Blackbird hits $193m final close on Australia VC fund
Blackbird Ventures has closed its third Australian VC fund with A$261 million ($193 million) in commitments, split between a core investment vehicle and a top-up fund.
The venture capital firm hit the $100 million hard cap on the core vehicle in April, having originally targeted A$75 million. The top-up fund reached a first close of A$125 million at the same time. The...
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