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2023 was quite an active year in SaaS and enterprise software - after 2022's Eureka moment for generative AI through ChatGPT, we saw a massive surge in startups building 'with' and 'for' AI. While the broader ecosystem continued to see a cooldown, the high pace of activity…

Last month, I published an article about the ability of startups to build valuable companies even without a billion-dollar public…

Welcome to 2024’s first Blume Beacon! We do not have our usual collection of top reads and podcasts this time. We, instead, want to give you, our readers, Blume’s take on 2023 and what to expect in 2024 across sectors and stakeholders (the 4Ps-Pipeline, Portfolio, People,…

Dec 14 2023: Public message that we will be Declassifying The Omega Files Dec 15 2023: Omega Files Ep 1 launched in the public domain The most common question I got in private DMs was “But Why did you do it?” You…

It’s hard to miss out on a content piece by The Whole Truth Foods. They’re fun, informative, educational, and very rarely boring.  Shashank Mehta, founder and CEO of The Whole Truth Foods, is on a mission to build India’s most loved D2C…

The article, "The Omega Files: The Why? Part I," presents insights from the Blume team on the rationale behind their decision to publicly release the Omega Files. It includes varied perspectives from the leadership and investment team, focusing on the importance of transparency…

Blume Recommends: Our favourite books, movies, podcasts, and more from 2023!We asked our Blume colleagues what they read, watched, and listened to in 2023 that they would want others to enjoy as the Earth slowly spins away from 2023 into 2024. Here’s what they said. Open up…

Our last installment of the "How Did You Get Here" series highlights the co-author of the recently launched Omega Files by Blume Ventures and pivotal part of the Partner's Office, Adithya Santhosh. I particularly enjoyed capturing Adithya's story and his inspirations +…

A question I get asked all the time, in emails or social DMs or in person sometimes, is about how to break into VC or Venture Capital. After all it is seen as a desirable, glamorous job (this isn’t strictly true), and given the few slots, intense demand, and limited public…

Do we have a problem in the way many startup founders think about IPOs in India? As we talk to founders, we have noticed that many of them believe that to build a highly valued company over the long run, they need to take their companies public at least at a…

The LP-GP relationship is commonly thought of as uni-dimensionalVenture funds are typical platforms – servicing their LPs - providers of capital (LPs or Limited Partners -  investors who invest in venture funds) and the founders/portfolio companies. LPs provide GPs (GPs -…

When I finally tire of saying something so often, I know it's time to write it and share it with the team and the world. This practice of writing or a podcast episode for me is my rendition of emphasizing a lesson I would like to spread. Blume Day T-shirts are a manifestation of…

We at Blume invest in private Tech and Tech-Enabled companies riding fundamental Technology catalysts. Over the last decade, the Internet has been one such major catalyst. As companies from this cohort grew and wanted to build multi-generational companies, they decided to list…

“If you change me from being a founder to becoming part of another company and then back to being a founder again, I'm cool with it.”There are those who struggle to lead with empathy and ambition in tandem.And then, there’s Radhika Gupta.She is the MD and CEO of…

Daniel: “On the other hand, we were confident that improving the customer-facing checklist would differentiate our product and help convert prospects into customers. So we took a bold decision: rather than just forgoing improvements to the dashboard, we…

Scaling a cross-border SaaS startup from $0 to $1 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) is a formidable challenge, yet it remains a crucial milestone for Indian SaaS startups.

In our conversation, Prukalpa talks about the transition from SocialCops, a profitable fast-growing services play with finite limits on scale, to Atlan, a product co with theoretically no limits on scale. Prukalpa and Varun, her cofounder, were obsessed with scale and in that…

Rohit Kaul leads all things Marketing and Content and has taken up the heavy mantle of helping Blume retain our pole position when it comes to being a content-first, content-led VC fund.

Venture capital investment in global climate tech startups is accelerating, with 83 climate tech unicorns valued at $180 billion as of January 2023. In 2022, the US invested $87 billion, China $48 billion, and India $6 billion. Blume Ventures, amid a surge in India-based VC…

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