2024

  • Slide titled HVAC Bluprint, September 2024, showing industrial cooling units and infrastructure

    HVAC Bluprint

    Picture this: you’re sitting comfortably in your home, unaware of the magic behind the walls. That magic? It’s HVAC — Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. This system is the quiet force working day and night, keeping your indoor environment just right, whether it’s the middle of winter or the peak of summer.But HVAC is more than just hot or cold air. It’s a…
    Authors
    Sonisha Kukreja
    Published
  • Slide titled Building agritech for India, Creating value for the future, Blume AgriTech Blueprint July 2024, Ashish Fafadia, Jatin Madhra, BLUME

    Building Agritech for India | Agritech Bluprint

    India’s agricultural sector, a cornerstone of the nation’s economy, is on the brink of a transformative revolution powered by technological innovation and digital solutions. As a global leader in the production of various agricultural commodities, India is poised to leverage its strengths and overcome existing challenges through the rapidly growing agritech industry. By 2035, the sector envisions a…
    Authors
    Ashish Fafadia, Jatin Madhra
    Published
  • Slide titled Pain Management BLUprint, July 2024, with BLUME branding

    Pain Management Bluprint

    Imagine you’re tackling a problem that affects millions and has no easy fix- chronic pain. It’s not the kind of pain that disappears with a quick fix; it lingers, disrupts, and overstays its welcome. Now, picture a landscape filled with bold startups and savvy investors, all racing to conquer this stubborn foe with cutting-edge innovations. From miracle pills and magic touch therapies to sci-fi…
    Authors
    Akhilesh Agarwal, Sonisha Kukreja
    Published
  • Slide titled India InsurTech Bluprint, Blume Ventures, June 2024, BLUME

    India InsurTech Bluprint

    The Indian insurance sector is rapidly evolving, driven by significant regulatory changes and technological advancements. With the country’s insurance market expected to triple in size by 2032, there is substantial opportunity for innovation. InsurTech startups are leveraging digital public infrastructure, AI, IoT, and data analytics to enhance underwriting, claims management, and…
    Sectors
    FinTech
    Authors
    Ashish Fafadia, Jatin Madhra
    Published
  • Slide titled Gaming Bluprint, Summer 2024, with BLUME branding

    Gaming Bluprint

    India has the world’s second-largest gaming population, with 568M gamers, and 90% of gamers playing on mobile. While RMG games account for 60% of overall casual gaming revenues, in-app purchases are expected to grow at a 35% CAGR. This brings us to why we decided to dive deeper into this sector. You can check it out
    Sectors
    ConsumerTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming
    Authors
    Marmik Mankodi, Nachammai Savithiri, Rajat Garg
    Published
  • Slide titled Eldercare BLUprint, Summer 2024, BLUME

    Eldercare Bluprint

    In April 2023, India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country. While India will continue to be a relatively young’ country for years to come, India’s elderly population (aged 60 years old and above) of ~145 million population is growing — both in population size and wallet size. The elderly population will grow by ~40% in 2021 – 31 compared to ~8% for the general population in the same…
    Authors
    Marmik Mankodi, Nachammai Savithiri, Radhika Agarwal, Simran Malik
    Published
  • Slide titled Indus Valley Annual Report 2024, showing authors Sajith Pai, Anurag Pagaria, Nachammai Savithiri, and BLUME branding

    Indus Valley Annual Report 2024

    In case you landed here looking for Indus Valley Report 2025, head here: bit​.ly/​i​n​d​u​s​v​a​l​l​e​y​r​e​p​o​r​t​2025We are delighted to announce the 2024 edition of the Indus Valley Annual Report! The report identifies key themes, patterns and trends in the Indian startup and venture ecosystem through 150+ insightful and provocative charts. For those of you who…
    Authors
    Sajith Pai, Anurag Pagaria, Nachammai Savithiri
    Published
  • Image showing Green Hydrogen Bluprint, January 2024, BLUME, with wind turbines over green landscape

    Green Hydrogen Bluprint

    Green Hydrogen Bluprint discusses the role of green hydrogen in achieving net-zero emissions, highlighting its importance in the renewable energy transition. The report covers the challenges of integrating renewable energy, emphasizing green hydrogen as a key element for reducing CO2 emissions in energy-intensive sectors. It also touches upon the global and Indian context, including the market potential,…
    Sectors
    ClimateTech, EV & Mobility, Sustainability
    Authors
    Sonisha Kukreja
    Published

2023

  • Slide titled The Omega Files, Ep 1 Dec 2023, Blume Fund I Declassified, with Karthik and Adithya names and BLUME branding

