# Ivan Farneti

> Ivan Farneti is a Series B investor at Five Seasons Ventures (London) backing Pet and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Five Seasons Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/five-seasons-ventures)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/ivanfarneti
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ivanfarneti
- Website: https://x.com/ivanfarneti

Ivan Farneti is a Series B investor at Five Seasons Ventures in London focused on Pet and E-Commerce. Ivan joined Doughty Hanson in 2000 and focuses on the internet and software sectors. He currently serves on the board of directors of SecretSales (UK), Handmade Mobile Entertainment (UK) and oversees the investment on Everbridge (US).Ivan has been an active venture capital investor in start-up businesses both in Europe and in the US since1997. He previously was a member of the Board of Gomez Inc. the internet performance monitoring company acquired by Compuware (Nasdaq: CPWR) in 2009 for $295 million. He also served on the boards of Tridion, an enterprise content management software company acquired by UK-based SDL Plc in 2007 for $94 million, Plazes, a location software company acquired by Nokia in 2008 and Mobango, a mobile content company acquired by People Infocom in 2010. In 2011 he completed the sale of micro-display manufacturer Forth Dimension Display to Kopin Corp (Nasdaq: KOPN) and in 2012 the sale of privacy data software company Garlik to Experian. Ivan holds a degree in finance and business from the Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy and an MBA from INSEAD, in France.He is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish. In his spare time he enjoys salt water fishing more than anything else.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 2 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Animal Feed | 1 | 50% |
| Subscription Service | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Years | Years.com provides a direct-to-consumer (D2C) fresh dog food subscription and delivery business. |  | Private Equity | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| Butternut Box | Butternut Box is a UK-based startup, founded by two friends, Kev & Dave. Butternut Box focuses on offering fresh, human-grade dog food made from real ingredients. They prioritize the quality and nutritional value of their meals. The company offers a personalized approach to dog food by tailoring meal plans to meet the specific dietary needs andpreferences of individual dogs. Customers can provide information about their dog's age, size, allergies, and dietary requirements, and Butternut Box creates a meal plan accordingly. | $19.6M | Series B | Apr 26, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Verlinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verlinvest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kreos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kreos-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Literacy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/literacy-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Passion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/passion-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [White Star Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/white-star-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Five Seasons Ventures

VC Fund · Paris, France

Five Seasons Ventures is a Paris-based venture capital firm entirely focused on innovative companies along the food and agriculture supply chain. Consumers are becoming more conscious about their nutritional choices and they are changing their dietary preferences to healthier food, extreme convenience, cleaner labels, and higher sustainability. Thefirm provides reliable capital, technology, and food experience, and a network of industry contacts to European food tech entrepreneurs who create new food categories, develop cleaner processes and ingredients and use technology to enable new and disruptive business models.

3 contacts available at Five Seasons Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anaïs Jollivet | Senior Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ana%C3%AFs-jollivet |
| Ivan Farneti | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivan-farneti |
| Niccolo Manzoni | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niccolo-manzoni |

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## FAQ

### What does Ivan Farneti invest in?

Ivan Farneti invests primarily in Pet, E-Commerce and Animal Feed startups, most often at Series B and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ivan Farneti last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ivan Farneti closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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