Blume Ventures

Blume Ventures, established in 2010 and headquartered in Mumbai, is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in tech-focused and tech-enabled startups across India. They typically provide pre-series A and early-stage funding, often being the first institutional investors, and maintain a collaborative approach by co-investing with like-minded angels and seed funds. Blume Ventures offers follow-on investments to their portfolio companies, with an investment horizon of about 8-10 years. They target a wide range of sectors, including B2B and B2C products and services, financial services, healthcare, and information technology, among others. The firm invests amounts ranging from USD 100,000 to USD 5 million, with a preference for minority stakes. Blume Ventures assists founders at every stage through its full-stack platform approach, providing support in talent acquisition and more.

Arpit Agarwal

Partner, Investment and Director

Akhilesh Agarwal

Associate Vice President

Apurva Dixit

Associate Vice President

Ashish Fafadia

Partner

Vikram Gawande

Vice President, Growth

Vikram Gawande

Vice President

Jatin Madhra

Associate

Marmik Mankodi

Assistant Vice President - Investments

Marmik Mankodi

Associate Vice President

Venkatesh Modi

Associate

Mudit Narain

Vice President

Sanjay Nath

Co-Founder and Partner

Sajith Pai

Partner

Sarita Raichura

Director - Network Investment Programs

Karthik Reddy

Co-Founder and Partner

Joseph Sebastian

Associate Vice President

Apurva Dixit

Associate Vice President

Past deals in Video Streaming

Stage

Series B in 2025
STAGE is an Indian language content platform focused on artist-led entertainment. It develops an over-the-top platform that provides entertainment content in various local dialects. The platform features a library of short-form video content that emphasizes dialect-based storytelling, poetry, and comedy. Additionally, it incorporates smart technology to offer personalized recommendations and curated playlists, allowing audiences to engage with authentic content that resonates with their cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Stage

Venture Round in 2023
STAGE is an Indian language content platform focused on artist-led entertainment. It develops an over-the-top platform that provides entertainment content in various local dialects. The platform features a library of short-form video content that emphasizes dialect-based storytelling, poetry, and comedy. Additionally, it incorporates smart technology to offer personalized recommendations and curated playlists, allowing audiences to engage with authentic content that resonates with their cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Gooey.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Gooey.AI is a developer of a social interactive platform that facilitates private, curated spaces for intimate chats and video conversations. The platform focuses on fostering authentic, face-to-face video-first communications, enabling organizations to establish networks for sharing videos and projects. By connecting changemakers and institutions, Gooey.AI supports the creation of collaborations across borders, enhancing creative exchanges. It is particularly geared toward facilitating innovative cultural and artistic connections through digital technology.

Stage

Seed Round in 2022
STAGE is an Indian language content platform focused on artist-led entertainment. It develops an over-the-top platform that provides entertainment content in various local dialects. The platform features a library of short-form video content that emphasizes dialect-based storytelling, poetry, and comedy. Additionally, it incorporates smart technology to offer personalized recommendations and curated playlists, allowing audiences to engage with authentic content that resonates with their cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Rheo TV

Seed Round in 2019
Rheo TV is a game-streaming platform that aims to make professional game streaming a mainstream career option in India by building an entertainment ecosystem that drives engagement and monetization. Today, India has nearly 200 million active gamers on smartphones. Ubiquitous internet infrastructure and affordable smartphones are leading to the increasing popularity of multiplayer online gaming in India, and Rheo TV is tapping into this phenomenon.

Storie

Seed Round in 2019
Storie is a lifestyle community platform based in Jakarta, Indonesia, that offers users comprehensive information about various cosmetic products. The application enables users to search for and share firsthand experiences, photos, and reviews, facilitating informed decision-making regarding lifestyle products and services. Additionally, Storie features makeup tutorial videos, enhancing the user experience by providing visually engaging content. Through its focus on user-generated reviews and inspiring content, Storie aims to create a supportive community for individuals seeking guidance in their beauty and lifestyle choices.

Invideo

Seed Round in 2019
InVideo is a company that specializes in a browser-based platform for video creation and editing, aimed at making professional-quality video production accessible to a broader audience. Its platform features a range of customizable templates and media assets, along with tools such as a flexible timeline, a drag-and-drop editor, and intelligent frames. Users can leverage natural language processing technology to enhance their video projects, utilizing features like a comprehensive video library and power transitions. InVideo also supports its users through customer service and fosters a community for creators, while offering mobile accessibility via its app, Filmr.

Trell

Seed Round in 2019
Trell Experiences Private Limited, established in 2016 and based in Mumbai, India, operates a mobile video blogging application designed for wanderers, foodies, and travelers. The platform serves as a community-based resource for discovering lifestyles through user-generated videos in various Indian languages. It allows users to create visual collections of their experiences, facilitating the sharing and discussion of favorite places and activities. By connecting people globally, Trell enables users to explore new destinations and learn about local experiences, enhancing their travel and lifestyle choices.

Accio.ai

Seed Round in 2019
Accio helps make video content shoppable through its intelligent visual commerce solution for brands and publishers. Through Accio's proprietary tech, publishers can monetize visual content (pics or videos in stories) by serving automated ads. Accio is a deep-tech visual-led global open-box advertising platform. Accio decoded images, spots various stimuli in them, and makes relevant brands meet the viewers at this precise moment of desire.

Touchfone

Venture Round in 2016
Touchfone is a provider of a live video streaming platform known for its high-performance media delivery capabilities. The company's flagship platform, StrmEasy, excels in delivering video content efficiently and effectively, setting a benchmark in the industry. Touchfone's technology supports a screen-agnostic approach, allowing users to access video content across a variety of wireless devices. The company manages the entire video lifecycle, from content ingestion and transformation to seamless delivery, ensuring a comprehensive solution for its clients in the media landscape.

1CLICK

Seed Round in 2014
1Click is a cloud based pluggable video infrastructure company. 1Click provides an easy to use plugin for browser and mobile platform to embed face to face conversations in your business workflows. 1Click is a video/audio collaboration platform. This platform is built using open standards to allow maximum interoperability.
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