Finaventures
VC Fund
Redwood City, United States
Finaventures is a VC fund in Redwood City focused on Manufacturing and Semiconductor. Launched in 1999, Finaventures is a venture capital & growth equity firm. Finaventures focuses on companies with a need for growth, acceleration or rescue. Our business model combines investment capital with active involvement, at the management and board levels, in a way that aligns all stakeholders. We bring a balanced perspective to growthor crisis management and recognize that identifying and leveraging a company’s existing strengths is as important as facing and dealing with its weaknesses. By uncovering new insights, we help you to improve the overall performance and results of your company. Delivering such insight requires a broad range of experience and expertise such as strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology, fundraising and mergers & acquisitions.
- Total investments:
- 38
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 37%
- Fund size:
- $120M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Finaventures invests in
Stages Finaventures invests in
Countries Finaventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 6 (16%)
- Semiconductor 6 (16%)
- Software 5 (13%)
- Electronics 5 (13%)
- Hardware 3 (8%)
Stage
- Series C 9 (24%)
- Series A 8 (21%)
- Series B 5 (13%)
- Funding Round 4 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (11%)
Country
- United States 23 (61%)
- Spain 1 (3%)
- Belgium 1 (3%)
- Morocco 1 (3%)
- South Africa 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rachid Sefrioui
Founder & Managing Director
|
Founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Sam Lee
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Suresh Nihalani
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Home builds and creates customized homes utilizing sustainable and green technology. | $2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 01, 2024 | ||
| Econest is a software development company that provide technical data for environmental, social, governance reporting, and management needs. | $500K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 01, 2024 | ||
| EHMA is a non profit healthcare management association that commits to improve health and healthcare industries. | $1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| HelloSolar Finance is a financial company that offers loan for access to the adoption of green technologies. | $3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 01, 2023 | ||
| HelloLend is a fintech, focused on providing and optimizing financial solutions for homeowners. | $500K / Seed / Apr 29, 2023 | ||
| Oreqa is a hydrogen technology company, developing hydrogen storage systems with long sustainability and micro-grid capability. | $1M / Seed / Apr 24, 2023 | ||
| Suntria is a battery & storage technologies company. Suntria also offers residential storage & solar solutions in the Southwestern US. | $15M / Series C / Mar 11, 2023 | ||
| BetterWatts Insurance Co provides warranty, extended warranty and insurance coverage for residential renewable energy systems. | $500K / Seed / Jan 25, 2023 | ||
| HelloLend is a fintech, focused on providing and optimizing financial solutions for homeowners. | $2M / Seed / Jul 01, 2022 | ||
| Oreqa is a hydrogen technology company, developing hydrogen storage systems with long sustainability and micro-grid capability. | $4M / Seed / Apr 01, 2022 | ||
| See all 38 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Finaventures invest in?
Finaventures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Semiconductor and Software startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Finaventures?
The team at Finaventures includes Rachid Sefrioui (Founder & Managing Director), Sam Lee (Managing Director) and Suresh Nihalani (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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