BLACKBIRD.AI
BLACKBIRD.AI sells AI-powered narrative threat detection software to organizations. The company has raised $59M and employs 76 people. Its platform analyzes 57 public professional profiles to identify harmful narratives and bot-driven attacks.
The growth story
BLACKBIRD.AI grew from 35 to 76 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $59M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2026.
About
BLACKBIRD.AI develops software that detects and analyzes narrative threats targeting organizations. Its platform identifies key narratives, their influence networks, and bot-driven amplification, helping clients mitigate financial, operational, and reputational risks.
The company has raised $59M, including a Series B in 2026. Its 76-person team includes AI experts, threat analysts, and national security professionals. Employees stay for a median of 2 years.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 10 people. The leadership team includes AI experts and national security professionals, reflecting the company's focus on threat detection.
The BLACKBIRD.AI org chart
Wasim K. (Chief Executive Officer) leads 38 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Military and Protective Services 14 (+40% YoY), Engineering 11 (-21% YoY), Business Development 8 (-20% YoY), Sales 5 (-44% YoY), Information Technology 5 (0% YoY), Product Management 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees come from companies like Brandwatch, Microsoft, and Amazon. Mercyhurst University is the top alma mater, with 5 alumni. Departures often move to fraud protection and AI startups.
Most common previous employers of BLACKBIRD.AI staff: Brandwatch (4), Microsoft (4), Amazon (3), [redacted] (3), COFENSE (3), Dataminr (3). Former BLACKBIRD.AI employees most often moved to 360 Fraud Protection (2), pump.fun (1), avante (1), Turing Space (1), Snowflake (1), Intelligent Lab AI (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The BLACKBIRD.AI mafia
Five alumni have founded companies, including Flypower and Lancea. These startups employ between 1 and 9 people each.
5Navdeep Martin, was Vice President Of Product Management until 2022Gregory Y., was SVP Commercial Strategy and Delivery until 2025Remaya M. Campbell, was Intelligence Analyst - Extremism & Disinformation until 2023Bradly Matheson, was Principal Software Engineer until 2024Anne T Griffin, was Senior Product Manager until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 37% direct, 43% search, 8% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at BLACKBIRD.AI: Leadership (25), Research Skills (19), Public Speaking (18), Microsoft Office (17), Management (17), Marketing (17), Strategy (16), Social Media (15).
Where the team actually sits
BLACKBIRD.AI people are concentrated in New York, United States (10), United States (7), California, United States (5), New York City Metropolitan Area (3). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
BLACKBIRD.AI attracts about 969 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $7K a month if bought through ads. It gained 266 ranking keywords and lost 264 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.90 / 5
Frequently asked
BLACKBIRD.AI has 76 employees as of September 2026.
BLACKBIRD.AI has raised $59M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2026.
BLACKBIRD.AI was founded in 2017 by Naushad UzZaman.
Wasim K. (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of BLACKBIRD.AI's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current BLACKBIRD.AI staff are Brandwatch (4 people), Microsoft (4 people), Amazon (3 people).
Former BLACKBIRD.AI employees most often move to 360 Fraud Protection (2), pump.fun (1), avante (1).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at BLACKBIRD.AI, including Flypower, Lancea, Open Shadows.
BLACKBIRD.AI attracts about 969 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $7K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among BLACKBIRD.AI staff are Leadership, Research Skills, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Management.
BLACKBIRD.AI staff are concentrated in New York, United States (10), United States (7), California, United States (5).
BLACKBIRD.AI has about 14 people in Military and Protective Services, up 40% over the past year, as of September 2026.
BLACKBIRD.AI has about 11 people in Engineering, down 21% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 57 current and 79 former BLACKBIRD.AI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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