The Omega Files | Episode 1

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Blume Fund I Declassified

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The 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet, Omega (Ω), essentially means the end of something, the last, the ultimate limit of a set, or the Great End.” Without getting into a lesson in Greek, Omega signifies a grand closure, like the conclusion of a large-scale event.

As with all naming conventions, the name had to stick through the test of time. With the first chapter of the Blume story drawing to a close, the publishing of a long-stated claim by me to my partners (investors and team) that we would do a Fund by Fund deconstruction, in the public domain, like never done before, was upon us. The name had to connote the gravitas of this kick off publication but also be resilient enough to withstand a decade of scrutiny. It had to embrace venture craft and speak of cycle completions, the end state of a fund life, a fund cycle, and become capable of being an annual narrative. 

Blume Ventures presents the First Edition of The Omega Files. You can check out the full report here.

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Authors

  • Profile photo of Karthik Reddy

    Karthik Reddy

    Karthik Reddy is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading early-stage venture funds with over US$900 million in AUM. Blume invests in emerging tech and tech-led innovation from Seed to Series A…
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    Co-founder & Partner
    Sector
    Media, Entertainment & Gaming, ConsumerTech
  • Profile photo of Adithya Santhosh

    Adithya Santhosh

    Adithya oversees key strategic initiatives and growth planning at Blume, primarily spanning corporate development; fund strategy; venture platform innovation; and industry-policy representation. He also advises select portfolio…
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    Associate Vice President, Strategic Planning

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Funds

  • Fund I

    Blume closed Fund I (2011-14) at ₹100Cr (today $12.5M, but at then exchange rates, $22M), raised almost entirely from domestic investors. In Fund I, Blume invested primarily at the pre-seed stage ($200-300K cheque sizes) across consumer…
    Number of startups
    47 startups
    Years
    -
    Years
    $22M