Blackbird is a technology company.
Blackbird has raised $100.0M across 5 funding rounds.
Key people at Blackbird.
Blackbird was founded in 2022 by Ross Martin (Founder and CEO).
Blackbird has raised $100.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Blackbird was founded in 2022 by Ross Martin (Founder and CEO).
Blackbird has raised $100.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Blackbird's investors include American Express Ventures, Infinity Ventures, LaunchPad, Greg Bettinelli, Union Square Ventures, Ambridge Capital, New Enterprise Associates, NFX, Tribe Capital.
Blackbird.AI is a technology company specializing in AI-driven narrative intelligence to protect organizations from harmful narratives causing financial and reputational damage. It builds the Constellation platform, which automatically detects, analyzes, and measures risks from narrative attacks, serving top brands, national security organizations, and enterprises in sectors like communications, cybersecurity, and risk management.[2]
The platform solves the problem of narrative threats—coordinated misinformation spread via bots, networks, and communities—by providing context on influences, amplification, and impact for proactive decision-making. Blackbird.AI has shown growth through bootstrapping, a diverse expert team from AI, national security, psychology, and journalism, and partnerships via its Global Alliance Program with leaders in data science and analytics.[2]
Blackbird.AI emerged as pioneers in combating narrative attacks, bootstrapping from inception with a mission-driven focus on scalable AI solutions. The founding team comprised experts from artificial intelligence, national security, psychology, journalism, healthcare, and more, blending global perspectives to innovate against misinformation threats.[2]
Early traction stemmed from recognizing narrative risks in an era of social media amplification, leading to the creation of Constellation as the world's first purpose-built platform. This diverse expertise propelled rapid innovation, positioning the company as a leader without relying on external funding initially.[2]
Blackbird.AI rides the AI for trust and safety trend amid rising misinformation, deepfakes, and geopolitical narrative warfare, where social media bots amplify threats at scale. Timing is critical as regulations like the EU AI Act and U.S. executive orders demand better narrative risk tools, while market forces—$10B+ cybersecurity spend on threat intelligence—favor specialized platforms.[2]
It influences the ecosystem by enabling proactive defense for enterprises and governments, fostering alliances that integrate narrative intel into broader cyber and comms stacks, and setting standards for measuring intangible harms like reputational risk in a post-truth digital landscape.[2]
Blackbird.AI is poised for expansion as narrative attacks evolve with generative AI, potentially integrating multimodal detection (video/audio deepfakes) and real-time mitigation. Trends like sovereign AI regulations and enterprise AI governance will amplify demand, with partnerships accelerating global adoption.
Its influence may grow by shaping industry benchmarks for narrative risk, tying back to its core strength: transforming invisible threats into actionable intelligence for a safer digital world.[2]
Key people at Blackbird.
Blackbird has raised $100.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $50.0M Series B in April 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | $50.0M Series B | American Express Ventures, Infinity Ventures, LaunchPad, Greg Bettinelli, Union Square Ventures | |
| Oct 1, 2023 | $24.0M Series A | American Express Ventures, Infinity Ventures, LaunchPad, Greg Bettinelli, Union Square Ventures | |
| Oct 1, 2022 | $11.0M Seed | LaunchPad, Greg Bettinelli, Union Square Ventures | |
| Dec 1, 2018 | $10.0M Series A | Ambridge Capital, New Enterprise Associates, NFX | |
| Dec 1, 2017 | $5.0M Seed | Tribe Capital |
