Kannan Hariharan — Co-Founder
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
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in venture capital and startup advisory.
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Experience: 21 yrs 9 mos
Career 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.
Work Experience
Entitle Guard
Investor & Advisor (7 mos)
Fincentive Technologies
Investor & Advisor (1 yr 3 mos)
Emertel
Fintech Advisor (1 yr 11 mos)
Encube Venture Partners LLC
Advisor - Growth & Late Stage Capital (Debt & Equity) (2 yrs 3 mos)
Clearitt | Cooperative Payments
Investor & Advisor (2 yrs 7 mos)
Gathar
Investor (3 yrs)
TRaiCE
Investor & Advisor (2 yrs 6 mos)
Divido
Advisor - India Entry (5 mos)
NetworkOnomy Ventures
Start-Up Advisory (Early Stage) (7 yrs 3 mos)
Inkers Technology
Investor (10 yrs 1 mo)
Enigmatic Smile
Investor (10 yrs 7 mos)
VEHITO
Investor (11 yrs 2 mos)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Business Operations Manager - Payments and Cards (7 mos)
OyePlay
Investor (2 yrs 8 mos)
Lodestar Career Guidance
Investor (12 yrs)
Syndicate Investments
Investor & Fintech Advisor (5 yrs)
BTI Payments Pvt. Limited.
India Growth (7 yrs)
FIS
Business Manager (3 yrs 7 mos)
Education
MBA at SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Bachelor of Technology at University of Calicut