Blinq
Blinq sells digital business card and lead capture software used by 4 million professionals across 500,000 companies, including 93% of Fortune 500 firms. The Australian startup has raised $28 million and employs 89 people.
The growth story
Blinq grew from 27 to 89 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $28M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2025.
About
Blinq provides software that lets professionals share digital business cards and capture leads during meetings. The product syncs contacts with notes and follow-up tasks to users' existing systems. It is marketed as a replacement for physical business cards and manual lead tracking.
The company has grown rapidly since its 2017 founding, reaching 4 million users across half a million companies. Its adoption by nearly all Fortune 500 firms suggests strong enterprise traction. Blinq raised $28 million in a Series A round led by Blackbird Ventures and other prominent Australian investors.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Blinq's largest function, with 26 staff. The company has a relatively young workforce, with a median tenure of just one year. Its leadership team includes veterans from Australian tech startups and global software firms.
The Blinq org chart
Jarrod Webb (Founder & CEO) leads 25 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 28 (-30% YoY), Sales 12 (-20% YoY), Marketing 8 (+60% YoY), Arts and Design 7 (+40% YoY), Business Development 6 (0% YoY), Information Technology 5 (-29% YoY).
Talent flow
Blinq recruits heavily from Australian tech companies like SEEK, Afterpay, and Atlassian. Its alumni have gone on to roles at Canva and other local startups. The company draws talent from Melbourne-area universities, with the University of Melbourne, Monash University, and RMIT University being top feeders.
Most common previous employers of Blinq staff: SEEK (5), Uber (4), Startmate (3), Afterpay (3), Concentrix Tigerspike (3), Atlassian (2). Former Blinq employees most often moved to Heidi (2), me&u (2), Canva (2), Upside Talent (1), AirOps (1), beehiiv (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Blinq mafia
Three Blinq alumni have founded startups, including flowstate, Levercon AI, and traction studio. These ventures remain small, with the largest employing just five people.
3Will Hackett, was Principal Software Engineer until 2024Jake C., was Chief of Staff until 2024Kailash C., was Staff Product Manager until 2026Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 54% direct, 22% search, 8% social, 4% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Blinq: Teamwork (23), JavaScript (23), Leadership (22), SQL (19), Management (19), Communication (19), Project Management (17), Microsoft Office (17).
Where the team actually sits
Blinq people are concentrated in Victoria, Australia (33), New South Wales, Australia (12), Australia (6), New York, United States (5). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Blinq attracts about 19,540 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $112K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,710 ranking keywords and lost 1,106 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Blinq has 89 employees as of September 2026.
Blinq has raised $28M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2025.
Blinq was founded in 2017 by Jarrod Webb.
Jarrod Webb (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Blinq's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Blinq staff are SEEK (5 people), Uber (4 people), Startmate (3 people).
Former Blinq employees most often move to Heidi (2), me&u (2), Canva (2).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Blinq, including flowstate, Levercon AI, traction studio.
Blinq attracts about 19,540 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $112K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Blinq staff are Teamwork, JavaScript, Leadership, SQL, Management.
Blinq staff are concentrated in Victoria, Australia (33), New South Wales, Australia (12), Australia (6).
Blinq has about 28 people in Engineering, down 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Blinq has about 12 people in Sales, down 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 71 current and 71 former Blinq profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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