Rick Baker
Co-Founder, Blackbird Ventures
Rick Baker is a co-founder of Blackbird Ventures, a venture capital firm focussed on investing in the best global tech startups being formed in Australia and New Zealand. Rick has led the firm's investments into companies such as Canva, SafetyCulture, Baraja and Gilmour Space. Prior to Blackbird, Rick ran MLC's venture capital portfolio with investments of over half a billion dollars. Prior to MLC, Rick co-founded two successful software companies: IDC Global and Right Party Connect.
Blackbird partners with founders at the very beginning and surrounds them with a community of other founders who have built successful technology companies before. The firm began in 2012 and today manages a portfolio of 100+ technology companies worth over $7 billion, with committed capital across five funds.
