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A straight batted drive by Gavaskar, a hook in vintage Kapil style, and an on-drive-by Tendulkar. In the 80s and 90s, cricket commentators would often remark how these occasions are evidence that “form is temporary; class is permanent.” Some naysayers would call…

Given that we work in the venture capital industry, every now and then, a friend/relative will call asking for advice. “Should one invest in a startup? Should I invest in a fund? What percentage of my wealth should I invest in startups?”  We had a…

This year’s BlumeDay was the most celebrated event in almost two years. Don’t take our word for it. Check #BlumeDay2022 on Twitter and see the buzz for yourself.  We saw over 450+ people come together for our 11th birthday celebrations. The energy was…

Why do we root for the underdogs? Science says watching someone down and out win against the mighty gives people hope, and who doesn’t love a story that gives them hope? This feeling is pervasive, cutting across age groups and geographical boundaries. We rooted for the…

A recent ET article talked about the…

We are the music makers,     And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers,     And sitting by desolate streams; — World-losers and…

“But let’s just imagine, that when we finish, I’m going to let each one of you pick out the car of your choice. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Pick it out, any color, you name it, it will be tied up with a bow, and it’ll be at your house tomorrow.…

The Next Billion Users or NBUs has been a hot topic in the Indian startup ecosystem. Given the many questions milling around this topic, and with a view to clarify this concept, we hosted a panel discussion on this topic on ‘Blume Day’ – our annual flagship…

At our recent Blume Day, we had a fascinating panel discussion attempting answers to the question of whether global consumer internet winners will emerge out of India? If so, when? If you scrolled through the list of apps on your phone, it would be really hard to find…

The Blume Day tee shirt tradition is well and alive. Celebrating our 8th Blume Day and the 5th year of tees now, the message is not simply a catch phrase every year but one that underlines a strong belief at the Blume partnership level. The hand that we are playing reads I N…

Mobility in India has come a long way since Blume’s maiden investments in ride-hailing aggregator TaxiForSure and intracity logistics provider Roadrunnr (later Runnr). The former was acquired by Ola in 2015 and the latter now functions as the core food-delivery arm of…

The 8th Blume Day held on 28th Feb, 2019, saw a fascinating discussion amongst the panel comprising Blume’s fintech portfolio. The panel comprised Puneet Gupta of Kaleidofin, Sampad Swain of Instamojo, Rajan Bajaj of Slicepay and Dhirendra Mahyavanshi of Turtlemint, and…

AI (Artificial Intelligence) & Machine Learning (ML) have certainly been a booming topic of discussion amongst the startup ecosystem across the world. In most ecosystems and in almost every new age startup, AI / ML have almost become a hygiene parameter. With this…

“Justdial for millennials” is how Suchita Salwan, the co-founder of Little Black Book (LBB) described her initial vision behind the venture. Just like LBB, most mature marketplace startups have not just diversified their product offerings but also evolved their…

Part I  The perfect night sky is a plethora of possibilities – shooting stars,…

The Blumiers arrived at Sariska on a chilly mid-December evening. A small bus-load of team members, half a dozen portfolio founders and a couple of colleagues from our extended family, Constellation Blu. We gathered around the bonfire for the feast – the feast was just…