Sajith Pai

CEO

Delhi, India27 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in consumer and B2B investment strategies.
Over two decades of experience in media and startups.
Strong background in business development and brand management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned venture capital professional with extensive experience in media and startup investments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Investment StrategyBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBrand Management

Other Skills

AdvertisingCommunicationStrategyDigital MediaCompetitive AnalysisBlogging

About

I oversee consumer and India B2B investing at Blume. I write and think aloud at sajithpai.com. You can also find my writings on LinkedIn, and my tweets on X. Please note that it is tough for me to respond to every pitch mail or message. I read every mail, and if I don't respond it is because I don't see a fit / opportunity. Before you write in cold, or reach out via a trusted mutual friend, do read the relevant sections on the blume.vc site https//blume.vc/#pitch-us if you are pitching your startup and https://blume.vc/work-with-us if you are applying for a role). They will tell you about how we work and think, as well as how to reach us. Do note that it is not possible for me to reply to every mail. Please don't send me LinkedIn invites if we haven't met or spoken with! I have this weird rule about keeping LinkedIn connections restricted to folks I have met or videocalled with:) Weird, right? I know, I know!

Experience

27 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

20 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Blume ventures

Investment Team

Sep 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 7 mos · Delhi Area, India

Please note that it is tough for me to respond to every pitch mail or message. I read every mail, and if I don't respond it is because I don't see a fit / opportunity.***
I oversee consumer and India B2B investing at Blume. The best way to reach out to me is to via a Blume portfolio founder, or even a mutual contact, who knows you personally and can vouch for you! If you don’t know anyone who can introduce you to me / Blume, then do reach out directly.
Before you write in cold, or reach out via a trusted mutual friend, do read the relevant sections on the blume.vc site [ https//blume.vc/#pitch-us if you are pitching your startup and https://blume.vc/work-with-us if you are applying for a role ]. They will tell you about how we work and think, as well as how to reach us. Do note that it is not possible for me to reply to every mail.

Business DevelopmentAdvertisingCommunicationStrategyDigital MediaInvestment Strategy

Bennett coleman and co. ltd. (times group)

Associate Vice President (last designation)

Jun 1998 – Aug 2018 · 20 yrs 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Over two decades, in two stints, I worked across multiple roles and divisions in the Times of India Group. These ranged from startup roles across our music, TV News, education ventures to brand, strategy and business development roles across Print and the Ads-for-Equity businesses.
There were three broad arcs to my career at The Times Group
Kickstarted / supported launch of startup businesses such as Times Music, Times Now, Bennett University, Times’s licensing venture (e.g., Femina Flaunt)
Acquired a deep understanding of strategy & corporate development functions from my stints across the Print businesses
Supported our Vice-Chairman Mr Samir Jain as his Chief of Staff towards the latter part of the stint. This was an add-on to my existing role.
Sandwiched between the two stints in Times was a near 3-year stint with a company called Infomedia India (yellow pages, B2B mags etc). It doesn’t exist now. It was sold by the PE fund ICICI Venture, which ‘owned’ them to Network18, who made a hash of it. There is an HBS case study waiting to be written about Infomedia, primarily from the lens of disruption.

Business DevelopmentBrand ManagementCompetitive AnalysisStrategyBusiness Strategy