Tom Humphrey

Tom Humphrey is a venture capital partner at Blackbird Ventures, focusing on investing in ambitious founders in Australia. He is passionate about new innovations in sales and go-to-market models, market-making businesses, and companies that compound value through flywheels. blackbird+1

He has extensive operational experience as a startup COO, having guided two companies to successful exits: OurDeal (acquired by News Corp) and Kanopy (acquired by private equity after growing globally with his sister). This background provides him with a deep understanding of scaling businesses from the ground up. blackbird+2

Tom transitioned from a management consulting and legal background to entrepreneurship, and then into venture capital, demonstrating a versatile career path driven by a passion for building and investing in businesses. He spent two years as a Partner at Access Ventures prior to joining Blackbird. accessvp+2