We are building a team that is as ambitious as the companies we invest in.
We want Blackbird to be the best place to work in Australia & New Zealand.
In 2021, we were recognised by the AFR for Best Employee Experience in Australia, (which was pretty exciting) but what we really care about is our culture - and that’s stayed steady at a 96% engagement score on CultureAmp.
In two years, our team has grown from 12 to 70 people, and we’re only just getting started.
“When returning to Aotearoa after 8 years away, Blackbird was without a doubt where I wanted to spend my next chapter. Everyone at Blackbird is empowered to do their best work, and it shows: each Blackbird is a force of nature, whether they’re investing, managing accounts payable or looking after our own investors.”
“I was a founder in the portfolio for 4yrs before joining, but the view from inside Blackbird is even more ambitious and mission-driven than I expected. It’s a privilege to be surrounded by a diverse group of people as relentlessly curious, energetic and humble as those in this team, let alone the universe of incredible founders and operators in our ecosystem.”
“Blackbird is filled with great people to work with. There’s a high level of trust, autonomy, empathy, and good old fashioned banter, yet everyone performs like a Formula 1 pit crew. Blackbird also allows me to work remotely from Tasmania and has been responsive to different work setups as needs change. This has had an incredible impact on my work/life happiness.”
“Blackbird is a company that is truly passionate about what it does, and the value of "making our kids proud" really resonated with me. Everyone at Blackbird thinks like an owner and is here to do their best work - being amongst such a talented and motivated team is contagious and inspires me to keep improving myself.”
If I had to sum up the Startmate experience in five words, I’d say joyful, eclectic, unfiltered, high-energy and experimental. It’s infectious and deeply gratifying to work with a group of people who have such a strong shared belief in the impact Startmate will have in the ecosystem, as well as a shared desire to contribute to and build this.
Our Aotearoa office is a small but mighty crew of five hailing from throughout the whenua. Find us at our new home on colourful K Road, or on the road meeting founders in all corners of Aotearoa.
The Melbourne Blackbirds will tell you they’ve got the best coffee - and they’re probably right. They also have a steady stream of La Croix, Cremorne’s tech community on their doorstep, and the beloved Startmate Monthly Family Drinks events.
Smack bang in the middle of Surry Hills, our Sydney office is a stone’s throw from many of our portfolio companies. It’s also got fresh coffee, plenty of TimTams and even a novelty “birdbox” phone booth.
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