# Hariharan Premkumar

> Hariharan Premkumar is a Series A investor at TeleDNA backing E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TeleDNA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/teledna)
- Location: Chennai, India
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hariharan-premkumar-205ab313/

Hariharan Premkumar is a Series A investor at TeleDNA in Chennai focused on E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. Hariharan Premkumar - Board Member @ TeleDNA

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 8 | 28% |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 17% |
| Consumer Goods | 4 | 14% |
| Retail | 3 | 10% |
| Fashion | 3 | 10% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 8 | 28% |
| Seed | 7 | 24% |
| Series B | 5 | 17% |
| Series C | 2 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Indus Valley | This was the start for The Indus Valley. They sell Natural cookware products. The core idea was to make everyone realise that a good kind of cookware is as important as the ingredients to make a healthy and tasty dish. All their products have the customer’s wellness as the core. What makes the products different are the types of material they usewhich involves wood, clay, cast iron, soapstone and so on. Their main motto is to make their utensils work hard as they do for healthy and tasty food and to be a brand that people can rely on. | $17M | Series B | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Bombay Banta | Bombay Banta is an Indian non-alcoholic beverage brand sold through its website and quick-commerce platforms. | $836K | Seed | May 13, 2026 |  |
| Secret Alchemist | Secret Alchemist is a wellness company offering transformative aromatherapy products for holistic wellness and self-care. | $2.5M | Seed | Jan 13, 2026 |  |
| StayVista | Vista Rooms, to put it succinctly, is where you go when you want the privacy of a cozy home, the vibe of a fabulous vacation and the standards of a hotel. With its unique stay options across India and Sri Lanka, and stellar customer reviews, Vista Rooms has fast become synonymous with group getaways in the region. Vista Rooms has served over100,000 happy travellers on one end, and 100+ second home owners on the other, allowing them to maintain their properties and monetize them by giving them out to verified guests in a simple, hassle-free manner. A rigorous selection process means only 1 in 10 properties that we scout get on our list, but once selected, we are quick to upgrade it as per our standards, manage the services required and open doors to groups looking at a quick getaway. We also undertake various security measures to ensure the safety of the property as well as the guests. As managers of cherished homes and organizers of memorable getaways, trust is our most important asset and with our 24x7 customer care team, of which the founders are also a part, we take pride in keeping it strong. | $4.7M | Series B | Jun 26, 2025 |  |
| Rabitat | Rabitat is a consumer product company that offers creative lifestyle solutions for customers through trusted brands. Merlin Brands was founded in 2016 and was headquartered in New Delhi, India. | $4.6M | Series A | Jun 23, 2025 |  |
| Anveshan | Anveshan produces food products that focus on traditional processing methods and direct sourcing from agricultural communities. Its product portfolio includes A2 ghee, wood-pressed and cold-pressed oils, honey, flour, spices, sweeteners, and other pantry staples designed for everyday consumption. The company works with farm-based productionnetworks and uses small-batch processing techniques such as bilona churning and cold pressing to prepare selected products. Anveshan also conducts batch testing and traceability checks as part of its food production process while supporting sourcing relationships with farmer communities. | $5.6M | Series A | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| Koparo Clean | Koparo Clean is a home care brand that manufactures home cleaners and personal hygiene products for natural germ protection. The company offers products like floor cleaners, laundry detergent, fabric conditioners, dishwashing liquid, handwash, cleaning accessories, and fresheners & fragrances that engage in plant-based ingredients, toxin-freehygiene products. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 29, 2025 |  |
| Go Zero | Go Zero is an innovative ice cream company dedicated to provide deliciousness without guilt. | $3.5M | Series A | Mar 18, 2025 |  |
| Secret Alchemist | Secret Alchemist is a wellness company offering transformative aromatherapy products for holistic wellness and self-care. | $500K | Secondary Market | Jan 13, 2025 |  |
| Go Zero | Go Zero is an innovative ice cream company dedicated to provide deliciousness without guilt. | $1.5M | Seed | Jun 19, 2024 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Saama](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saama-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Alkemi Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alkemi-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Force Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/force-ventures-3142) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [L Catterton](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lcatterton) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sauce.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sauce-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Titan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/titan-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About TeleDNA

VC Fund



1 contacts available at TeleDNA.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hariharan Premkumar | Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hariharan-premkumar |

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## FAQ

### What does Hariharan Premkumar invest in?

Hariharan Premkumar invests primarily in E-Commerce, Food and Beverage and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 29 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hariharan Premkumar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hariharan Premkumar closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 29 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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