Niki Scevak
VCCo-Founding Partner, Blackbird Ventures
Blackbird co-founder backing visionary Australian founders
Sydney, Australia3 notable investments
Pre-SeedSeed
AIDeep TechRoboticsHealthcareConsumer
Background
Niki Scevak is a co-founder and Partner at Blackbird Ventures, Australia's leading venture capital firm. Before Blackbird, he founded Startmate in 2010, an accelerator that helps first-time founders become great CEOs. He focuses on seed-stage companies before they have products or revenue, with current interests in autonomous vehicles, robotics, and biological applications.
Investment Thesis
Believes in the hungry, not the proven—backing outsiders who drive change from the earliest possible stage.
Investment Focus
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Sectors
AIDeep TechRoboticsHealthcareConsumer
Based in: Sydney, Australia (Oceania)
Notable Investments
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026