Blume Ventures

Blume Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm that invests in seed- and early-stage technology ventures in India. It acts as an initial institutional investor in its portfolio and typically supports companies through follow-on rounds over the long term. The firm emphasizes a collaborative approach, co-investing with angels and seed funds, and often provides capital to help companies scale from seed to pre-Series A. Its focus spans software, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, business software, and consumer internet, with a preference for minority stakes and relatively small seed investments. Blume backs portfolio companies across India, aiming to help them grow in their early stages and expand regionally or nationally.

Arpit Agarwal

Partner

Akhilesh Agarwal

Associate Vice President

Apurva Dixit

Associate Vice President

Apurva Dixit

Associate Vice President

Vikram Gawande

Vice President, Growth

Past deals in Education

Sports For Life

Seed Round in 2024
Sports For Life operates sports academies across the United States, aiming to elevate the standard of sports nationwide. The company invests in these academies, enhancing their operations through advanced technology, strategic business services, and targeted investments. This enables the academies to improve management, boost athlete performance, and achieve sustainable growth, fostering a thriving sports ecosystem.

Vobble

Seed Round in 2024
Vobble is a technology company that specializes in an immersive audio platform designed for children. It provides a diverse range of audio content, including stories, podcasts, music, and audiobooks, sourced from around the world. The platform operates on a subscription basis, offering fresh content weekly, allowing parents to both entertain and educate their children.

Interview Kickstart

Venture Round in 2024
Interview Kickstart is an interview preparation platform that specializes in coaching software engineers for technical interviews. The company provides a structured curriculum that includes boot camps focused on algorithms, data structures, and system design, alongside mock interviews conducted by experienced instructors. By enhancing coding and problem-solving skills, Interview Kickstart aims to equip individuals with the necessary tools to succeed in securing positions at leading technology companies. The platform is dedicated to facilitating significant career advancements for software engineers as they navigate their transition into desirable roles within the tech industry.

Virohan

Series B in 2024
Virohan is an innovative EdTech platform established in 2018 that focuses on training for the healthcare industry. It aims to address the gap between traditional education and industry needs through a demand-led, omnichannel training approach. Virohan utilizes a technology-driven model to deliver standardized learning outcomes at scale, emphasizing the development of core technical skills, language abilities, and life skills through gamified blended learning. The platform offers courses that include long internships at hospitals, allowing students to apply their skills in real-world settings. Its fee-based model provides financial support through installment-based repayment options once students secure employment. Virohan has successfully trained over 3,000 individuals, with more than 94% achieving job placements. With operations in 20 cities across India and partnerships with over 750 employers, the company has experienced significant growth, doubling its business year over year. By leveraging technology to predict job demand and streamline training and placement processes, Virohan enhances operational efficiency and lowers costs, positioning itself as a key player in the estimated $7.5 billion healthcare training market in India.

Leverage Edu

Series C in 2023
Leverage Edu is an AI-driven platform facilitating students' higher education and career growth. It democratizes mentorship, breaking traditional barriers to help students worldwide secure admission to suitable programs.

Virohan

Series B in 2022
Virohan is an innovative EdTech platform established in 2018 that focuses on training for the healthcare industry. It aims to address the gap between traditional education and industry needs through a demand-led, omnichannel training approach. Virohan utilizes a technology-driven model to deliver standardized learning outcomes at scale, emphasizing the development of core technical skills, language abilities, and life skills through gamified blended learning. The platform offers courses that include long internships at hospitals, allowing students to apply their skills in real-world settings. Its fee-based model provides financial support through installment-based repayment options once students secure employment. Virohan has successfully trained over 3,000 individuals, with more than 94% achieving job placements. With operations in 20 cities across India and partnerships with over 750 employers, the company has experienced significant growth, doubling its business year over year. By leveraging technology to predict job demand and streamline training and placement processes, Virohan enhances operational efficiency and lowers costs, positioning itself as a key player in the estimated $7.5 billion healthcare training market in India.

