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Ponderosa Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 36 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $22M, Apr 2024VC firm

Pre-seedSeedClimateFoodAgriculture

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27%of best year4cheques in 12 months, 36 on record
Since the last cheque153days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $750KRounds led0 of 36Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 53%
Pitch Ponderosa Ventures

Ponderosa Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    4 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $3.0M

What they do

Ponderosa invests $100k–$750k in pre-seed and seed companies transforming food, agriculture, oceans, and forestry.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
$100K – $750K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
ClimateFoodAgriculture
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first36 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Jun
    Concert BioGrant · GB$132KWith 4 others
  3. May
    Crew CarbonSeries A · US · Ventureburn$25MWith 5 others
  4. May
    ArcticarPre-seed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  5. Mar
    AquanzoVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  6. 2025

    10 rounds

  7. Sept
    TerranovaSeed · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  8. Aug
    StewardVenture · GB$2.9MWith 1 other
  9. Aug
    StewardVenture · GB$1.4MWith 1 other
  10. Aug
    Soil ActionSeed · US$5.3MSole investor
  11. May
    VerdiSeed · CA$4.7MWith 5 others
  12. Apr
    Hoofprint BiomeSeries A · US$15MWith 4 others
  13. Apr
    CoolantSeed · US$4.3MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    Red Barn RoboticsPre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  15. Feb
    CroBioGrant · GB$832KWith 3 others
  16. Jan
    BoomitraVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  17. 2024

    11 rounds

  18. Dec
    TerradotSeries A · US · LatamList$58MWith 11 others
  19. Dec
    CerveSeed · SE$4.5MSole investor
  20. Dec
    Everest CarbonVenture · US$3.0MSole investor
  21. Dec
    WootzanoCrowdfunding · GB$472KWith 1 other
  22. Nov
    BlakBearVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  23. Sept
    OffstreamPre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    SnoFox SciencesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  25. Apr
    PeptobioticsSeries A · SG$6.2MWith 2 others
  26. Mar
    Umaro FoodsGrant · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  27. Jan
    SyntopaPre-seed · US$575KSole investor
  28. Jan
    FeedVaxVenture · ARUndisclosedWith 1 other
  29. 2023

    8 rounds

  30. Oct
    CarbonFarm TechnologySeed · FR$2.6MWith 4 others
  31. Oct
    NatrxSeed · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  32. May
    Chi BotanicGrant · US$175KWith 3 others
  33. May
    SERA IntelligenceSeed · CH$3.4MWith 1 other
  34. May
    AquanzoGrant · GB$361KWith 1 other
  35. Mar
    Adapt AgTech Inc.Series A · CA$3.0MWith 1 other
  36. Mar
    HearteeSeries A$3.0MSole investor
  37. Mar
    Bright FeedsSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  38. 2022

    3 rounds

  39. Aug
    NeolithicsSeed$3.7MWith 1 other
  40. May
    PlontsSeed · US$12MWith 2 others
  41. Mar
    PlanBlueVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

TSThomas SteyerMember of the General PartneriFiling they signed

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ponderosa Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

SOSVVC firm3rounds togetherSVG VenturesAccelerator3rounds togetherAgFunderVC firm2rounds togetherAlexandria Venture InvestmentsVC firm2rounds togetherCongruent VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherConnecticut InnovationsGovernment2rounds togetherFloodgateVC firm2rounds togetherInnovate UKVC firm2rounds togetherRippleInvestment firm2rounds togetherUnruly CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Ponderosa Ventures put money into.

Concert Bio$132K · Jun 2026Crew Carbon$25M · May 2026Arcticar$3.0M · May 2026AquanzoMar 2026Soil Action$5.3M · Aug 2025Verdi$4.7M · May 2025

Quick answers about Ponderosa Ventures

What does Ponderosa Ventures invest in?

Ponderosa Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Climate, Food and Agriculture.

How active is Ponderosa Ventures?

36 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Ponderosa Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Concert Bio (Grant, Jun 2026), Crew Carbon (Series A, May 2026) and Arcticar (Pre-seed, May 2026).

How big are Ponderosa Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $750K.

Does Ponderosa Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 36 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ponderosa Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (53%), the United Kingdom (24%) and Canada (6%).

Is Ponderosa Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Ponderosa Ventures invest alongside?

Most often SOSV (3 rounds together), SVG Ventures (3 rounds together) and AgFunder (2 rounds together).

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