# Finistere Ventures

> Finistere Ventures is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Agriculture. See 67 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 67
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 30%
- Fund size: $28M
- Last fund: Apr 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/finistereventures
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/finistereag
- Website: http://www.finistere.com

Finistere Ventures is an agricultural technology and life sciences venture capital investor. Founded in 2005, the company partners with other entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to build innovative companies that have the potential to transform modern agriculture, increase food security, improve nutrition, and enhance sustainability. Their appliedexperience as operators, and pioneering role in Ag Tech, is actively utilized to benefit its portfolio companies and Partners. Finistere has global access to the best new technologies from centers of Ag Tech excellence in the U.S., Australia, Israel, New Zealand, and Canada through its venture partner networks. Finistere’s locations in San Diego and Palo Alto, California keeps them connected to the centers of mainstream venture investment and the world’s leading innovation ecosystem.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.5M–$10M |
| Series B | $7.5M–$45M |
| Series C | $5M–$43M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 14 | 21% |
| Agriculture | 12 | 18% |
| Food and Beverage | 9 | 13% |
| AgTech | 8 | 12% |
| Farming | 7 | 10% |

83 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 15 | 22% |
| Series C | 14 | 21% |
| Series A | 12 | 18% |
| Seed | 8 | 12% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 29 | 43% |
| New Zealand | 9 | 13% |
| Israel | 2 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spencer Maughan | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spencer-maughan |
| Adrian Percy | CTO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-percy |
| Arama Kukutai | Partner & Co-Founder | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arama-kukutai |
| Dave Duncan | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-duncan |
| Dean Tilyard | Venture Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dean-tilyard |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Berkeley Yeast | Berkeley Yeast engineers yeast strains to help brewers create beers that are delicious and sustainable. The company was founded by Berkeley PhDs in 2017. Its headquarters is based in Oakland, California. They consume around the world, from regional specialties to staples used by billions of people daily. This includes beer and wine, but also bread,cheese, vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, kombucha, miso, chocolate, and others. The list is long and reveals a broad and exciting horizon. |  | Series A | Dec 23, 2025 |  |
| Animol Discovery | Animol is building its own pipeline of break-through proprietary veterinary small molecules led by a team of animal health industry experts with vast experience in bringing drugs to market. With our unique and powerful technology platform we deliver innovative medicines that are specifically designed for the needs of veterinary patients. | $12M | Series C | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| POP | POP offers a nutrient-packed supplement for pet dogs to reduce inflammation and support whole-body health. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 21, 2025 |  |
| DNAiTECH | DNAiTECH is a biotechnology company developing innovative point-of-care (POC) diagnostics systems. It aims to meet the POC testing challenge, fulfilling the World Health Organisation’s ASSURED criteria and delivering rapid, robust molecular tests for use beyond the laboratory. | $150.6K | Pre-Seed | Oct 21, 2024 |  |
| Metrovate | Metrovate is a biotechnology company which enhance global health and sustainability via sophisticated research and development. | $604.2K | Seed | May 14, 2024 |  |
| Jooules | Jooules offers a sustainable food system to ensure a greener, healthier future by using fermentation technologies to create nutritious protein ingredients. | $612K | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Jooules | Jooules offers a sustainable food system to ensure a greener, healthier future by using fermentation technologies to create nutritious protein ingredients. | $593.3K | Seed | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Sidework Solutions | Backbar Solutions is an automated cocktail dispenser designed to provide stability in bars regardless of fluctuations in business. Designed with a bartender’s workflow in mind, our cocktail dispenser makes your bar more efficient from day one, so client can focus on giving the guests a great experience. It reduces the points of contact betweenbartenders and cocktails, so they can be sure the drinks they are serving are as safe as possible. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 24, 2023 |  |
| Scentian Bio | Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution. |  | Seed | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Sapro-Tech | Sapro-Tech is a provider of sustainable leather from fungi intended to make handbags. | $607.3K | Pre-Seed | Jun 28, 2023 |  |

10 of 67 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Finistere Ventures invest in?

Finistere Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 67 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Finistere Ventures's check size?

Finistere Ventures typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$10M at Series A, $7.5M–$45M at Series B and $5M–$43M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Finistere Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Finistere Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Finistere Ventures?

The team at Finistere Ventures includes Spencer Maughan (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Adrian Percy (CTO) and Arama Kukutai (Partner & Co-Founder), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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