Uolo

Series A in 2022
Uolo is an education technology company that offers a school-parent communication platform connecting teachers, students, and parents. The platform enables real-time and asynchronous sharing of homework, attendance, marks, photos, and videos, and supports live online classes with recordings, assignment submissions, and feedback. It also provides practice-based scholastic programs and tools to help schools administer operations more efficiently while enabling guardians to monitor their children’s progress.

IppoPay

Seed Round in 2022
IppoPay is a payment aggregator that facilitates secure banking transactions for small businesses, SMEs, freelancers, and other enterprises. It offers a platform with developer-friendly APIs for seamless integration, enabling businesses to accept, process, and disburse payments across various methods such as UPI, credit/debit cards, net banking, invoices, subscriptions, and social commerce.

Alippo

Seed Round in 2021
Alippo is India's first live upskilling platform designed specifically for women. It offers instructor-led virtual classes in baking, cooking, makeup, stitching, and other entrepreneurial skills, empowering women to start their own home businesses.

Classplus

Series C in 2021
Classplus is a mobile-first platform for private coaching institutes that consolidates video distribution, payments, communication, and online assessments in a single interface. It provides analytics on student performance and supports iOS and Android devices. Founded in 2015 and based in Delhi, India, the company helps educators build, monetize, and market their online coaching businesses by creating branded content and applications.

Leverage Edu

Series A in 2021
Leverage Edu is an AI-driven platform facilitating students' higher education and career growth. It democratizes mentorship, breaking traditional barriers to help students worldwide secure admission to suitable programs.

Vokal

Series A in 2021
Vokal is a platform designed to facilitate knowledge sharing among Indians, particularly targeting those who do not speak English, which constitutes approximately 90% of the population. By leveraging the rich linguistic diversity of India, which includes over 100 languages and 22 official languages, Vokal enables users to engage in peer-to-peer learning through various formats such as Questions & Answers, opinions, expert chats, and live sessions. The platform aims to bridge the significant content gap that exists in the predominantly English-language internet by providing accessible knowledge resources in native languages. Through its app and website, Vokal fosters a community where individuals can learn from one another and share insights on a wide range of topics.

Superset

Seed Round in 2021
Superset is a university recruiting platform that digitizes and automates campus hiring programs for colleges and universities. By connecting students with employers through college placement cells, Superset streamlines the entire placement process, making it more efficient and user-friendly. The platform empowers students by providing equitable access to job opportunities, while also assisting employers in sourcing young talent from various institutions across the country. To date, Superset has facilitated successful placements for over 420,000 students, transforming a traditionally cumbersome process into a seamless experience for all stakeholders involved.

Uolo

Seed Round in 2020
Uolo is an education technology company that offers a school-parent communication platform connecting teachers, students, and parents. The platform enables real-time and asynchronous sharing of homework, attendance, marks, photos, and videos, and supports live online classes with recordings, assignment submissions, and feedback. It also provides practice-based scholastic programs and tools to help schools administer operations more efficiently while enabling guardians to monitor their children’s progress.

Classplus

Series A in 2020
Classplus is a mobile-first platform for private coaching institutes that consolidates video distribution, payments, communication, and online assessments in a single interface. It provides analytics on student performance and supports iOS and Android devices. Founded in 2015 and based in Delhi, India, the company helps educators build, monetize, and market their online coaching businesses by creating branded content and applications.

Unacademy

Series F in 2020
Unacademy is an online learning platform based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on providing educational content for major competitive examinations. Originally launched in 2015 after starting as a YouTube channel in 2010, the platform offers a wide range of short video lectures on various subjects, which are accessible for free. By promoting self-learning, Unacademy aims to help aspiring students effectively prepare for their competitive exams. The platform's emphasis on accessible and comprehensive educational resources has positioned it as a significant player in the online education sector.

Classplus

Series A in 2020
Classplus is a mobile-first platform for private coaching institutes that consolidates video distribution, payments, communication, and online assessments in a single interface. It provides analytics on student performance and supports iOS and Android devices. Founded in 2015 and based in Delhi, India, the company helps educators build, monetize, and market their online coaching businesses by creating branded content and applications.

