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Most trustees pass Canva valuation test: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... that took Canva's valuation to new heights of US$40 billion. Aware Super is currently invested in Canva via Blackbird Ventures. APRA did not mention which super funds are invested in Canva but said that it observed "better practices" by trustees and ...

Super funds supercharge semiconductor business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... with us on the journey to revolutionise our digital future." NGS Super's interest in the company is managed by Blackbird Ventures, with operating partner Robyn Denholm saying: "We continue to be impressed by the team at Morse Micro." "From the very beginning ...

Super funds, sovereign investors back $1bn VC fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
Blackbird Ventures has raised the nation's largest venture capital fund, receiving over $1 billion in committed capital from some of Australia and New Zealand's largest institutions. The fund consists of a $284 million core fund, $668 million follow-on ...

CEFC, Grok Ventures back solar tech firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... The CEFC and Main Sequence Ventures led SunDrive's $21 million Series A round along with Grok Ventures and Blackbird Ventures. The CEFC committed $7 million through its Innovation Fund, managed by Virescent Ventures. SunDrive has patented technology ...

Super funds back space travel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... which manages the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) innovation fund and Blackbird Ventures. Gilmour Space has raised $87 million to date. HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson: "This is a great example ...

Super funds overlook VC potential

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... fund's current asset allocation. Some of the venture capital firms Hostplus invests in include Carthona, Blackbird Ventures and Artesian. Warning pointed out that superannuation funds could be earning more through longer-term venture capital investment ...

Hostplus VC assets to hit $1bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... venture capital strategy is spread across a number of private equity and early stage investment firms, including Blackbird Ventures ($160m), Carthona Capital ($50m), Brandon Capital ($40m), Siguler Guff ($20m) and M.H. Carnegie ($25m). "That makes Hostplus ...

What makes a tech company attractive for HNW investors?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... cost, he said. When you do find a private tech company that ticks the boxes, when is the best time to invest? Blackbird Ventures - which invested in Canva, the graphic design start-up which hit unicorn status earlier this year (billion dollar valuation) ...

Super funds embrace crowdsourced cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... systems. Hostplus committed more than $5 million to the platform, in addition to a further $2 million invested via Blackbird Ventures. First State Super has not disclosed the amount it invested. Commenting on the investment, Hostplus said Bugcrowd forms ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... significant seed funding in an AI-driven beauty platform showing ambition and drive to expand internationally. Blackbird Ventures, alongside Melbourne and Sydney angel investors, led the $1.8 million seed funding for Honee. The investment comes after ...
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