Rick BakerinBlackbirdWhat I’m now looking for in Australian and New Zealand SaaSI’m falling in love with SaaS all over again. What we’re looking for in SaaS companies after investing in Canva, SafetyCulture, Culture…Jul 21, 20201Jul 21, 20201
Rick BakerinBlackbirdThe Third WaveWe are pleased to continue our mission at Blackbird with a fresh $261 million of capital to supercharge Australia’s most ambitious…Apr 2, 20181Apr 2, 20181
Rick BakerinBlackbirdBlackbird is Hiring a Head of Operations and a Financial ControllerAs we grow our funds and portfolio at Blackbird, we’re building out our operations team. So we’re looking for two great people to join us…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
Rick BakerinBlackbirdMissions in high definition and vivid colourNiki and I went round to the Canva office the other day for an update. Melanie started by restating her mission to democratise design and…Jun 21, 20173Jun 21, 20173
Rick BakerinBlackbirdHow much to be big not small?Earlier this week I wrote that the Australian venture capital industry is still undersized. Australian venture capital funds have raised…Mar 10, 2017Mar 10, 2017
Rick BakerinBlackbirdWe’re small not bigWe believe the Australian venture capital industry at the beginning of 2017 is undersized not oversized. The amount of dry powder — capital…Mar 5, 20173Mar 5, 20173
Rick BakerinBlackbirdBlackbird Mission and ValuesIt’s four and a half years since we embarked on the Blackbird Ventures journey. We’re proud of what the Blackbird logo has come to stand…Oct 30, 20163Oct 30, 20163
Rick BakerinBlackbirdLessons from saying no to 1,983 startupsAt Blackbird we’ve now seen 2,012 startups since we started in September 2012.Sep 12, 20165Sep 12, 20165
Rick BakerConfusing Ends and MeansA few days ago Jon wrote a post titled “Dear Australian VC Firms & Startups. We have a problem.” In one section he suggested that…Feb 9, 20165Feb 9, 20165