Hari is an experienced entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, and advisor with a passion for lifelong learning. He actively invests in innovative startups and promotes lean startup principles, global thinking, local action, and fostering an organisational culture suitable for innovation.

He has led numerous deals, predominantly in the Indian Angel Network and some in LetsVenture, facilitating exits and fundraising support for investors and portfolio companies. He has been a lead investor in several food tech companies and QSR brands and has been supporting entrepreneurs in the F & B , D2C , AI and Deep Tech space.

He is a member of the Advisory Board of Ivy Cap Ventures ( VC fund with over Rs. 5000 cr of AUM) , serves as a member of the Investment Committee at IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) , NSRCEL – IIM-Bengaluru , IIT Hyderabad (ITIC) and Venture Park (BIA) – Patna , IIEST , Shibpur.

Hari is one of the founding member of TiE Kolkata , has served as President and is a Lifetime Charter Member of TiE Kolkata.

As an entrepreneur since 1987, Hari has been involved in multiple ventures, including the early adoption of the internet with his portal Calcutta Online, which was acquired by a NASDAQ-listed company in 1998. He co-founded Ontrack Systems Limited in 1988 and held key positions in trade bodies, trusts, and non-profit organizations, such as TiE-Kolkata, COMPASS, CIITA and FAIITA and others.