Tag: Blackbird Ventures

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...

SunDrive fabricates first ever full-size solar panel

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
South Sydney solar cell startup SunDrive Solar has successfully fabricated its first ever full size solar panels. The company took to social media to reveal the news which is...

Venture capital firms press for tax concessions to remain

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s leading VC firms have urged the federal government to maintain and improve its tax breaks for venture capital investments, saying they are “integral” to Australia’s economic future. Treasury...

Blackbird’s Scevak: Govt must focus on RDTI

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A sharp government focus on the research and development tax incentive is the most important thing it can do to help grow of the local tech industry and drop...

Space chief sets first priorities

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia is late to the party in relation to the space sector, according to the newly-appointed Australian Government space tsar Megan Clark, but we’ve ended up with the most...

Future Fund: “It’s about time”

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The nation’s sovereign wealth fund has backed an Australian venture capital fund for the first time, in a move that could open the floodgates for the local tech and...

Blackbird’s bright new gender plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Blackbird Ventures, one of Australia’s most esteemed venture capital firms investing in early stage tech companies, has begun making deliberate efforts to improve the gender diversity of its portfolio...