--- title: "How popular is Blackbird Ventures? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Blackbird Ventures backs startups in Australia and New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/blackbird-ventures" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Blackbird Ventures? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Blackbird Ventures backs startups in Australia and New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Blackbird Ventures - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among venture capital firms**: 5.1% ## Where does Blackbird Ventures compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Venture capital firms | 6 | 5.1% | 260 | - [Venture capital firms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-venture-capital-firms) ## Top venture capital firms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Blackbird Ventures was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Blackbird Ventures is the second most recommended of the nine. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Icehouse Ventures | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Blackbird Ventures | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Movac | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GD1 | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Outset Ventures | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pacific Channel | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Altered Capital | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Bridgewest Ventures | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Punakaiki Fund | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about venture capital firms - Asked ChatGPT "Which venture capital firm should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. Icehouse Ventures, 2. Blackbird Ventures, 3. GD1, 4. Outset Ventures, 5. Movac - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best venture capital firms in New Zealand?": 1. Icehouse Ventures, 2. Movac, 3. Blackbird Ventures, 4. GD1, 5. Outset Ventures, 6. Pacific Channel, 7. Altered Capital - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best venture capital firm in New Zealand for startup funding?": 1. Icehouse Ventures, 2. Movac, 3. Blackbird Ventures, 4. GD1, 5. Pacific Channel, 6. Outset Ventures - Searched Google, AI Overview "venture capital firms": 1. Icehouse Ventures - Searched Google, AI Overview "seed funding nz": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Bridgewest Ventures and Punakaiki Fund. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Blackbird Ventures changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Blackbird Ventures in New Zealand rose from 210 to 260. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Blackbird Ventures’ share of searches among venture capital firms in New Zealand peaked at 6.2% in March 2026 and was lowest at 3.3% in May 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand venture capital firms in October 2026? - In October 2026, Icehouse Ventures gained share of searches among venture capital firms in New Zealand, from 41.6% to 46.7%. - In October 2026, GD1 lost share of searches among venture capital firms in New Zealand, from 5.7% to 3.3%. - In October 2026, Pacific Channel lost share of searches among venture capital firms in New Zealand, from 3.7% to 2.7%. - In October 2026, Altered Capital lost share of searches among venture capital firms in New Zealand, from 8.5% to 7.6%. - In October 2026, Movac lost share of searches among venture capital firms in New Zealand, from 8.5% to 7.6%. - In October 2026, Blackbird Ventures lost share of searches among venture capital firms in New Zealand, from 5.7% to 5.1%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Venture capital firms | 210 | 4.6% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Venture capital firms | 140 | 4.8% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Venture capital firms | 170 | 5.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Venture capital firms | 260 | 5.5% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Venture capital firms | 320 | 6.2% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Venture capital firms | 210 | 4.8% | 6 | | May 2026 | Venture capital firms | 170 | 3.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Venture capital firms | 210 | 4.4% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Venture capital firms | 210 | 4.5% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Venture capital firms | 260 | 4.9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Venture capital firms | 260 | 5.7% | 5 | | Oct 2026 | Venture capital firms | 260 | 5.1% | 6 | ## How are Blackbird Ventures’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blackbird Ventures’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “blackbird ventures” ## Which venture capital firms compete with Blackbird Ventures? - [Icehouse Ventures](/demand/nz/brands/icehouse-ventures) - [Outset Ventures](/demand/nz/brands/outset-ventures) - [Altered Capital](/demand/nz/brands/altered-capital): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/altered-capital-vs-blackbird-ventures - [Movac](/demand/nz/brands/movac): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/blackbird-ventures-vs-movac - [Bridgewest Ventures](/demand/nz/brands/bridgewest-ventures): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/blackbird-ventures-vs-bridgewest-ventures - [GD1](/demand/nz/brands/gd1): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/blackbird-ventures-vs-gd1 - [Pacific Channel](/demand/nz/brands/pacific-channel): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/blackbird-ventures-vs-pacific-channel - [Punakaiki Fund](/demand/nz/brands/punakaiki-fund) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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