V Harish ran the popular social media brand ‘Finance With Harish’ on Instagram and YouTube.
A finance influencer with over 1.3 million followers on Instagram has died by suicide in Chennai and his father has alleged he was cyberbullied by the CEO of a venture studio.
V Harish, 27, who ran the popular social media brand ‘Finance With Harish’ on Instagram and YouTube, was found hanging at his rented villa in Chennai. His father claims he was “targeted” by Jason Samuel, the CEO of venture studio Zemuria Inc. Harish’s Instagram handle was disabled by Meta following Samuel’s allegations, and he had been releasing videos on a new handle.
The influencer was stressed because of this, which drove him to take his own life, said his father, who has also demanded a police investigation.
In a post on X on Tuesday evening, Samuel said he was shocked by Harish’s death, but emphasised that he had only pointed out that the influencer had “misrepresented” facts. He claimed Harish was not a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) and had got his AMFI Registration Number (ARN) from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) only recently.
Finance with Harish – YouTube channel chap has taken the extreme step of suicide allegedly because of cyber bullying by Jason Samuel – another YouTuber.
Sad .
— kishore k swamy 🇮🇳 (@sansbarrier) October 20, 2026
