Blume Ventures

Blume Venture Advisors Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2010 and based in Mumbai, is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology-driven startups across India. The firm primarily targets seed to pre-Series A funding rounds, often being the first institutional investor in its portfolio companies. Blume Ventures invests predominantly in technology sectors, including fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and consumer internet, while also exploring opportunities in alternative technologies such as clean technology and robotics. Investment amounts typically range from $0.05 million to $0.3 million at the seed stage, with follow-on investments between $0.5 million and $1.5 million. The firm adopts a collaborative investment approach, often co-investing with angel investors and other venture funds, and provides ongoing support and mentorship to its portfolio companies, fostering their growth and development over an investment horizon of 8 to 10 years.

Arpit Agarwal

Partner, Investment & Director

Radhika Agarwal

Investment Professional

Anirvan Chowdhury

Investment Professional

Ashish Fafadia

Partner

Sanjay Nath

Co-Founder & Partner

Sajith Pai

Investment Team

Karthik Reddy

Managing Partner

Kartikeya Shekhar

Investment Professional

Past deals in India

Jai Kisan

Series B in 2022
Jai Kisan is a fintech platform that provides sustainable financing for rural emerging markets. They helping farmers understand their financial status through a next-generation/hyper-localized agriculture credit score digitizing their finances and farm capabilities for financial institutions. The platform also offers securitization solutions and a tech-led value proposition for the sellers of products and services it finances. It also uses a network of tech-enabled channel partner stores, while leveraging the existing vendor network to help source more customers. Jai Kisan was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

ChefKart

Seed Round in 2022
We are providing at-home cooking services in a way that has never been experienced before while empowering a million of cooks in India. Our vision is to create a one-stop kitchen management solution and promote gig-economy in the cooking domain.

Pixxel

Series A in 2022
Pixxel is a company that manufactures remote sensing satellites, providing valuable data on various resources such as minerals and water on the Moon, Mars, and asteroid belts. Founded in 2018 by students from BITS Pilani, an Indian university, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel's technology aims to contribute to advancements in space exploration and resource management by delivering high-resolution satellite imagery and data analysis.

Jai Kisan

Series A in 2021
Jai Kisan is a fintech platform that provides sustainable financing for rural emerging markets. They helping farmers understand their financial status through a next-generation/hyper-localized agriculture credit score digitizing their finances and farm capabilities for financial institutions. The platform also offers securitization solutions and a tech-led value proposition for the sellers of products and services it finances. It also uses a network of tech-enabled channel partner stores, while leveraging the existing vendor network to help source more customers. Jai Kisan was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Pixxel

Seed Round in 2021
Pixxel is a company that manufactures remote sensing satellites, providing valuable data on various resources such as minerals and water on the Moon, Mars, and asteroid belts. Founded in 2018 by students from BITS Pilani, an Indian university, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel's technology aims to contribute to advancements in space exploration and resource management by delivering high-resolution satellite imagery and data analysis.

indiagold

Seed Round in 2021
Indiagold provides gold loans and secure gold locker services.

Vokal

Series A in 2021
https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is a diverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.

Chingari

Seed Round in 2020
Chingari is a short video-sharing platform designed for users in India to create and share short videos. It offers a mobile-first experience, enabling users to showcase their talent and creativity through various features such as video search, editing tools, and instant sharing options. The platform supports diverse content formats, including videos, audio clips, gif stickers, and photos, fostering a community where users can connect and engage with one another. Chingari aims to empower individuals by providing them with the tools to express themselves and share their creations across social media.

Pixxel

Seed Round in 2020
Pixxel is a company that manufactures remote sensing satellites, providing valuable data on various resources such as minerals and water on the Moon, Mars, and asteroid belts. Founded in 2018 by students from BITS Pilani, an Indian university, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel's technology aims to contribute to advancements in space exploration and resource management by delivering high-resolution satellite imagery and data analysis.

Jai Kisan

Seed Round in 2020
Jai Kisan is a fintech platform that provides sustainable financing for rural emerging markets. They helping farmers understand their financial status through a next-generation/hyper-localized agriculture credit score digitizing their finances and farm capabilities for financial institutions. The platform also offers securitization solutions and a tech-led value proposition for the sellers of products and services it finances. It also uses a network of tech-enabled channel partner stores, while leveraging the existing vendor network to help source more customers. Jai Kisan was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

The Wedding Brigade

Seed Round in 2019
The Wedding Brigade is an online inspiration, shopping, and services portal for Indian weddings.

Jai Kisan

Seed Round in 2019
Jai Kisan is a fintech platform that provides sustainable financing for rural emerging markets. They helping farmers understand their financial status through a next-generation/hyper-localized agriculture credit score digitizing their finances and farm capabilities for financial institutions. The platform also offers securitization solutions and a tech-led value proposition for the sellers of products and services it finances. It also uses a network of tech-enabled channel partner stores, while leveraging the existing vendor network to help source more customers. Jai Kisan was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Vokal

Series A in 2018
https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is a diverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.

Vokal

Series A in 2018
https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is a diverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.

The Wedding Brigade

Venture Round in 2018
The Wedding Brigade is an online inspiration, shopping, and services portal for Indian weddings.

FactorDaily

Seed Round in 2016
Technology is going mainstream in India. Everyone we know is using technology to get smarter at how they live, work and consume entertainment. In India, technology is disrupting legacy business models and creating software-enabled sectors that have never existed before. Yesterday’s disrupters in the sectors of finance, retail, healthcare and services are today’s incumbents. Amid all this, Indians are looking for insights that will help them make sense of the way our world is changing because of technology, and also empower them with ideas to compete in this new world. FactorDaily will help its audience cut through the chaff and make sense of the future. For technology consumers, FactorDaily will be the destination to discover life-changing products and ideas. Not just the cheapest phones, but gadgets and ideas that can truly transform their lives. For those working in the business sectors, FactorDaily will present realistic and in-depth commentary and stories about the companies and people that matter. We will ask hard-hitting questions and relentlessly hunt for the answers.

The Wedding Brigade

Seed Round in 2016
The Wedding Brigade is an online inspiration, shopping, and services portal for Indian weddings.

Vokal

Seed Round in 2016
https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is a diverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.

GiftCardsIndia

Venture Round in 2014
GCI first began as a single destination to purchase gift vouchers and certificates called www.giftcardsindia.in. Since then we have evolved our busines to include products, technology and distribution in the prepaid vertical. GCI has partnered with over 300 brands to empower their prepaid products within GCI's 25,000 points of sale distribution network. GCI has also created a series of its own prepaid products.

IndianStage

Venture Round in 2014
IndianStage reflects the magnificent Indian cultural depth in performing arts. Remember the time you sat on cool granite on a temple floor and watched the visual storytellers weave their magic? Time to return to true culture, folks! Go catch a play with the help of IndianStage.

Bedbathmore.com

Series A in 2013
BedBathMore provides the best bedsheet collection in India. Products of high quality delivered to your doorstep. Check it out and find something for your home.