    The Omega Files | Episode 1

    Blume Fund I Declassified
    Authors
    Karthik Reddy, Adithya Santhosh
    Published
    Topics
    • #TheOmegaFiles
  • Slide titled Battery BLUprint, Innovation & Investment Outlook, September 2023, with BLUME branding

    Battery Bluprint | Innovation & Investment Outlook

    As the world takes strides towards a Net Zero future, the role of energy storage in the energy system will expand rapidly. Whether it be electric vehicles, grid-connected battery energy storage systems, or industrial applications, it is increasingly clear that energy storage is critical to achieve a Net Zero future, connecting non-dispatchable renewable energy to users with varying types of energy requirements at…
    Sectors
    ClimateTech, EV & Mobility, Logistics
    Published
  • Slide titled ‘HRTech has seen some fundamental changes in the last decade,’ describing six key sections including expansion of HR function, increase in HRTech spend, disruption through AI and automation, changes in ways of working such as hybrid models, empowering of HR leaders, and shifting HR priorities toward engagement and retention, highlighting trends, growth metrics, and evolving organizational roles

    Future of HRTech: Building from India for the World

    As talent attraction and retention becomes more competitive across the world, and as organizations grow beyond borders and adopt new ways of working, the HR function has become a priority for businesses. Organizations today are starting to recognize the pivotal role that efficient HR operations play in achieving strategic objectives, and HRTech tools have become a must-have in the enterprise tech stack.…
    Authors
    Nachammai Savithiri
    Published
  • Slide titled Indus Valley Annual Report 2023, Sajith Pai, Amal Vats, BLUME

    Indus Valley Annual Report 2023

    In case you landed on this page, looking for Indus Valley Annual Report 2024, we have got you covered. Download the 2024 edition here.We are delighted to announce the 2023 edition of the Indus Valley Report, taking a deeper look at the Indian startup and venture ecosystem through 100+ insightful and some…
    Authors
    Sajith Pai
    Published

2022

  • EdTech Landscape In India: What Changed In The Post Pandemic Years

    We launched our first EdTech report in 2020. Two years later, we take a look at the landscape again and review our findings. In this new report, we share how we envision opportunities to grow in this sector.
    Sectors
    EdTech
    Published
  • Understanding The Mental Health Landscape In India

    Over the last few years, there has been a growing focus on Mental Health in India – more millennials are openly talking about their experience with therapy, more employers are providing mental health benefits, more managers are being encouraged to undergo coaching, and more celebrities are sharing their experiences with mental health conditions. As the need deepens, the delivery of these services is moving more…
    Sectors
    Healthcare
    Published
    Topics
    • #MentalHealth
  • Dev Software Market – A Cambrian Explosion Of Startups

    Marc Andreessen’s famous 2011 essay on Why Software is Eating the World” has been so widely cited over the last 11 years that it is now almost a cliché. But the implications and second degree impact of that vision are still playing out at organizational levels and more importantly at the level of the practitioner of software development – the developer themself. 
    Published
    Topics
    • #DevTools
  • The Road To Electric Vehicles: A Primer To Decode The Ecosystem

    We have been closely following the EV space for years, especially since it gathered steam four years ago. Over time, we garnered enough takeaways to compile into a single account – the only resource you need to understand the fascinating Electric Vehicles ecosystem in India. 
    Sectors
    ClimateTech
    Authors
    Arpit Agarwal, Venkatesh Modi
    Published
    Topics
    • #ElectricVehicles
  • Understanding India: The Indus Valley Annual Report 2022

    We very excited to release the 1st Indus Valley Annual Report to the world. Indus Valley is our moniker for India’s startup ecosystem. This issue takes stock of the rise and evolution of this ecosystem, reviews 2021, and finally looks at what to expect in the future. In this article, we have tried to present a brief outline of the report.The report has 3
    Authors
    Sajith Pai
    Published
    Topics
    • #IVAR

2021

  • Blue Collar Workforce In India

    Authored by Sanchita Bhamnote and Diksha Lahoti – this report explores the evolution of the space, how the definition of a blue-collar worker has changed over the years, how it is not limited to traditional roles in warehousing, construction, manufacturing, and sanitation anymore, and why it today…
    Published
    Topics
    • #BlueCollar

2020

  • Hacking The Cybersecurity Market – A Blume Report

    As per GDPR, the penalties in case of a data breach can be up to €20 million or 4% of the company’s global annual turnover (of the previous financial year), whichever is higher. A data breach could lead to several below the surface losses for an enterprise in addition to the evident ones. This might make us think that data breaches (& other cyberattacks) are not all that common! But on the contrary, a simple…
    Published