Startup profile for Blackbird.xyz: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Blackbird.xyz funding, valuation and investors

Alias for Blackbird Labs — restaurant loyalty and payments network.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Series B

$50M · April 2025

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$85M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

series b · New York, New York

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Spark Capital

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Blackbird.xyz is an alias for Blackbird Labs — the restaurant loyalty and payments network from Resy co-founder Ben Leventhal. Diners check in via NFC, earn $FLY rewards on Base, and restaurants get CRM and payment rails. See the canonical /startup/blackbird profile for full product, fundraising, and competitive context.

Why Blackbird.xyz is interesting

Directory alias for Blackbird Labs — same hospitality web3 loyalty platform from Resy co-founder Ben Leventhal, maintained for .xyz domain search traffic.

Product & use cases

Same product as Blackbird Labs: NFC restaurant check-ins, $FLY token rewards on Base, and hospitality CRM for partner venues.

  • Restaurant loyalty with tokenized rewards
  • NFC diner check-in and visit tracking
  • Direct restaurant–guest relationships outside delivery apps

Key facts

  • Seed (Oct 2022): $11M co-led by Union Square Ventures and Multicoin (CoinDesk)
  • Series A (Oct 2023): $24M led by a16z crypto with USV follow-on (PR Newswire)
  • Series B (Apr 2025): $50M led by Spark Capital; a16z re-upped (TechCrunch)

Funding history (newest first)

Series B

2025-04 $50M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/blackbird-a-web3-powered-restaurant-loyalty-platform-raises-50m-series-b/

Series A

2023-10 $24M

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackbird-labs-raises-24-million-series-a-round-from-a16z-amex-ventures-and-more-to-help-transform-the-way-restaurants-approach-diner-loyalty-301946664.html

Seed

2022-10 $11M

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/06/restaurant-focused-web3-startup-blackbird-raises-11m/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Blackbird.xyz's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz Union Square Ventures Multicoin Capital Spark Capital

Competitive landscape

Edge: Same as Blackbird — hospitality-native loyalty from Resy founder with optional crypto rails.

This entry exists because users and press reference blackbird.xyz. Product and competitive positioning are identical to the canonical Blackbird profile.

  • Toast Loyalty incumbent

    POS-integrated loyalty; Blackbird is POS-agnostic.

  • Square Loyalty incumbent

    Bundled with Square payments ecosystem.

  • Blackbird Labs direct

    Same company — this is a directory alias entry.

Notable stories

  • Blackbird.xyz is the consumer-facing domain; Blackbird Labs is the legal entity name used in press releases.
  • Users searching 'blackbird.xyz' should land on the same company profile as 'blackbird'.

Industries

Crypto & Web3 Fintech Marketplaces Consumer

Related funding articles

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FAQs about Blackbird.xyz

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Blackbird.xyz is the same company as Blackbird Labs — a hospitality loyalty and payments platform. See /startup/blackbird for the canonical entry.
Same cap table as Blackbird Labs: Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), Union Square Ventures (/fund/union-square-ventures), Multicoin Capital (/fund/multicoin-capital), and Spark Capital (/fund/spark-capital).
No — identical company. This directory entry maps the .xyz domain to the same profile.
Series B ($50M, April 2025). The company remains private.
Restaurant loyalty app with NFC check-ins and $FLY token rewards on Base — same product as Blackbird Labs.
Users and press sometimes reference the .xyz domain; we maintain this alias so search traffic maps to the same hospitality web3 loyalty thesis.
Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Resy.
No — private company, same as Blackbird Labs.
At least $85M across seed, Series A, and Series B — same as Blackbird Labs.
Toast is POS-integrated; Blackbird works across venues with NFC check-in and optional crypto rewards.
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