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The Blume team’s year-end recommendations span books, shows, podcasts, AI tools, music, and lived experiences. From decision-making and hospitality to thrillers, productivity workflows, travel, and family traditions, it’s a curated mix of insights, inspiration, and joy worth…

The US healthcare system faces a deep administrative staffing crisis that hiring alone can’t fix. Rising labour costs, high turnover, and missed calls are directly hurting hospital revenue. At the same time, voice AI has matured enough to handle real conversations and integrate…

This is a guest post by Apurv Agrawal, Co-founder and CEO of Squad​Stack​.ai, a Blume Fund II portfolio company. Search got solved. Coding is getting eaten by models. Now we’re entering the next interface shift: Voice as…

Blume Ventures has announced the initial close of Fund V at $175 million, targeting a final close of $250 – 275 million by early 2026. The fund, marking Blume’s 15^th anniversary, continues its focus on early-stage Indian ventures across health-tech, consumer, fintech, and…

Discover how seasoned D2C founders Romita Mazumdar (Foxtale) and Abhishek Agarwal (Farmley) built ₹400 crore consumer brands using comprehensive annual operating plans as daily operating systems. Learn proven, practical frameworks for channel-wise P&L planning, SKU-level…

Namma Yatri was born from a grassroots driver movement in Bangalore seeking a fair alternative to exploitative ride-hailing apps. The founders, Mags and Shan — engineers from Juspay — immersed themselves as auto drivers to deeply understand their challenges. Their empathy-led…

Blume Ventures announced its seed investment in OZi, a vertical quick commerce startup focused on baby care, founded by Amit Sah (ex-Oyo, Ola, Pristyn Care). The firm’s thesis: just as vertical e‑commerce (e.g., Myntra, FirstCry) emerged alongside horizontal players (Amazon,…

India’s electronics manufacturing is at a turning point. While brands understand consumers, they still depend on China for design and manufacturing. Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) like iDO Devices bridge this gap by managing the entire product journey — from chipset…

Blume Ventures spent 2024 deeply evaluating the jewellery and lab-grown diamond (LGD) market, debating whether it could create a ₹1000 Cr outcome. Despite skepticism around brand-building and consumer trust, the firm found conviction in Lucira, led by Rupesh and Vandana. Their…

We are pleased to announce that WizCommerce has raised an emphatic $8m Series A led by India’s largest venture fund, Peak XV Partners (erstwhile Sequoia Capital India). Strong growth momentum, intense customer love demonstrated in 205% NRR, and effusive ref checks,…

The Indian startup ecosystem is maturing, shifting from chasing valuations to focusing on fundamentals. Venture capital thrives on outliers, not averages — returns come from a handful of fund-returners. What makes a business VC-backable is not just being ​“great,” but showing…

In 2022, ChatGPT rocketed to one million users in less than a week; today, it serves hundreds of millions globally. The next frontier is AI-powered personal finance guidance. India, despite digital finance innovations like UPI and Account Aggregators, suffers from low financial…

Pulkit Khurana and Siddharth Sikka started Battery Smart in a cramped Delhi shop with a bold vision: make EV charging as simple as filling petrol. Today, it’s India’s largest battery-swapping network, enabling over 125,000 daily swaps across 1,500 stations. Focused on…

From Wall Street to farmland, Jaisimha Rao’s journey is reshaping global agriculture. After managing billions at BlackRock during the 2008 crisis, Jai returned to India to tackle one of the oldest, most inefficient industries — farming. What started with a wheelbarrow and a camera…

Success in venture capital doesn’t just come from picking the right startups — it comes from playing the long game across relationships, expertise, and reputation. Careers in VC compound like investments, with exponential returns for those who build trust, stay patient, and learn…

“Quick Commerce Handbook: Field Notes from the Frontlines,” offers a comprehensive guide to achieving sustainable growth in the quick commerce sector. It features battle-tested insights from three experienced founders: Prince (Plush), Tushar (Perfora), and Sri (Gobblecube), who…

Over the last decade, India has made investing more accessible through platforms like Zerodha and Groww. But while transactions have been simplified, access to quality investment advice remains severely limited. With only ~1,000 SEBI-registered advisors for over 50 million…

Pixxel, a deeptech startup based in Bangalore, is redefining Earth observation with its hyperspectral imaging satellites that see far beyond what traditional systems can. Founded by Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal, Pixxel has evolved from student ambition to a global…

Ethereal Machines, a Blume Ventures-backed startup, has gone from two college students tinkering in a dorm to operating a 55,000-square-foot facility manufacturing precision components for aerospace and healthcare giants. Initially dismissed for trying to build India’s first…

Pricing is one of the most powerful — but underutilized — levers for startup growth and profitability. This playbook distills insights from leading startups and enterprises like Adobe, Lenskart, and Zoom to help founders make smarter decisions. From transitioning pricing models to…