Finistere Ventures is a venture capital firm in the agriculture sector with offices in the Bay Area and San Diego and global venture partners in Israel, Australia, New Zealand, the Gulf states, and Southeast Asia. Finistere invests in agricultural technology centered on food sustainability, alternative energy crops, novel agricultural production systems, animal health, and precision agriculture.
The firms financial successes have been driven by an internal operating philosophy based on the deep technology and operating expertise of its investment team; the creation of proprietary networks and deal flow with universities, research institutions, and incubators across the United States and worldwide; and the optimization of fund investments and size to ensure superior returns.
Finistere looks for four key elements in the companies it partners with: a great entrepreneurial team; an unfair advantage (e.g. intellectual property, network effects, or relationships); a tractable market (predominantly North America); and the potential to build a large company.