Hariharan Premkumar

Hari is an accidental VC. Early in his career, he found himself drawn to the thinking of Munger and Buffett, and built his early career in private equity backing capital efficient businesses with strong fundamentals. He never imagined moving to early stage investing, until a growing excitement for the consumer sector led him to a chance meeting with Deepak, and the leap suddenly made sense. He joined DSGCP to run the India office, drawn by the challenge of building a country operation and a belief that instilling capital efficiency from day one, not just at scale, gives a brand the best chance of scaling sustainably.

That belief became the Brick By Brick investment philosophy, which Hari helped shape after joining DSGCP in 2019 following 8 years in buyout investing and investment banking. He also leads DSGCP's research partnership with Bain & Company on the Insurgent Brands report, studying what separates brands with strong fundamentals from the rest.

A believer in a positive sum view of life and business, Hari is fueled by lifelong learning and loves discussing philosophy, history and psychology. He's a serial re reader, from Munger, Jim Collins and Clay Christensen to ancient Indian texts and Jiddu Krishnamurti. Outside of books, he follows Manchester City, is a foodie, and an avid traveler.

His greatest joy at work is helping founders drive their businesses to self sustainability, taking control of destiny without depending on external capital.