Kannan Hariharan

Co-Founder

Sydney, NSW, Australia21 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and fintech.
  • Expert in scaling ventures and securing private equity funding.
  • Advises companies on expansion into India and Australia.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in venture capital and startup advisory.

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Business StrategyBusiness PlanningStrategyStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningFinancialFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalTeam ManagementStakeholder ManagementStrategic PartnershipsStart-up VenturesCompany ValuationMarket Sizing

About

With over 25 years of experience across both corporates and start-ups, I’ve worked on both sides of the table — from building ventures to backing them. Early in my career, I scaled a multimillion-dollar payments infrastructure company in India, secured private equity funding, and gained deep, hands-on experience in entrepreneurship and fintech scaling. In addition to supporting early-stage ventures, we also work with growth and mature companies looking to expand into the India and Australia markets — and vice versa. Today, I incubate, invest in, and advise companies alongside founders, providing capital, strategic direction, and operational support. Investments are made independently or through syndicates and affiliated VC funds, with a focus on early- and growth-stage opportunities. Areas of interest: Fintech (with a generalist lens) and asset tokenisation. Always open to a coffee and a stimulating conversation.If you’re building, planning to build, or just exploring an idea and looking for support, feel free to reach out - kannan@australiadigitalventures.com

Experience

21 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
10 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Entitle guard

Investor & Advisor

Sep 2025Present · 7 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · On-site

  • The entitlements and warranties space is ripe for disruption, and EntitleGuard is leading the charge. We’re reshaping a legacy segment with a faster, smarter, more customer-centric model

Fincentive technologies

Investor & Advisor

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · India & UAE · Remote

  • Voucher Infrastructure for a Digital-First India.The startup recently raised angel round from top notch angel investors.

Emertel

Fintech Advisor

May 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Remote

  • Emertel partners with B2B and B2B2C platform scale-ups to help them scale up across the Indo-Pacific. Services span strategic advice to in market execution for product development, offer localisation, channel development and customer acquisition in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and India. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Encube venture partners llc

Advisor - Growth & Late Stage Capital (Debt & Equity)

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Sydney/Bangalore · On-site

  • Encube Venture Partners is a boutique investment firm headquartered in Bangalore with a representation in Australia. With a demonstrated history of success in venture capital, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), we serve as your committed ally in navigating the intricate realm of corporate finance. Collaborating closely with leading PE/VC funds and family offices across Asia, the US, and the Middle East, Encube is dedicated to delivering unparalleled financial expertise and guidance.

Clearitt | cooperative payments

Investor & Advisor

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · On-site

  • Clearitt is an Australian FinTech startup that helps SMEs settle their bills with minimal cash payments if any at all.

Gathar

Investor

Apr 2023Present · 3 yrs · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · On-site

  • Gathar connects those who love to cook, with those who love to entertain !

Traice

Investor & Advisor

Mar 2023Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos · United States · Remote

  • TraiCE is an automated solution that gives financial organisations data-driven indices & early risk detection for comprehensive, proactive, and daily risk monitoring.Acquired by AQM technologies.

Divido

Advisor - India Entry

May 2022Oct 2022 · 5 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

  • Divido is a Soft Bank funded UK based fin-tech company that offers "Retail financing tech as a service" to banks, lenders and large merchant groups. As a result of prevailing market conditions, the company had to halt its cross-border expansion plan.

Networkonomy ventures

Start-Up Advisory (Early Stage)

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Networkonomy Ventures is a 10+ year old boutique firm facilitating capital, strategic introductions, and venture growth consulting for early-stage and growth stage companies. We also facilitate APAC expansion for established companies through JV's, buyouts, or setting up their own standalone business operations.As a group we have worked with 30+ founders and helped them raise more than $120m in capital through our investors network.

Inkers technology

Investor

Mar 2016Present · 10 yrs 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area · Remote

  • Inkers design and develop deep large-scale AI and ML vision solutions for construction tech enterprises, Defence and Security Organisations.The company recently raised $3m in series A round.

Enigmatic smile

Investor

Sep 2015Present · 10 yrs 7 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • ES is a UK-based fintech developing solutions that enable financial institutions, businesses, publishers, and developers to create innovative rewards experiences linked to any digital transaction. The company has raised over $40 million in funding and acquired more than 16 companies in the payment-linked rewards space, including FIDEL API ($60m VC invested), Olive, and Swipe.

Vehito

Investor

Feb 2015Present · 11 yrs 2 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Remote

  • Vehito is a SaaS-based platform that allows garages and fleets to increase their QoS by equipping them with technology tools to improve the quality, trust & efficiency

Hewlett packard enterprise

Business Operations Manager - Payments and Cards

Nov 2014Jun 2015 · 7 mos · Rhodes,Sydney

  • Manage business operations for HP's payments business

Oyeplay

Investor

May 2014Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Remote

  • OyePlay is an online discovery and booking platform for sports grounds/courts, sports training centers, sports tournaments, coaches.

Lodestar career guidance

Investor

Apr 2014Present · 12 yrs · Greater Bengaluru Area · Remote

  • Lodestar is India's first scientific career guidance program for class 10 students. The program helps parents and children make a smart' career decision in a simple and easy way by using accurate data, highly evolved scientific decision making tools.

Syndicate investments

Investor & Fintech Advisor

Jan 2014Jan 2019 · 5 yrs · Bangalore, India and Sydney, Australia

  • Investor in a syndicate group, set up with the intention of helping start-ups that tend to be unique in their segments. The syndicate is sector agnostic and has invested in 11 early-stage consumer and business focussed startups. Realised 2 exits,1 filed for IPO and 2 in the process of raising growth capital. This syndicate group is an LP in a India based prominent early-stage fund with $200m in AUM.

Bti payments pvt. limited.

India Growth

Dec 2006Dec 2013 · 7 yrs · Bangalore, India

  • Create,Build and Sustain Brand BTI Payments India Pvt Ltd !

Fis

Business Manager

May 2003Dec 2006 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Solution Consulting and Business Development - Payment Platforms, ASP Transaction Processing, and Switching, Payment Card Infrastructure, Channel Infrastructure services

Education

SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

MBA — Management

Jan 2005Jan 2007

University of Calicut

Bachelor of Technology — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 1994Jan 1998

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