RCS - Blackbird PLC - elevate.io collaboration with Barclays Eagle Labs

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RNS Number : 6075V  Blackbird PLC  18 August 2025

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elevate.io and Barclays Eagle Labs team up to upskill entrepreneurs in video creation
For Immediate Release

Monday 18th August 2025 | London, UK

Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD) - developer of the browser-based collaborative editor elevate.io today announces a collaboration with Barclays Eagle Labs to deliver video editing skills workshops for founders and entrepreneurs.

The first event takes place virtually on Tuesday 30th September 2025.
Interested founders and entrepreneurs can register here
(https://labs.uk.barclays/events/boost-your-brand-with-professional-level-video/)
to secure their place.

 

These workshops are part of a broader cooperation between Barclays Eagle Labs
and elevate.io, designed to support their community through both virtual and
in-person events. The sessions will show how to create professional-quality
videos with minimal editing experience, using next-generation tools like
elevate.io.

Barclays Eagle Labs is a nationwide entrepreneurial network with over 40 physical spaces, connecting startups and scaleups to resources, expertise, and tailored programmes to help them innovate and grow.
 (http://elevate.io/)

elevate.io (http://elevate.io/)
 is a new type of video editor that harnesses the power and precision of traditional desktop editing platforms with the convenience and flexibility of online tools. Powered by Blackbird's patented, ultra-responsive technology, it delivers high-performance video editing anywhere, making it effortless for everyone, from entrepreneurs to marketing teams, to bring their stories to life.

Ian McDonough, Executive Chair and CEO, said:

 

"We're excited to work with entrepreneurs and founders to show that creating
professional-quality video is within everyone's reach. Traditional video
editing software can be overly complex for beginners. With elevate.io, we set
out to build a browser-based tool that's intuitive, powerful, and
collaborative, enabling anyone to tell their story through video with
confidence."

 

Contacts:

Blackbird plc.
 
Tel: +44 (0)20 8879 7245

Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer

Caroline Steiner, Director of Communications

 

About Blackbird plc

Blackbird plc operates in the fast-growing SaaS, Media and Entertainment and
content creation markets.  Blackbird plc's patented technology allows for
frame accurate navigation, playback, viewing and editing in the cloud and it
has two products.

Blackbird(Ⓡ) a market leading suite of cloud-native computing applications,
is used by rights holders, broadcasters, sports and news video specialists,
live events and content owners, post production houses, other mass market
digital video channels and corporations.

elevate.io is the company's new browser-based collaborative content creation
platform currently in general release. elevate.io (http://elevate.io/) is
built using Blackbird's core technology and is aimed at professional teams and
the fast growing Creator Economy.

Blackbird plc also licences its core video technology, under its 'Powered by
Blackbird' licensing model, enabling video companies to accelerate their path
to true cloud business models.

www.elevate.io (http://www.elevate.io)

www.blackbird.video (http://www.blackbird.video)

www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud
(http://www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud)

www.twitter.com/blackbirdcloud (http://www.twitter.com/blackbirdcloud)

www.facebook.com/blackbirdplc (http://www.facebook.com/blackbirdplc)

www.youtube.com/c/blackbirdcloud (http://www.youtube.com/c/blackbirdcloud)

 
 

 

 

 

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