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RNS Number : 7059X  Blackbird PLC  03 September 2025

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Blackbird plc
(the "Company")
3 September 2025
elevate.io partners with Enterprise Nation to empower entrepreneurs to create better video

Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), the developer of the browser-based collaborative
editor elevate.io, today announces a new partnership with Enterprise Nation to
deliver a series of curated promotional and community events designed to
empower founders and entrepreneurs in video creation.

Enterprise Nation is an influential small business support network with a
140,000-strong membership community. As the UK's largest small business
network, it reaches more than one million small businesses annually through
its platform, tailored support services, content, events and other
initiatives. Enterprise Nation empowers entrepreneurs by offering practical
advice, local and digital events, e-learning and personalised business tools,
creating a trusted ecosystem that supports ambitious founders at every stage
of their journey.

The collaboration with Enterprise Nation is intended as part of a wider,
ongoing partnership to deliver curated content, competitions, and community
engagement initiatives that give founders and entrepreneurs the confidence and
tools to harness video as a powerful driver of growth for their businesses.

elevate.io is a next generation video editor that combines 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 at Blackbird plc, said:
 "We are delighted to partner with Enterprise Nation, an organisation that has done so much to champion and support small businesses across the UK. Video has become a vital tool for entrepreneurs to tell their stories and connect with audiences and customers. We look forward to providing founders with practical skills to create video faster and easily."

 

Aaron Asadi, CEO Enterprise Nation (https://www.enterprisenation.com/) , said:

"Today building a compelling brand story that cuts through the digital noise
has never been more important. Using video in a smart way is now a vital part
of the small business marketing playbook.

 

"By working with elevate.io, we can support even more small firms to learn the
skills they need to create elite video content, faster and more affordably to
help them to grow their brand reach."

 

 

Contacts:

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

Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer

Caroline Steiner, Director of Communications

 

Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  Tel: +44 (0)20 3328
5656

Nick Naylor / Piers Shimwell (Corporate Finance)

Amrit Nahal / Guy McDougall (Equity Sales and Corporate Broking)

 

 

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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