# Finaventures

> Finaventures is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Semiconductor. See 38 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redwood City, United States
- Total investments: 38
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 37%
- Fund size: $120M
- Last fund: Jul 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/finaventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Finaventures_VC
- Website: http://www.finaventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Finaventures/188749417827491

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 16% |
| Semiconductor | 6 | 16% |
| Software | 5 | 13% |
| Electronics | 5 | 13% |
| Hardware | 3 | 8% |

52 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 9 | 24% |
| Series A | 8 | 21% |
| Series B | 5 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 11% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 61% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Morocco | 1 | 3% |
| South Africa | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rachid Sefrioui | Founder & Managing Director | 6 | — |
| Sam Lee | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Suresh Nihalani | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suresh-nihalani |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Green Home | Green Home builds and creates customized homes utilizing sustainable and green technology. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Econest | 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 | 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 | 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 | HelloLend is a fintech, focused on providing and optimizing financial solutions for homeowners. | $500K | Seed | Apr 29, 2023 |  |
| Oreqa Technologies | Oreqa is a hydrogen technology company, developing hydrogen storage systems with long sustainability and micro-grid capability. | $1M | Seed | Apr 24, 2023 |  |
| Suntria | 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 | BetterWatts Insurance Co provides warranty, extended warranty and insurance coverage for residential renewable energy systems. | $500K | Seed | Jan 25, 2023 |  |
| HelloLend | HelloLend is a fintech, focused on providing and optimizing financial solutions for homeowners. | $2M | Seed | Jul 01, 2022 |  |
| Oreqa Technologies | Oreqa is a hydrogen technology company, developing hydrogen storage systems with long sustainability and micro-grid capability. | $4M | Seed | Apr 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 38 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [TL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tl-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Nimes Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nimes-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Venrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venrock) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BlueRun Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluerun-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hikari Tsushin Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hikari-tsushin-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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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.

### How do I contact Finaventures?

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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