Blackbird venture capital fund to support local tech start-ups

"Blackbird Ventures has teamed up with two superannuation funds, First State Super and HostPLUS, to launch Australia’s largest-ever tech venture capital fund, with more than $200 million raised to support local technology start-ups. Like Blackbird’s first fund, which closed in 2012 at $30m, the new $200m fund will exclusively target homegrown internet-based companies that want to take their business global." Read more

M. Bingemann Technology Spectator 15 Sep 2015