Unacademy

Series E in 2020
Unacademy is an online learning platform based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on providing educational content for major competitive examinations. Originally launched in 2015 after starting as a YouTube channel in 2010, the platform offers a wide range of short video lectures on various subjects, which are accessible for free. By promoting self-learning, Unacademy aims to help aspiring students effectively prepare for their competitive exams. The platform's emphasis on accessible and comprehensive educational resources has positioned it as a significant player in the online education sector.

Classplus

Venture Round in 2020
Classplus is a mobile-first platform for private coaching institutes that consolidates video distribution, payments, communication, and online assessments in a single interface. It provides analytics on student performance and supports iOS and Android devices. Founded in 2015 and based in Delhi, India, the company helps educators build, monetize, and market their online coaching businesses by creating branded content and applications.

Leverage Edu

Venture Round in 2019
Leverage Edu is an AI-driven platform facilitating students' higher education and career growth. It democratizes mentorship, breaking traditional barriers to help students worldwide secure admission to suitable programs.

Classplus

Venture Round in 2019
Classplus is a mobile-first platform for private coaching institutes that consolidates video distribution, payments, communication, and online assessments in a single interface. It provides analytics on student performance and supports iOS and Android devices. Founded in 2015 and based in Delhi, India, the company helps educators build, monetize, and market their online coaching businesses by creating branded content and applications.

Unacademy

Series D in 2019
Unacademy is an online learning platform based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on providing educational content for major competitive examinations. Originally launched in 2015 after starting as a YouTube channel in 2010, the platform offers a wide range of short video lectures on various subjects, which are accessible for free. By promoting self-learning, Unacademy aims to help aspiring students effectively prepare for their competitive exams. The platform's emphasis on accessible and comprehensive educational resources has positioned it as a significant player in the online education sector.

Leverage Edu

Series A in 2019
Leverage Edu is an AI-driven platform facilitating students' higher education and career growth. It democratizes mentorship, breaking traditional barriers to help students worldwide secure admission to suitable programs.

Mastree

Seed Round in 2019
Mastree is an educational platform that focuses on teaching Maths and Science through innovative methods led by new-age educators. It emphasizes personalized learning by conducting classes in small groups of three to five students, fostering a collaborative and engaging environment. In addition to its core subjects, Mastree also operates an online public speaking platform aimed at helping children develop their English communication skills. This dual approach provides a comprehensive learning ecosystem that combines outcome-oriented methodologies with a structured curriculum, allowing students to enhance their understanding and application of both academic subjects and language proficiency.

Vokal

Series A in 2018
Vokal is a platform designed to facilitate knowledge sharing among Indians, particularly targeting those who do not speak English, which constitutes approximately 90% of the population. By leveraging the rich linguistic diversity of India, which includes over 100 languages and 22 official languages, Vokal enables users to engage in peer-to-peer learning through various formats such as Questions & Answers, opinions, expert chats, and live sessions. The platform aims to bridge the significant content gap that exists in the predominantly English-language internet by providing accessible knowledge resources in native languages. Through its app and website, Vokal fosters a community where individuals can learn from one another and share insights on a wide range of topics.

Vokal

Series A in 2018
Vokal is a platform designed to facilitate knowledge sharing among Indians, particularly targeting those who do not speak English, which constitutes approximately 90% of the population. By leveraging the rich linguistic diversity of India, which includes over 100 languages and 22 official languages, Vokal enables users to engage in peer-to-peer learning through various formats such as Questions & Answers, opinions, expert chats, and live sessions. The platform aims to bridge the significant content gap that exists in the predominantly English-language internet by providing accessible knowledge resources in native languages. Through its app and website, Vokal fosters a community where individuals can learn from one another and share insights on a wide range of topics.

Unacademy

Series C in 2018
Unacademy is an online learning platform based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on providing educational content for major competitive examinations. Originally launched in 2015 after starting as a YouTube channel in 2010, the platform offers a wide range of short video lectures on various subjects, which are accessible for free. By promoting self-learning, Unacademy aims to help aspiring students effectively prepare for their competitive exams. The platform's emphasis on accessible and comprehensive educational resources has positioned it as a significant player in the online education sector.

