# Rachid Sefrioui

> Rachid Sefrioui is a seed investor at Finaventures backing Renewable Energy. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Finaventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finaventures)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachidsefrioui
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rachid_sefrioui
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rachid.sefrioui

Rachid Sefrioui is a seed investor at Finaventures in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Renewable Energy and Solar. Rachid Sefrioui is the Managing Director of Finaventures, a Los Angeles venture capital firm he founded in 1999. In the last 20 years, he has backed over 30 startups and growth companies that collectively grew sales to over $450 million, among which he was the Founding CEO of an 18-company integration to create a Regional Technology leader.He's earned his stripes early in his career by working for McKinsey & Co and for financial houses such as Bowco Investment and Wafatrust Credit Agricole Indosuez.He earned a degree in management & operations research from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.Rachid is the charismatic face of Finaventures. He travels the world as a Public Speaker to spread the word about Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Anchoring at conferences and motivation seminars. But he is more than a chief evangelist, Rachid is a sought-after advisor as the big picture guy with a detail-oriented mind, turning laser-like focus to solve complex strategic and operational problems. He has the skills, knowledge, and experience to back up the message.In the little spare time he has, Rachid moderates his blogs about his random thoughts, and hits one-down-the-fairway at golf courses in visiting cities with his local buddies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 33% |
| Solar | 1 | 17% |
| Energy | 1 | 17% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 17% |
| Insurance | 1 | 17% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HelloLend | HelloLend is a fintech, focused on providing and optimizing financial solutions for homeowners. | $500K | Seed | Apr 29, 2023 | http://www.hellolend.com |
| Oreqa Technologies | Oreqa is a hydrogen technology company, developing hydrogen storage systems with long sustainability and micro-grid capability. | $1M | Seed | Apr 24, 2023 | https://www.oreqa.com |
| 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 | https://suntria.com/ |
| BetterWatts | BetterWatts Insurance Co provides warranty, extended warranty and insurance coverage for residential renewable energy systems. | $500K | Seed | Jan 25, 2023 | http://www.betterwatts.com |
| Suntria | Suntria is a battery & storage technologies company. Suntria also offers residential storage & solar solutions in the Southwestern US. | $24M | Series B | Aug 01, 2021 | https://suntria.com/ |
| HelloLend | HelloLend is a fintech, focused on providing and optimizing financial solutions for homeowners. | $500K | Seed | Jan 15, 2021 | http://www.hellolend.com |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## About Finaventures

VC Fund · Redwood City, United States

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.

3 contacts available at Finaventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rachid Sefrioui | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rachid-sefrioui |
| Sam Lee | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-lee-2 |
| Suresh Nihalani | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suresh-nihalani |

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## FAQ

### What does Rachid Sefrioui invest in?

Rachid Sefrioui invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 6 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 Rachid Sefrioui?

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### When did Rachid Sefrioui last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rachid Sefrioui closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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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