bookings are now open – reserve your seat today.

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'If you are a gourmand looking for a new experience that might change your whole outlook on the future of food, this is an experience not to be missed.'

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Before Forged Parfait is available at one of Singapore’s most exciting restaurants, a select few will be first in the world to taste it in a limited dinner series at Mandala Club from April 12 – 27. If you’re in Singapore, reserve your seat at hubs.ly/Q02rVZgr0.

There are decades when nothing happens and days when decades happen. A huge congrats to team Vow!

The time has come to enter the wonderland 🐰🫎🐠

The Sunrise is only weeks away. I was going to say the most exciting speaker is Joe Brumm, creator of Bluey, but then again, you can't go past Rayn “lesser-known” Ong IRL!

🌅Grab your tickets here: blackbird.vc/sunrise-festiv…

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Here is Morse Micro raising its first $75k - just 6 years ago. Bit thanks to Nick Crocker 🐘 and the entire Startmate / Blackbird team for believing in Andy & I back then. it’s been an amazing ride for Morse so far! 🚀 Thomas Rice Rayn “lesser-known” Ong Samantha Wong Niki Scevak Rick Baker

“What does sha-ba-dee say?”

My daughter’s suggestion for how we work out why a particularly shiny rock we found was so shiny.

5 minutes later.

Mum figures out shabadee = chatgpt 🤣🤣

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A business professor told the Allbirds founder his idea was so terrible, he should do a kickstarter to kill it quickly.

That advice backfired. $125k sales in 4 days proved him wrong.

Kicking off with a bang at #sunrise23

Go go go Checkmate! 🔥

My new favourite thing about living in Auckland: I’ve discovered a dvd rental store.

I know what you’re thinking.

They also sell second-hand dvd players!

Browsing titles on shelves feels sooo good 💆‍♀️

Never going back to the doom scroll.

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Are you actively #fundraising ? Are you debating #funding options?

Join us for a free live webinar with CEO Melissa Widner, Samantha Wong, General Partner at Blackbird, and Jason Georgatos, President at Partners for Growth.

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#tech #vc

This was an absolute dream podcast to guest on. Long time fan of Stack Overflow and everything they do.

Check it out 💜💜💜

.@jason invited me to present to 300 300 HNW angels, LPs & VCs on investing in emerging markets like Australia and New Zealand in Napa. Now it’s on the internet 😂.

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Thx and awesome hanging Michael Kim Freestyle Capital paige finn doherty 🌱💜 kelli what’s your handle?!

My mum is asking about Startmate and Blackbird so I guess startups have really gone mainstream

A huge round of applause for Vow whose campaign via Wunderman Thompson Benelux ‘Mammoth Meatball’ has won a Bronze Lion at Cannes Lions 2023. 👏👏👏

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📣 FEATURE DROP: Get visibility on blockers to deployment and more flexible, targeted DORA & SPACE metrics with our GitHub Actions integration. Launching with 4 new features:

Fun Startmate reunion at the AFR entrepreneurship summit. What a gift Niki Scevak gave to the world.