About Finaventures
Finaventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Redwood City, United States. As of 2017, Finaventures has invested in 31 companies. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Semiconductors. Most recently it participated in the $***** PE round of EyeTech Digital Systems Overall, Finaventures portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 13 acquisitions including key companies like DocuSign, Kabam and Jumio. A lot of funds co-invest with Finaventures, with names like The Carlyle Group sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Finaventures has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series C & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Finaventures' List of Top Investments
Finaventures has a portfolio of 31 companies. Their most notable investments include DocuSign and Kabam.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Egypt and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Semiconductors and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series C and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Finaventures:
1. DocuSign
Provider of electronic signature and intelligent agreement management platform solutions. The platform offers tools for contract lifecycle management, agreement preparation, and agreement workflow automation. It provides features such as electronic notarization, web forms, and multi-channel delivery options. The platform extends its capabilities through integrations, APIs, and a mobile application.
Key facts about DocuSign
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $520M
- Employee Count: 8,545 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Glynn Capital and 92 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 20, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Kabam
Kabam is a video game developer and publisher based in Canada.It specializes in mid-core games and MMOs for mobile and web platforms. It is focused on developing AAA mobile games. It has developed multiple games including "Marvel: Contest of Champions" and "Transformers: Forged to Fight" based on a Freemium model for mobile platforms and web platforms such as Facebook, Yahoo and their website. Has won multiple awards including "Apple Editors Choice 2014" and "Google Play Editors Choice 2014" for its game Marvel Contest of Champions.
Key facts about Kabam
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $245M
- Employee Count: 809 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Intel, Founders Circle Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jul 31, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Jumio
Provider of AI-powered identity verification solutions. It offers AI-based KYC and AML solutions for businesses. The platform provides solutions for customer onboarding, fraud protection, identity verification, transaction monitoring, document verification, and SMS based authentication. It caters to financial institutions, gaming sectors, retailers, and telecommunication.
Key facts about Jumio
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $201M
- Employee Count: 623 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: SeedFord Partners, Millennium Technology Value Partners and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 23, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Jawbone
Provider of wearable devices for activity and sleep tracking. The company's system helps people live better by providing personalized insight into how they sleep, move and eat. Its open API includes an ecosystem of apps and services that integrate with UP to offer new, customized experiences.
Key facts about Jawbone
- Founded Year: 1997
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $877M
- Employee Count: 102 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, SeedFord Partners and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jan 15, 2016, $*****
5. Chartboost
Chartboost is a ads monetization platform based on mobile games. It has created a mobile games only platform and provides a supporting SDK to mobile game developers enabling cross-promotion, direct deals, and a mobile ad network. Has been awarded "Best Places to Work 2014" by San Francisco Business Times.
Key facts about Chartboost
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $21M
- Employee Count: 49 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: The Private Shares Fund, TransLink Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 08, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Finaventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Finaventures has invested in 31 companies over the last 26 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in EyeTech Digital Systems and most recent follow-on round was in Atrenta.Finaventures' Investments by Stage
Finaventures has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.2M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $14.8M, 2 investments in PE stage with an average round size of $27M, 1 investment in Post IPO stage and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Series C | 3 |
PE | 2 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Finaventures' Investments by Sector
Finaventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Semiconductors, Energy, Enterprise Applications, Environment and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 22 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 18 Tech companies, 9 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Semiconductors | 3 |
Energy | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Environment | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Finaventures' Investments by Geography
Finaventures has made most investments in United States (8), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
Canada | 1 |
France | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Finaventures' recent investments
Finaventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Finaventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | United States | PE | 8260 | - | |
2011 | France | Unattributed | 7734 | - | |
2011 | Spain | Series A | 4883 | - | |
Jun 27, 2008 | United States | Series C | 6337 | [+4] | |
Oct 19, 2006 | United States | Series D | 9751 | [+6] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Finaventures' Portfolio
2 of Finaventures' portfolio companies have become public. DocuSign got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Apr 2018 at marketcap of $4.41B and Global Communication Semiconductors got listed on the Taipei Stock Exchange (TT).Here are Finaventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 27, 2018 | - | - | 9375 | |
Sep 15, 2014 | 2000 | Post IPO | 2613 |
Acquired companies in Finaventures' Portfolio
13 companies from Finaventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Chartboost in Dec 2024 by LoopMe for $*****.Here are Finaventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 10, 2024 | - | - | 5204 | |
Mar 01, 2019 | - | - | 1268 | |
Mar 01, 2019 | - | - | 7068 | |
Oct 04, 2018 | Feb 22, 2002 | PE | 9279 | |
Dec 19, 2016 | - | - | 2494 |
Team profile of Finaventures
Finaventures has a team of 3 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. Finaventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Finaventures
Over the past 26 years, 36 investors have co-invested in Finaventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Finaventures: Cisco Investments, 3i Group and 1 other have invested in rounds before Finaventures. There is 1 company where Cisco Investments has invested before Finaventures and 1 company where 3i Group has invested before Finaventures.
- Top Co-investors of Finaventures: 17 investors entered a company along with Finaventures. These include investors like The Carlyle Group (1 company).
- Invested after Finaventures: A total of 16 investors have invested in Finaventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Swander Pace Capital (1 company), BlueRun Ventures (1 company) and Craton Equity Partners (1 company).
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