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Venture capitalSan Diego · Seed–Late Stage · 4 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
Finistere Ventures is a venture fund manager based in San Diego. SEC filings show 3 venture funds on record, most recently FINISTERE VENTURES III, L.P. ($250M offering) filed January 2020.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 4 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Finistere Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 16 of 19 portfolio companiesAgTech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×6Biotech ×5FoodTech ×5Climate Tech ×3Fintech ×3Enterprise Software ×2Hardware ×2
HQs:United States×11New Zealand×2India×1
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 22021 · 22020 · 32019 · 12017 · 22011 · 113 dated
Advanced ManufacturingEden Prairie, US
Kevin Toboja(Executive Officer, Director)inSteve Gullickson(Director)Karl Greden(Director)Ian Mackay(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationEndeavor8
Drip provides trade financing and working capital solutions for small and midsize businesses conducting cross-border commerce, using automated underwriting and transaction processing to assess credit and connect borrowers with capital providers and logistics partners.
FintechMH, IN
Pushkar Mukewar(CEO)inNeil Kothari(CEO)Yash Kothari(New Business Development)inNaqiyah Sohagpurwalla(Recruiter)Chanchal Singh(HR Lead)
Co-investorsAccelBetter Tomorrow VenturesBragiel BrothersDYDX CapitalEndeavor8GMO VenturePartners+19 more
Enko discovers and develops novel crop protection products for farmers using a proprietary AI and machine learning discovery platform to combat pests and diseases.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechBoston, US
Jacqueline Heard(Executive Officer, Director)inTom Meade(Chief Science Officer)Philip Austin(Director)inSteffen Helmling(Director)Anthony Klemm(CEO and Board Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCastor VenturesConnecticut InnovationsDYDX CapitalEndeavor8Germin8 Ventures+5 more
Good Eggs is an online grocery service that delivers fresh produce, groceries, and food products to consumers.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesOakland, US
Alon Salant(Founder)inRob Spiro(Founder)inGeorgina Bale(Co-founder)Bentley Hall(Former Chief Executive Officer)inKeith Brewer(Chief Executive Officer)Rodrigo Arevalo(Former Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesCollaborative FundCorrelation VenturesDns CapitalDYDX CapitalGlade Brook Capital Partners+15 more
Growers Edge provides fintech and data solutions for agriculture, focusing on helping growers finance operations, manage risk, and adopt sustainable farming practices.
AgTechClimate TechData & InfrastructureFintechJohnston, US
MATTHEW HANSEN(Executive Officer, Director)inMARY JOHNSON(Executive Officer)inROBERT ARMOUR(Executive Officer)TODD ROBRAN(Executive Officer)inCOLIN MCDONOUGH(Executive Officer)William Rose(Chief Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesCheck24 VenturesCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPiSelect FundS2G InvestmentsLowercarbon Capital
OWNY provides enterprise-grade infrastructure for managing private wealth, capital, and payments globally, with core capabilities in USD payments, settlements, and stablecoin clearing for financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Umed Latifov(Founder)inOla Wiberg(CTO)inMaxim Kovalenko(CTO)
Co-investorsY CombinatorCoinbase VenturesEntrée CapitalInnovation EndeavorsScrum VenturesThe Ventures Co+1 more
Plenty builds controlled environment farms that use vertical growing methods to produce food using significantly less land and water than conventional agriculture.
AgTechFoodTechVirginia, US
Mary S Moore(Executive Officer, Director)David Hughes Sommers(Executive Officer)Arama KukutaiinMatt Barnard(Founder)Nate Storey(Founder)
Co-investorsDCM VenturesDYDX CapitalNFXSoftBank Vision FundWestern Technology InvestmentBezos Expeditions+4 more
Scentian Bio combines synthetic biology and AI to develop biosensors based on synthesized insect odorant receptors, creating a digital sense of smell and taste that can detect and measure the concentration of thousands of compounds.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Andrew Králíček(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inJonathan Good(Chief Executive Officer)inColm Carraher(Chief Scientific Officer)inNikki Lorigan(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundDYDX CapitalSproutIcehouse VenturesOurCrowdToyota Ventures
Sidework makes automated beverage dispensers for food service establishments that can mix a wide variety of drinks with customizable ingredients and add-ons.
FoodTechHardwareRetail TechRoboticsSaaS
Brian Kaplan(Founder)in
Co-investorsDYDX CapitalHumba VenturesSOSVWinklevoss CapitalCherubic VenturesOutlander VC+1 more
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Taranis provides crop scouting and field monitoring services to farmers and agricultural advisors using advanced imaging and AI.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningWestfield, US
Ofir Schlam(Founder)inEli Bukchin(Founder)inOpher Flohr(Chief Executive Officer)inAsaf Horvitz(Founder)Ayal Karmi(Founder)Eli Bukchin(Founder)
Co-investorsCavallo VenturesHitachi VenturesInven CapitalK3V VenturesKaedan CapitalKreos Capital+13 more
TeleSense provides wireless sensors and data-science software that continuously monitor temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide in stored grain to detect and prevent spoilage.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoTSunnyvale, US
Naeem Zafar(Co-Founder and Advisor)inNick Garner(Co-Founder & Chief Engineer)Ali Ahmed(Chief Technology Officer)Mark Palmquist(Director)Soren Schroder(Director)John Tingleff(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesFulcrum Global CapitalMaersk GrowthMindset VentureRabo Corporate VenturingRadicle Growth+3 more
Territory is a distributed consulting and creative design firm that helps clients solve communication and transformation problems through strategy, design thinking, and branded tools.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGaingelsLewis & Clark VenturesMiddleland CapitalS2G InvestmentsU.S. Venture Partners+1 more
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Tovala provides prepared meals delivered weekly that are cooked in a proprietary WiFi-connected smart oven, requiring minimal preparation and cooking time.
ConsumerFoodTechHardwareIoTChicago, US
David Rabie(CEO)inBryan Wilcox(CTO)Adam Brakhane(Director, Software)Keeley Kabala(Vice President Engineering)Neel Bhat(Backend Developer)Lauren Funk(Vice President of Marketing)
Co-investorsBeringeaCaruso VenturesComcast VenturesDYDX CapitalEvolution VC PartnersFJ Labs+25 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AgGeneticsCropXInvert RoboticsnContact Surgical
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGrowers Edge · finance.yahoo.com · Oct 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Finistere Ventures made?
- Finistere Ventures has 19 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Finistere Ventures invest at?
- Finistere Ventures invests at the Seed, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Finistere Ventures focus on?
- Finistere Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, FoodTech, Hardware, SaaS.
- Where is Finistere Ventures located?
- Finistere Ventures is headquartered in San Diego, US.
- Does Finistere Ventures lead rounds?
- Finistere Ventures has led 6 of the 14 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Finistere Ventures co-invest with?
- Finistere Ventures most often shares deals with Collaborative Fund, Correlation Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), among 15 tracked co-investors.
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