{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f757012dbb5033ce94e1402/5f75701c86520e18bff0c1c9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Founding Story of Blackbird with Niki, Rick, Mike Cannon-Brookes & Hunter","description":"We've just announced our fourth fund of $500M.\n\rAnd so today we are going to do a deep dive into Blackbird's founding story.\n\rThe very first believer in Blackbird was Mike Cannon-Brookes, the Co-founder and Co-Ceo of Atlassian. In this episode, we'll unpack what excites him about the start-up ecosystem in Australia and the culture he hopes to help Blackbird build upon.\n\rHunter Somerville, General Partner at Greenspring Associates, will then explain his belief in ANZ's new wave of home-grown talent building world class companies and the importance of trusted relationships between founders and investors when making venture fund decisions.\n\rBut first, I'll be talking with Niki Scevak and Rick Baker, co-founders and Partners at Blackbird. We'll cover Blackbird's origin story, our investment philosophy, and what the future holds for Blackbird's founders, the team and its investors.","author_name":"Blackbird Ventures"}