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Blackbird.Ai Raises $20M In Series B Funding To Empower Organizations With Narrative And Perception Risk Intelligence

PRIVATEJun 15, 2023

Amount Raised

$20 Million

Round Type

Series B

RochesterOtherInformation TechnologySoftwareData And AnalyticsMobileArtificial Intelligence

Investors

Trousdale VenturesGeneration Ventures Start Fast VenturesDorilton CapitalTen Eleven VenturesPaul KurtzRichard Clarke

Description

Today, Blackbird.AI, the leader in AI-driven Narrative and Risk Intelligence, announced the close of a $20M Series B round led by cybersecurity investor Ten Eleven Ventures, with follow-on support from existing investors Dorilton Capital, Generation Ventures StartFast Ventures and Trousdale Ventures. Other investors include Paul Kurtz, chief cybersecurity advisor to Splunk and Richard Clarke, the first "cyber czar" for the U.S. Government. The fresh funding brings total dollars raised to $32 million.

Quick answer

Blackbird.AI raised $20 Million in a Series B round, dated June 15, 2023. Investors: Trousdale Ventures, Generation Ventures Start Fast Ventures, Dorilton Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, Paul Kurtz and Richard Clarke. Blackbird.AI is based in Rochester, New York, United States.

How much did Blackbird.AI raise?
Blackbird.AI raised $20 Million in a Series B round on June 15, 2023.
Who invested in Blackbird.AI?
Trousdale Ventures, Generation Ventures Start Fast Ventures, Dorilton Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, Paul Kurtz and Richard Clarke are named as investors in this round.
What does Blackbird.AI do?
SocialTrendly is doing business as Blackbird.AI.
Where is Blackbird.AI based and how big is it?
Blackbird.AI is based in Rochester, New York, United States. Fundz records about 84 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Blackbird.AI?
Fundz holds 2 contacts at Blackbird.AI. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Data And Analytics and Mobile around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Blackbird.AI that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Cohere raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on July 20, 2023.
  • Celestial AI raised $100M (Funding Round) on June 29, 2023.
  • Builder.ai raised $250M (Funding Round) on June 15, 2023.
  • Inworld AI raised $36M on June 12, 2023.
  • Cohere raised $270M (Series C) on June 8, 2023.
  • Predibase raised $12M (Funding Round) on May 31, 2023.

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Company Information

Company

Blackbird.AI

Location

Rochester, New York, United States

About

SocialTrendly is doing business as Blackbird.AI. Blackbird.AI protects organizations from narrative attacks created by misinformation and disinformation that cause financial and reputational harm. Our Constellation AI-driven Narrative Intelligence Platform – identifies key narratives that impact your organization/industry, the influence behind them, the networks they touch, the anomalous bot behavior that scales them, and the cohorts and communities that connect them. This information enables organizations to proactively understand narrative threats as they scale and become harmful for better strategic decision-making. A diverse team of AI experts, threat intelligence analysts, and national security professionals founded Blackbird.AI to defend information integrity and fight a new class of narrative threats.

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Series B companies typically work for 15-20 months before raising new capital
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