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Hostplus commits further to Australian VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... follows a long line of venture capital investments made by Hostplus, including commitments to Brandon Capital, Blackbird Ventures and Square Peg Capital. Speaking to the investment from Hostplus, Artesian managing partner Jeremy Colless said Hostplus ...

Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... technology, including: M.H. Carnegie & Co (general and medical technology), Brandon Capital Partners (biotech), and Blackbird Ventures (software).

NAB appoints MD for innovation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... NAB has also made two other Ventures appointments: 7Software founder Melissa Widner as general partner and BlackBird Ventures founder Bill Bartee in an investment advisory role. Commenting on the appointments, NAB Labs executive general manager Jonathan ...

Blue Sky to raise $200m for new VC fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... increased to $368 million last financial year and since July alone, a further $400 million has been announced with Blackbird Ventures and SEEK co-founder Paul Bassat each raising $200 million funds. But early stage VC still receives the lion's share ...

First State Super hitches cart to Turnbull innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... deploy about $250 million for technology innovation in the next few years, already committing $120 million to Blackbird Ventures in September. The new partnership was launched at fintech hub Stone and Chalk with guests including Prime Minister Malcolm ...

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... asset class. In September, First State Super and Hostplus invested $110 million and $35 million respectively in Blackbird Ventures' new VC fund, which aims to finance around 10 Australian internet start-ups per year in exchange for a 10-20% equity stake. ...

First State Super funds Aussie start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... investment officer Richard Brandweiner confirmed the fund has made a $110 million investment towards the latest Blackbird Ventures fund. "Blackbird is fostering the development of a critical sector, and it is important to us to help keep ideas and talent ...

Crowdfunding investment platform launched

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... incubator programs including Telstra's muru-D and OptusSingtel innov8, and new venture capital firms such as Blackbird Ventures, Blue Sky Ventures and Square Peg Capital have contributed significantly to the growth of the startup environment here in ...
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