Ashish Fafadia

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14 June, 2022

Younger VC-backed startups look to hire skilled talent laid off by other firms

Freshly laid off employees in the startup sector are being eyed by new startups seeking to hire experienced talent in ......

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24 November, 2021

Blume Ventures marks first close of fourth fund at $105 mn

Blume Ventures, an investor in startups such as edtech unicorn Unacademy, warehouse robotics firm GreyOrange and beauty marketplace Purplle, has ......

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13 January, 2021

The era of big exits will begin in 2021: Blume Ventures' Ashish Fafadia

For Blume Ventures, 2020 was a particularly eventful year. The Mumbai based venture capital firm raised commitments worth $102 million ......

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11 September, 2020

Fund Scan: Blume Ventures tweaks its tactics to keep pace in crowded VC field

When ed-tech startup Unacademy raised $150 million earlier this month, it was a reason to celebrate for the startup and ......

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19 February, 2020

Blume Ventures marks final close of new fund, overshoots target

Blume Ventures said on Wednesday it has marked the final close of its third fund at $102 million (Rs 715 ......

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03 October, 2019

Angel, late-stage deals help hold momentum for VC investments in July-Sept

Angel, seed and late-stage deals helped maintain the pace of venture capital investments in India during the three months through ......

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09 July, 2019

How the pecking order of India's most active VC firms is changing

Sequoia Capital India maintained its lead as the most active venture capital firm in the first half of the year ......

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04 February, 2019

How budget proposals on stamp duty will affect PE and VC funds

On Friday, acting finance minister Piyush Goyal delivered what is perhaps the most populist budget in the five years that ......

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25 October, 2018

Blume Ventures elevates Ashish Fafadia as partner

Blume Ventures said on Thursday that it has elevated Ashish Fafadia as a partner, as the early-stage venture capital firm ......

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11 October, 2018

Worst over for VC dealmaking in India but investors backing fewer startups

Early-stage venture capital investments just past the seed/angel level appear to have bottomed out while mid-stage deals - particularly at ......