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Blackbird announces the close of a $24M Series A financing round

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Blackbird, a loyalty and membership platform built for restaurants, announced the close of a Series A financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, a16z, according to a thread posted on X. The funding round included participation from new investors Amex Ventures and QED Investors. A number of investors now involved New investors involved in this investment round join existing firms including Union Square Ventures, a venture capital firm based in New York City, Shine Capital, venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs, Variant, early-stage crypto venture capital firm and other seed investors. Additionally, investors from the restaurant industry helped raise funds for Blackbird, including Quality Branded, Rustic Canyon Family, Souvla, a group of fast-fine modern Greek restaurants, and Brooks Reitz, the Founder of Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. Today we are excited to announce the close of a $24M Series A financing round , led by @a16zcrypto, with participation f...