Opinion: Blackbird-Kiki debacle no surprise to women-led startups
If you’ve been following the Kiki debacle you could be forgiven for thinking you’d accidentally turned on an episode of Silicon Valley.
Kiki and Blackbird say the “girls only” club is still committed to subletting
Subletting startup Kiki has broken its silence after its pivot to being a "girls only" social club, run mostly by men, back in January.
Blackbird breaks silence on Kiki’s high-profile pivot from sub-letting to NYC ‘girls’ club’
Blackbird breaks its silence on Kiki - the sub-letting startup that publicly pivoted to to NYC 'girls' club' despite being run by men.
Equity Clear exclusive: Inside the Australian VC supergroup boosting gender diversity funding
Exclusive: Scale Investors' Samar Mcheileh talks to SmartCompany about Equity Clear and its aim to transform startup funding in Australia through VC reporting transparency.
Leonardo.Ai raises $47 million after broadening its AI image generation for video games
Sydney's Leonardo.Ai is coming for the Australian generative AI crown, with a $47 million raise, including participation from Blackbird.
Blackbird explains its recent male-founder dominated investment announcements
Despite gender diversity pledge, Blackbird Venture's last 11 public investments have been into all-male founding teams. What's going on?
Six Aussie startups that raised $21.3 million this week
In this week's startup funding roundup: Refillable drink dispensers, cannabis, psychedelics, no-code SaaS solutions and more.
Heidi Health gets $10 million injection for AI healthcare
Heidi Health has landed $10 million from Blackbird and others for its AI-driven platform to help GPs see more patients.
Kate Pounder on why Australia’s tech sector struggles more with deep tech than SaaS
At SXSW Sydney this week, Tech Council of Australia CEO Kate Pounder talked about Australia's Saas success and the reasons why deep tech is harder.
SafetyCulture raises $34 million while planning a $500 million VC share sale
SafetyCulture has raised $34 million in funds while also planning a $500 million share sale from investors in 2024.
Fleet Space Technologies’ valuation rockets to $350 million after $50 million Series C
Fleet Space Technologies has landed another mammoth round of funding, this time for $50 million in an oversubscribed Series C.
Victorian agtech Bardee is buzzing as Bunnings prepares to launch its first larvae-based fertiliser
Australian greenthumbs will soon find an entirely new category of fertiliser at Bunnings, as Victorian agtech startup Bardee nears the launch of its innovative products in the national retailer.
