Blackbird, formerly known as Forbidden Technologies, is a publicly owned company headquartered in the UK. Founded in 2001, it provides a cloud-native video editing and publishing platform that allows remote and collaborative workflows. Accessible through a web browser, the platform enables content creators to edit and publish videos, and distribute them to various platforms, including social media. With a team of approximately 60 employees, Blackbird generated less than $10 million in revenue in 2023.
On February 12, 2025, Blackbird plc announced its selection for London & Partners’ Grow London Global programme. The company then announced on February 13, 2025, that it would release its final results for the year ended December 31, 2024, on March 4, 2025. These results were subsequently announced on March 4, 2025. Separately, Sumit Rai, Chief Product Officer, explained that the infrastructure for third-party plugins on the elevate.io platform is complete, enabling content input processing and distribution. Ian McDonough also discussed full-year results and elevate.io progress in a conversation with Zak Mir.
Blackbird's customers primarily consist of soccer and broadcast television and radio companies. Examples of Blackbird's customers include U.S. Department of State, Univision and IMG. Blackbird has commercial and technical partners like EVS Broadcast Equipment, Deltatre and Moments Lab.
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