Hari Krishnan Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Director

  • Primary Industry
  • Finance

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Hari Krishnan General Information

Biography

Mr. Hari Krishnan serves as a Director at Lok Capital. He served as Fund Manager at Astarc Ventures. He also serves as an Advisor at PharmEasy. He served as Board Member at HomeCapital. He served as Board Member at Surukam. He leads seed investments at Astarc Ventures as the Fund Manager. He has over 12 years of experience, of which over 6 years as an entrepreneur - co-founded a startup in the education space that raised Angel Investment before getting acquired by a listed education player. Previously, he served as a Senior Vice President at Venture Intelligence. He co-founded and served as Vice President at Schoolmate. He began his career as a Software Engineer at Patni Computer Systems (currently iGate) and has an integrated Masters in Management from BITS Pilani.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Director, Lok Capital
Education
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Email
ha
Phone
+91 096001
Address
  • 418, Time Tower
  • MG Road, Sector 28, Near MG Road Metro Station
  • Gurugram, Haryana 122002
  • India
+91 0124

Hari Krishnan Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Lok Capital Investor Director Gurugram, India Venture Capital

Hari Krishnan Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Akshayakalpa Organic Beverages Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Bengaluru, India
HomeCapital Consumer Finance Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Pune, India

Hari Krishnan Lead Partner on Deals (11)

Hari Krishnan has been the lead partner on 11 deals. Their latest deal was with Marut Drones, a other agriculture company. The deal was made for on 05-Nov-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Marut Drones 05-Nov-2024 Later Stage VC (Series A) Completed Other Agriculture Hyderabad, India
AquaConnect 20-Dec-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Chennai, India
HomeCapital 29-Feb-2020 Completed Consumer Finance Pune, India
PharmEasy 25-Apr-2017 Completed Specialty Retail Mumbai, India
Wooplr 09-Feb-2017 Completed Internet Retail Bangalore, India
Findmeashoe 13-Oct-2016 Completed Business/Productivity Software West Sacramento, CA
Lex Aude Services 17-Jun-2016 Completed Other Financial Services Chennai, India
TravelKhana 28-Sep-2015 Completed Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure New Delhi, India
Lex Aude Services 30-Apr-2015 Angel (individual) Completed Other Financial Services Chennai, India
Lex Aude Services 30-May-2014 Angel (individual) Completed Other Financial Services Chennai, India

Hari Krishnan Network (79)

Board Members (13)

Name Company Representing Location From
Trevor Tomkins Akshayakalpa Organic Self Bengaluru, India
Raghavendra Hegde Akshayakalpa Organic Self Bengaluru, India
Akshayakalpa Organic Lok Capital Bengaluru, India
Akshayakalpa Organic Self Bengaluru, India
Akshayakalpa Organic Self Bengaluru, India

Portfolio Executives (63)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Prem Vislawath Marut Drones Co-Founder, Chief Innovator, Co-Chief Executive Officer-Marut Group & Board Member 05-Nov-2024 Hyderabad, India
SaiKumar Reddy Chinthala Marut Drones Co-Founder, CMO, Co-Chief Executive Officer - Marut Drone Academy & Board Member 05-Nov-2024 Hyderabad, India
Marut Drones Chief Business Officer 05-Nov-2024 Hyderabad, India
Marut Drones Chief Technology Officer & Co-Chief Executive Officer of Agri Business & Board member 05-Nov-2024 Hyderabad, India
AquaConnect Co-Founder 20-Dec-2022 Chennai, India

Fund Team Members (3)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Venkatesh Natarajan Lok Capital Lok Capital Fund IV Gurugram, India
Rijul Jain Astarc Ventures Astarc Ventures Seed Fund Mumbai, India
Astarc Ventures Mumbai, India

Hari Krishnan Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Astarc Ventures Seed Fund Astarc Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2014
Lok Capital Fund IV Lok Capital Venture - General Open 2022

Hari Krishnan Advisory Roles (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
KobZa Company Advisor Chennai, India Business/Productivity Software
PharmEasy Company Advisor Mumbai, India Specialty Retail

Hari Krishnan FAQs

  • Who is Hari Krishnan?

    Mr. Hari Krishnan serves as a Director at Lok Capital.

  • How much does Hari Krishnan typically invest?

    Hari Krishnan's median deal size is .

  • What is Hari Krishnan’s main position?

    Hari Krishnan’s primary position is Director.

  • What are the contact details for Hari Krishnan?

    Hari Krishnan’s email address is ha and his phone number is +91 096001 .

  • How many active board seats does Hari Krishnan hold?

    Hari Krishnan holds 2 board seats including Akshayakalpa Organic and HomeCapital.

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