Blackbird announced on 25 August 2026 the final close of its sixth venture fund at A$1.05 billion, the largest venture capital fund in Australia and New Zealand. LPs include the Future Fund, Aware Super, HESTA and Hostplus plus new international backers Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Adams Street Partners and Schroders. The firm says 96% of initial cheques from its prior early-stage fund went in at pre-seed and seed stage.
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Blackbird closes record A$1.05B sixth fund to back ANZ pre-seed and seed founders
Why this matters for founders
Early-stage ANZ founders now have a fresh A$1.05B pool that explicitly writes pre-seed and seed cheques, so it is worth targeting Blackbird's pitch process and building warm intros ahead of a raise.
Source: CFOtech Australia
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