How Blackbird built its $10 billion portfolio, and what comes next Venture Capital Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 14 December 2021 Blackbird has turned $1.3 billion in funding into a portfolio worth $10 billion. Now the team is seeking out the next generation of unicorns.
Blackbird has $500 million to invest in the “most ambitious and the most courageous” Aussie startup founders Startup News Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 4 August 2020 The biggest Aussie VC firm just got a bit bigger, with Blackbird Ventures raising $500 million for investment in Aussie startups.
Canva raises $87 million, and hits $8.7 billion valuation, amid COVID-19 boost Coronavirus Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 23 June 2020 Aussie unicorn Canva has raised $87.3 million and almost doubled its valuation, as COVID-19 boosts activity on the design platform by 50%.
How startup unicorn Canva turned its first “pretty terrible” pitch deck into one that impressed investors Startup Advice Melanie Perkins 19 January 2018 Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins shares the first Canva pitch deck and the things she learnt along the way.