Blackbird - About the company
Blackbird is a public company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 1998. It operates as a Cloud-based video content management provider. Blackbird has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 157 active competitors, including 9 funded and 22 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Avid Technology, TVU Networks and Telestream.
Company Details
Blackbird is a cloud-based video content management provider. It provides video content management for enterprises. It provides live and non-live video workflow platforms to access, view, and clip the video content for publishing, conforms, and delivery to multiple platforms. It provides the platforms such as Blackbird Ascent and Blackbird Forte for workflow management. Blackbird Ascent provides the cloud-based video editor for the creations of sports, news, and event highlights videos. Blackbird Forte provides the post-production workflows for the video content.
- Website
- www.blackbird.video/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@blackbird.video
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1998
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Public
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
16th among 157 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
42 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Blackbird
Blackbird is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackbird Plc CIN: 03507286 , United Kingdom, Active | Feb 09, 1998 | £1M - £10M (As on Dec 31, 2025) | 28 (As on Jan 31, 2021) |
Blackbird's IPO details
Blackbird got listed on Feb 29, 2000.
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Blackbird's funding and investors
Blackbird has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 29, 2024. Blackbird has 1 institutional investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Blackbird:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 03, 2025 | 8821732 | Post IPO | 2591805 | 9569740 | 6333368 | 7002191 |
Feb 29, 2024 | 6264817 | Post IPO | 3499022 | 1420694 | 9037771 | 6589028 |
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Blackbird's founders and board of directors
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Blackbird has 42 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Blackbird's employee count trend over the years:
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Blackbird's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Blackbird include Avid Technology, TVU Networks and Telestream. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Blackbird, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Avid Technology 1987, Burlington (United States), Acquired | Provider of software to manage, distribute, and monetize content | - | 71/100 | |
2nd | TVU Networks 2005, Mountain View (United States), Series B | Provider of IP-based video solutions for live media production workflows | $13.6M | 69/100 | |
3rd | Telestream 1998, Nevada City (United States), Acquired | Live and on-demand video streaming solutions provider | $59.3M | 68/100 | |
4th | Cloud-based media production and management tools provider | $12.1M | 67/100 | ||
5th | Imagine Communications 2005, San Diego (United States), Acquired | Provider of digital video processing and edge multiplexing solutions | $34.2M | 67/100 | |
6th | Planetcast 1996, Noida (India), Acquired | Provider of content management & distribution service | $11.9M | 58/100 | |
7th | Ross Video 1973, Ottawa (Canada), Unfunded | Live productions tools provider | - | - | 52/100 |
8th | Bitcentral 2000, Newport Beach (United States), Series A | Provider of media software solutions for content production and playout | $10M | 52/100 | |
9th | DVEO 1987, San Diego (United States), Unfunded | Solutions to receive, modulate, and stream live video over IP networks | - | - | 50/100 |
10th |  Chyron Corporation 1966, Melville (United States), Public | Provider of graphics creation services | - | - | 49/100 |
16th | Blackbird 1998, London (United Kingdom), Public | Cloud-based video content management provider | - | 42/100 |
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Blackbird's Investments and acquisitions
Blackbird has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Blackbird
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News related to Blackbird
Filter this listMedia has covered Blackbird for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about partnerships.
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elevate.io Partners with Google for Chromebook Perks ProgramGlobeNewswire•Oct 08, 2026•Blackbird, Elevate.io, Google, Glance
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Alloy Secures $4.5M Pre-Seed Funding for Robotics Data PlatformRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Sep 24, 2025•Alloy, Skip Capital, AirTree, Blackbird Ventures and 8 others
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Lorikeet Secures $35M Series A for AI Customer Concierge Platform, Led by QED InvestorsPR Newswire•Aug 06, 2025•Lorikeet, Sequoia Capital, Athletic Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and 9 others
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Successful fundraise of £2m for elevate.io, the Figma for videoTMC•Jul 04, 2025•Elevate.io, Blackbird
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Blackbird PLC aims to raise £2.2 million to fund elevate.io roll-outAJ Bell•Jul 03, 2025•Blackbird, Allenby Capital
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Blackbird selected to join Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation ProgrammeProactive•Oct 10, 2024•Blackbird
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