Unacademy

Series B in 2017
Unacademy is an online learning platform based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on providing educational content for major competitive examinations. Originally launched in 2015 after starting as a YouTube channel in 2010, the platform offers a wide range of short video lectures on various subjects, which are accessible for free. By promoting self-learning, Unacademy aims to help aspiring students effectively prepare for their competitive exams. The platform's emphasis on accessible and comprehensive educational resources has positioned it as a significant player in the online education sector.

Unacademy

Seed Round in 2016
Unacademy is an online learning platform based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on providing educational content for major competitive examinations. Originally launched in 2015 after starting as a YouTube channel in 2010, the platform offers a wide range of short video lectures on various subjects, which are accessible for free. By promoting self-learning, Unacademy aims to help aspiring students effectively prepare for their competitive exams. The platform's emphasis on accessible and comprehensive educational resources has positioned it as a significant player in the online education sector.

Oheyo

Seed Round in 2016
Oheyo is a forum for students to communicate with the subject expert, while questions are answered through video.

Flipclass

Seed Round in 2016
FlipClass is a leading online platform in India that connects students with qualified tutors for home and online tutoring. With over 200,000 tutoring hours delivered and a network of more than 8,000 tutors, FlipClass serves K-12 students across the country. The platform emphasizes quality by thoroughly screening its tutors for their subject knowledge and teaching abilities, ensuring effective learning experiences. FlipClass utilizes an advanced learning and assessment platform called flipLearn to benchmark educational outcomes. Additionally, its mobile problem-solving application, flipTutor, has gained significant traction with over 40,000 installations, allowing users to pose more than 2,000 questions daily. FlipClass aims to cater to the educational needs of approximately 250 million K-12 students in India through various channels, including home, online, and mobile tutoring.

Vokal

Seed Round in 2016
Vokal is a platform designed to facilitate knowledge sharing among Indians, particularly targeting those who do not speak English, which constitutes approximately 90% of the population. By leveraging the rich linguistic diversity of India, which includes over 100 languages and 22 official languages, Vokal enables users to engage in peer-to-peer learning through various formats such as Questions & Answers, opinions, expert chats, and live sessions. The platform aims to bridge the significant content gap that exists in the predominantly English-language internet by providing accessible knowledge resources in native languages. Through its app and website, Vokal fosters a community where individuals can learn from one another and share insights on a wide range of topics.

MockBank

Seed Round in 2015
MockBank, established in 2013, is an online education platform that focuses on providing mock test preparation for various government service examinations in India. With a user base exceeding 100,000 and a continuous influx of new users, MockBank aims to help students pursue careers in public sector roles, including PSU banking, insurance, and regulatory agencies. The platform offers preparation resources for a wide range of exams conducted by entities such as the SSC, UPSC, RBI, and various state governments. MockBank is supported by a team of experienced professionals and advisors, including senior bankers and faculty from prestigious institutions. The company is committed to expanding its offerings by regularly introducing support for new examinations, making it a valuable resource for aspirants seeking to enter government services.

Skoolshop

Seed Round in 2013
SkoolShop.com is a portal that brings together products related to School and Education operating on both, B2B and B2C models.SkoolShop.com is a Mumbai based company founded by two HBS alumni, Satya Raghavan and Anusha Mahalingam. Satya was head of marketing at Star TV before he went to Harvard Business School where he also met Anusha and SkoolShop.com took birth. Anusha was a management consultant working with the McKinsey before going to HBS.

DoCircuits

Seed Round in 2011
DoCircuits is a cloud-based online platform that offers a virtual lab for electronics, enabling users to create, analyze, and simulate electrical and electronic circuits directly in their web browsers. The service is designed for both students and practicing engineers, facilitating learning, experimentation, and design of analog, digital, and mixed-mode circuits. Users can share their lab experiments and design creations with others while retaining the option to save their work privately in the cloud. With a user base exceeding 50,000 individuals globally, DoCircuits serves as an accessible resource for enhancing knowledge and skills in electronics.
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