Blackbird Aotearoa lucky to get $75m funding

Blackbird Aotearoa lucky to get $75m funding
Blackbird partner Samantha Wong (right) said it was an "exciting time to be investing in early-stage technology companies". (Photo: Blackbird)
Dan Brunskill
Blackbird Aotearoa says it was fortunate to have raised $75 million, as part of a billion-dollar parent fund, before the slow-down in capital markets was fully felt. The Australasian venture capital firm has raised a record AU$1 billion ($1.09b) fund, building off the success of its more than AU$5b portfolio, which features Canva, SafetyCulture, Halter and Zoox.In 2019, Blackbird established a dedicated $60m New Zealand fund and opened an Auckland office led by Samantha Wong.With that capital now deployed into companies such as Energy Bank...

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