Sahil Bloom

Sahil Bloom is an American investor, entrepreneur, and writer. He is the founder of SRB Ventures, a stage-agnostic venture fund, and the author of The 5 Types of Wealth, a New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestseller published in February 2025^[3][8].

Before entering venture capital, Bloom was a Division I pitcher at Stanford University, where his career was cut short by injury after his senior season^[5][6]. He spent seven years in private equity at Altamont Capital Partners, rising from analyst to vice president, before building a media and investment platform around his newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle, which reaches over 800,000 subscribers^[1][2].

In 2025, Bloom co-founded Wild Roman, a natural skincare brand for men named after his son^[4].

Bloom was born on January 5, 1991 and raised in Weston, Massachusetts, outside Boston. His father, David E. Bloom, is a professor of economics and demography at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health; his mother, Lakshmi Reddy Bloom, was born and raised in Bangalore, India. His parents met in a Princeton University library in 1980^[2].

At Weston High School, Bloom was a four-year baseball letterman, earning League MVP honors in 2009 and selections to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic teams^[6].

Stanford University

Bloom attended Stanford from 2009 to 2013, earning a bachelor's degree in economics and sociology while playing four seasons as a right-handed relief pitcher for the Cardinal baseball team^[6]. Over 34 career appearances, he posted a 4–0 record with a 2.76 ERA and 1.03 WHIP across 65.1 innings. He was selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team twice and received the Bruce R. Cameron Memorial Award twice^[6].

As a junior, he recorded a save with 2.2 shutout innings in an NCAA Regional championship victory over Pepperdine, helping guide Stanford to the Super Regional^[6]. His senior season was limited to a single appearance — one inning — due to injury^[5].

Bloom remained at Stanford for a master's degree in public policy, completed in 2014, with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as his academic advisor. During the master's program, he served as a graduate assistant coach for the Stanford baseball team^[2].

Altamont Capital Partners (2014–2021)

After completing his master's degree, Bloom joined Altamont Capital Partners, a generalist middle-market private equity firm based in Palo Alto with over $2.5 billion in capital under management^[2]. He was one of three analysts in the firm's first analyst class, connected to founder Jesse Rogers through a mentor. Unlike most PE firms, Altamont hired analysts directly from school rather than requiring prior banking or consulting experience.

Over seven years, Bloom rose from analyst to vice president, focusing on consumer products and services. He served on the boards of Fox Racing, Intermix, and Brixton^[2].

The Curiosity Chronicle (2020–present)

In May 2020, while working from home during the pandemic, Bloom wrote a Twitter thread for his roughly 500 followers explaining why the stock market was recovering despite rising unemployment^[1]. The thread went viral. Within four months he had over 33,000 followers. He has been writing consistently since, growing his combined audience to approximately 1.9 million across X, Instagram, and his biweekly newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle, which now exceeds 800,000 subscribers. He is also a contributor to CNBC.

SRB Ventures and SRB Holdings (2021–present)

Bloom launched SRB Holdings, a personal holding company of roughly ten cash-flowing business assets, in 2021. In January 2022, he raised a $10 million debut venture fund, SRB Ventures, investing $100,000–$250,000 checks across fintech, consumer, and enterprise startups^[9]. Prior to the formal fund, he had made over 40 startup investments, including several unicorns.

The 5 Types of Wealth (2025)

Bloom's first book, The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life, was published by Ballantine Books (Penguin Random House) on February 4, 2025^[8]. The book identifies five dimensions of wealth — time, social, mental, physical, and financial — and debuted as an instant bestseller on the New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times lists^[3].

Apple CEO Tim Cook endorsed the book, calling it "a powerful call to action to think deeply about what lights you up." Pershing Square founder Bill Ackman's public recommendation sent it to number two on Amazon within 36 hours^[3]. Bloomberg featured Bloom on its Masters in Business podcast to discuss the book's themes^[7].

Wild Roman (2025–present)

In 2025, Bloom co-founded Wild Roman, a natural skincare brand for men centered on grass-fed tallow. The brand is named after his son, Roman Reddy Bloom. Co-founded with Matt Schnuck and led by CEO Holly Felicetta, Wild Roman is headquartered in San Carlos, California^[4].

Bloom married Elizabeth Bloom, whom he met in their high school computer lab on her fifteenth birthday in 2007. Elizabeth is a senior designer at Gap and holds a BFA from Parsons The New School for Design^[4].

Their son, Roman Reddy Bloom, was born on May 16, 2022. The middle name "Reddy" comes from Bloom's mother's family in Bangalore.

Bloom has described a pivotal period at age thirty when he had achieved conventional markers of success — the title, the house, the salary — and felt deeply unfulfilled. A conversation with an old friend about the limited time remaining with aging parents prompted a cross-country move and the career reorientation that produced both the newsletter and the book^[4].

He ran a 2:57:31 marathon in Erie, Pennsylvania in September 2023, and has a personal deadlift record of 525 pounds. He reads 60 to 70 books per year^[2].

After living in California and then New York, Bloom moved back to Boston in late 2025, writing: "Goodbye, New York. Hello, Boston. I'm coming home"^[4].

Quotations attributed to Bloom in published sources.

Bloom appears frequently across business media as an investor, author, and commentator. He is a contributor to CNBC^[11].

His book launch for The 5 Types of Wealth included features in Fortune, the Boston Globe, and Morning Brew^[3][12]. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Pershing Square founder Bill Ackman both publicly endorsed the book, with Ackman's recommendation sending it to number two on Amazon within 36 hours^[3].

Through SRB Ventures and personal angel investments, Bloom has backed over 40 startups across fintech, consumer, and enterprise software. Before raising his formal $10 million fund in January 2022, his personal portfolio included several companies that reached unicorn valuations^[9].

SRB Ventures invests $100,000–$250,000 checks at seed and Series A, with a preference for founder-operators building in sectors Bloom knows from his private equity background — consumer products, services, and financial infrastructure^[9].

Outside of venture, Bloom operates SRB Holdings, a personal holding company of approximately ten cash-flowing business assets acquired beginning in 2021. These span digital media, e-commerce, and small-scale consumer businesses^[2].