Blackbird (@blackbirdvc) — Twitter Score 15 out of 1000

Blackbird is an Australia- and New Zealand-focused venture capital fund that backs technology companies from idea stage through beyond IPO. Blackbird's Twitter Score is 15 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #66,562 among 486,621 tracked accounts.

Blackbird was co-founded by Niki Scevak, Rick Baker, and Bill Bartee, with the firm formed in 2012 and its first fund closing announced in early 2013. That debut vehicle raised $30 million, with the majority of its capital sourced from successful technology founders, a structure that reflects the firm's "Founders Helping Founders" philosophy. Early backers of the fund included Mike Cannon-Brookes, Bill Tai, and Dave McClure.

Blackbird invests across every category of technology and maintains a strong connection to the Australian and New Zealand startup ecosystem. Its official portfolio spans more than 130 companies. Among its crypto-relevant holdings, Blackbird invested in CoinJar, which it describes as one of the longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, as early as 2013, and participated in the seed round for Spice AI, a Web3-focused data and AI infrastructure platform, in 2022. As of August 2025, the firm reported a net IRR of 36.09% across its funds and a total portfolio value of $9.9 billion.

Blackbird's portfolio includes CoinJar, Canva, Spice AI, Leonardo. Ai, Baseten and Cortical Labs. Blackbird has 17,944 followers as of September 2026 on the platform and has published 4,797 posts. Blackbird has been mentioned by 47 accounts, totalling 149 mentions.

Who follows Blackbird on X?

The accounts that follow Blackbird include 74 founders, 29 angel investors, 17 influencers and 17 VCs. Among them are John Wang, Andrew Chen, Jacob, Patrick OShaughnessy, VCs Congratulating Themselves and JB.