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Jan 2024
Venture capitalists should showcase their returns: Karthik Reddy, managing partner, Blume Ventures - The Economic Times
For homegrown seed funds, taking their investee startups to the next round, navigating the oligopoly of ten funds which dominated the Series A stage, was the hardest challenge, according to Reddy. He explains how the VC fund established itself against the odds.
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Jan 2024
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Indian VC ecosystem: Why transparency is the need of the hour
In the intricate world of venture capital, a critical aspect that is often overlooked is its dual nature of a two-sided marketplace
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Jan 2024
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The IPO fuel for India’s startup resurgence
The article discusses a significant shift in the Indian startup ecosystem, highlighting the growing trend of startups going public after a period of avoidance. This move signals a new era for Indian tech companies, marking a departure from the Silicon Valley model of prolonged…
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Jan 2024
Blume Ventures' Inaugural Fund Clocks 5x Gross Returns, Eyes 6x By 2024-end | Startup Central
Blume Ventures, a venture capital firm that has backed unicorns such as Unacademy, Slice, Purplle, Spinny, and others, recently announced its inaugural fund. Its extension Fund IA, has received five times the capital invested so far. This capital is projected to realize six…
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Jan 2024
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Dec 2023
Viewpoint: 2023 was a year of challenges and learnings for India's startup ecosystem
Sumangal Vinjamuri is AVP, Investments; and Sanjay Nath is Partner, Investments at Blume Ventures, an early-stage Indian venture capital firm.The year 2023 has been one of dichotomies for the Indian startup ecosystem.GlobalData reports that between Jan-Oct 2023, 920 deals…
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Deal Street Asia
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Dec 2023
Fulfilment automation startup GreyOrange raises $135 million from Anthelion Capital, others
GreyOrange, which provides automation solutions for warehouse operators and retailers, said it raised $135 million in a round led by Anthelion Capital.
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The Economic Times
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Dec 2023
Nov 2023
What Are The Lessons Founders And Investors Draw From The Crisis At OpenAI? | CNBC TV18
Shereen Bhan speaks to Sanjay Nath, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Blume Ventures, Dev Khare, Partner at Lightspeed & Rajesh Sawhney, Founder & CEO of GSF Accelerator.
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CNBC TV18
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Nov 2023
Symbiosis in Start-Up Ecosystem: Why City Clusters Matter
In the bustling avenues of Shenzhen, a group of innovators huddle together in a co-working space, creating the next big product in the "Silicon Valley of Hardware". Thousands of miles away, in the suburbs of Pune, another entrepreneur sketches plans for a fintech solution that…
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Nov 2023
Jul 2023
Ashish Fafadia, Investment Partner at Blume Ventures, talks to CNBC TV18 about Fund 1Y's first close
Fund1Y is Blume’s third growth fund, where Blume has already raised INR 200Cr of the INR 400Cr target with visibility for the remaining corpus. Ashish speaks about how Blume Ventures will utilize the funds from Fund 1Y, how to raise a new fund in today's tough…
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Blume News
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Jul 2023
Jun 2023
Blume Ventures announces the first close of their new Opportunity cum Continuity Fund.
Mumbai, 21st June: Blume Ventures continues to innovate and evolve. Today Blume Ventures announced the first close of their new opportunity fund, Fund 1Y. This is Blume’s third growth fund, and they have already raised INR 200Cr of the INR 400Cr target with visibility…
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Blume News
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Jun 2023
Mar 2023
Blume Ventures elevates seasoned investors Sajith Pai and Arpit Agarwal to Investment Partners
Mumbai, India, March 20, 2023. Blume Ventures, one of India’s largest homegrown early-stage venture capital firms, is delighted to announce the elevation of two senior members of its investment team, Arpit Agarwal and Sajith Pai, to Investment Partners…
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Mar 2023
Dec 2022
Blume Ventures closes its Fourth Fund at upwards of $250 million to back visionary tech founders
Blume Ventures, India’s leading homegrown venture fund has announced the close of its Fund IV at over $250million bringing the firm’s AUM to over $600 million. Blume focuses on early-stage, innovative technology-led startups. Blume backs entrepreneurs either…
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Dec 2022
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Apr 2022
Our Team Is Growing
We are happy to announce three new additions to our exceptional team. In the eleventh year of our existence, we have now entered a new phase of growth. Our companies are mature (three unicorns and many more soonicorns already!) and our brand identity has recently been…
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Team
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Apr 2022
Mar 2022
Older, Wiser, Sharper: Meet The New Blume!
We got ourselves a makeover! Blume is over a decade old now, and it was time to look like the firm we have become and aspire to be as we grow from strength to strength this coming decade. When we first decided to get started on this journey, we were obsessed with…
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Blume News
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Mar 2022
Aug 2021
Meet Blume’s Latest Cohort Of Investment Analysts
We onboarded our new Analyst team over the last few weeks here at Blume. This is Blume’s fourth Analyst cohort, with our alums currently making us proud across the larger ecosystem. Analysts play a special role at our company. The world of Venture Capital looks…
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Aug 2021
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Jul 2021
Announcing The Second Edition Of The Blume-U Velocity Program
In August 2020 we launched the Blume-U Velocity program — a seven week program for our early stage portfolio founders. We have always believed that a structured learning program, specially crafted and engineered for our early-stage founders, has immense value. This…
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Jul 2021
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May 2021
Blume Is Hiring An Associate – Investor Relations
We are looking to hire an Associate – Investor Relations to help position Blume appropriately and strategically with analysts, investors and stakeholders. The chosen applicant will report directly to the Head – Investor Relations, and will be…
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May 2021
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Apr 2021
LeadTribe 2022 – Meet The Cohort!
The first few months of the year are always an exciting time at Blume. Why? Because it’s the time to meet a new set of inspiring women building companies and reshaping sectors, aka our Lead Tribe cohort! While the first cohort of Lead Tribe ended in April 2021,…
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Apr 2021
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Mar 2021
Blume Portfolio Company Mettl Acquired By Mercer
We are pleased to share that Mettl, a Blume Fund I portfolio company, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by global consulting firm Mercer. Mettl was founded in 2010 by Ketan Kapoor and Tonmoy Shingal and is based out of Gurgaon, India (Delhi NCR). It will be…
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Portfolio News
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Mar 2021
Blume, In Close Partnership With Avendus, Closes Fund 1X, An Innovative Secondary Vehicle, At ₹350 Crores
Blume Ventures, in partnership with Avendus, launched and closed a first-of-its-kind product for Indian investors in late 2020. The INR 300 crore target fund is now closed at INR 350 crores, and was oversubscribed. The recently closed secondaries fund, named Blume Ventures…
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Mar 2021
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