Blackbird portfolio

Blackbird (Investor) is known to hold 5 companies, 3 of them startups. 2 of them are hiring now, with 42 open roles. In the last 12 months rounds in the press named it 2 times (1 as the lead). Its companies closed 3 venture rounds in 12 months, raising $82M. Most of them work in LLM & Generative AI, Low-Code & No-Code Platforms, Website Builders.

Source: Alion Investor Oct 3, 2026
Investments
5
3 of them startups
Hiring now
2
42 open roles
Deals in 12 months
2
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
3
$82M raised
Exits
1

Companies Blackbird has invested in

Marloo Financial AI Venture round $10M · 5 mo ago lead 12 roles round in the pressApr 28
Darwinium Fraud Detection · Australia Venture round $7M · 7 mo ago lead round in the pressNov 3, 2022
Heidi LLM & Generative AI Series B $65M · 11 mo ago round in the pressOct 17, 2025
Lexer Oy Series B $33.5M · 5 yr ago lead round in the pressFeb 25, 2021
Culture Amp HR & Payroll Software · Australia Venture round $82M · 7 yr ago 30 roles round in the pressSep 3, 2019

Focus

Markets
LLM & Generative AI40%
Low-Code & No-Code Platforms20%
Website Builders20%
E-learning20%
Human Resources20%
HR & Payroll Software20%
Financial Software & Embedded Finance20%
Financial AI20%
Where its companies are
Australia40%
Stage of its companies
Venture, series not stated60%
Series B40%

Questions about Blackbird

How many companies has Blackbird invested in?

Blackbird is known to hold 5 companies: 3 startups, and 1 exits so far, read from its own portfolio page and the funding rounds that name it.

Is Blackbird investing now?

Yes: in the last 12 months 2 rounds in the press named Blackbird (1 as the lead), and 0 companies joined its portfolio page in 90 days.

What does Blackbird invest in?

The markets of the companies Blackbird holds: LLM & Generative AI (40%), Low-Code & No-Code Platforms (20%), Website Builders (20%), E-learning (20%), Human Resources (20%).

Which Blackbird portfolio companies are hiring?

2 companies Blackbird holds are hiring now, with 42 open roles listed on this page.

How this page is made

A company counts as a holding when the investor’s own portfolio page links to it, a program’s catalog lists it, or a funding round in the press names the investor. The numbers are rebuilt every night; each company shows where it came from and when it was first seen.

Sources: 6 rounds in the press that name it

Blackbird portfolio: 5 known companies. Alion, Oct 3, 2026. https://alion.io/company/blackbirdco/portfolio

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