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Karthik Reddy

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Karthik Reddy

@BKartRed

Co-Founder @ Blume | Blume Investment Team | (try DM’ing on superdm.me/karthik)

Mumbai

Joined August 2014

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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Nov 15, 2024
Reporting a fund is easier than digging deep into the innards of the venture craft and sharing valuable insights. Last year's Omega Files Ep 1 paves the way to share more this time. It's time for Episode 2 of the #OmegaFiles bit.ly/BVTheOmegaFile… Benchmarking Fund IRRs,
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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Sep 28, 2023
Always been tempted to head to chowpatty for the visarjan - finished board meeting at 5:15 - was there by 6 - first time and with my teen kid Concerts come close but this “sea of humanity” is something else - and this will probably go on till sunrise 🌅
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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Dec 15, 2023
The Omega Files (Inaugural edition) ———————————————— It has taken over a dozen years to get here. I was hoping it would be done by year 10. And we still have a few years before the Final Chapters of the Blume Fund I journey are entirely closed. The First Edition of The Omega
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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Sep 22, 2024
Quick observations from Coldplay 2 hrs madness The demand from the Q’s merged for the new 2pm show and opened at >$1mill At an avg of 2-4 tix per purchase, the Q didn’t even make it to someone in the team who was in the 20K range This was a demand and price estimation online
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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Jun 19, 2022
Very cool to see entire trains painted in @Zoho colors in @mtanowace Desi products, global impact @svembu
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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Jun 22, 2020
Jun 2020 marks 10 yrs (to the mth) since a pitch deck with both @sanjaynath and @BKartRed’s names went out for the 1st time. It was titled ProjectFaktory. We hadn’t concurred on a Fund Name as yet. We pitched our fund idea to everyone we could #10YearsOfBlume 1/n
Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Sep 16, 2023
Thanks @nikhilkamathcio for the opportunity. I’ve received a lot of great positive feedback on the episode; wanted to share a few thoughts: * as Nikhil said, “this is school” - it’s important to understand VC and it’s operating constraints if you want to pitch and raise venture
Nikhil Kamath
@nikhilkamathcio
Sep 2, 2023
Episode #9 Out Now - rb.gy/inwsc Join us for an epic dive into the world of venture capital with seasoned investors. This has been one of the most in-depth episodes so far... @prashanthp @RajanAnandan @BKartRed @Nithin0dha
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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Feb 14, 2021
Today marks exactly 10 yrs since the formal “first” close of Blume Fund I. 21cr 11 HNIs (target of 100 - would take 18 more mths for 4th/final close) Last week, crossed 100% capital + some gains in cash return..yr or 2 more but 3x+ cash shall be delivered #10YearsOfBlume
Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Dec 7, 2022
Founders and their unreasonable ambition is why Blume exists; to support these ambitions & their lasting impact. Today, Indian founders see bigger dreams, set lofty goals. We are delighted to announce our $250+ mill fund, backing them, their ability to solve large problems.
TechCrunch
@TechCrunch
Dec 7, 2022
India's Blume Ventures more than doubles in size, raises over $250 million for new fund tcrn.ch/3HyhPmr by @refsrc
Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Nov 4, 2023
If anyone has tasted an Arun ice cream Casatta, you can’t not listen to this episode :) Arun and Hatsun are so omnipresent with their brands in the south. Sample some of their ice cream and devour the incredible humility and philosophy of the founder Mr Chandramogan. You won’t
Blume Ventures
@BlumeVentures
Nov 1, 2023
“I don't believe that exiting my company is worth it. My pleasure is in doing the job.” - R G Chandramogan. We’re back with another episode of the Blume Podcast! RG Chandramogan, the legendary entrepreneur and dairyman behind Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, the dairy giant that
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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Dec 14, 2023
*** DECLASSIFIED*** “The Omega Files” are our declassified Venture Craft stories. When classified, government docs, at least in the US, seem to be set for 25, 50 and 75 years of review, before declassification. If Senate and CIA like docs can be reviewed at 25 years, I‘ve
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Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Apr 20, 2022
Why did we end up having sugarcane juice? So that @rajan_bajaj can show off his cool UPI feature on the @sliceit_ app. Most refreshing 40 bucks for 2 - opp the new swank Slice HQ! @AshishFafadia @BlumeVentures
Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Nov 28, 2022
So, here’s a 🎩- tip thread to all the folks who make @isro tick
Karthik Reddy
@BKartRed
Mar 13, 2024
This is like a class of 2010 reunion pic types 😁 Fresh and sprightly as ever …
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