# Ponderosa Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Ponderosa Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 36 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026.

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# Ponderosa Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 36 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $22M, Apr 2024 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Climate Food Agriculture

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**27%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 36 on record

Since the last cheque **153** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $750K** Rounds led **0 of 36** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 53%**

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## Ponderosa Ventures highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 56% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed
- **Sectors:** Climate Food Agriculture
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **36 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Jun** **[Concert Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/concert-bio)** Grant · GB **$132K** With 4 others
- **May** **[Crew Carbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/crew-carbon)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$25M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Arcticar](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcticar)** Pre-seed · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Aquanzo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquanzo)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2025** 10 rounds
- **Sept** **[Terranova](https://millionrounds.com/company/terranova)** Seed · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Steward](https://millionrounds.com/company/steward)** Venture · GB **$2.9M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Steward](https://millionrounds.com/company/steward)** Venture · GB **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Soil Action](https://millionrounds.com/company/soil-action)** Seed · US **$5.3M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Verdi](https://millionrounds.com/company/verdi)** Seed · CA **$4.7M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Hoofprint Biome](https://millionrounds.com/company/hoofprint-biome)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Coolant](https://millionrounds.com/company/coolant)** Seed · US **$4.3M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Red Barn Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-barn-robotics)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[CroBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/crobio)** Grant · GB **$832K** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Boomitra](https://millionrounds.com/company/boomitra)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2024** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Terradot](https://millionrounds.com/company/terradot)** Series A · US · LatamList **$58M** With 11 others
- **Dec** **[Cerve](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerve)** Seed · SE **$4.5M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Everest Carbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/everest-carbon)** Venture · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Wootzano](https://millionrounds.com/company/wootzano)** Crowdfunding · GB **$472K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[BlakBear](https://millionrounds.com/company/blakbear)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Offstream](https://millionrounds.com/company/offstream)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[SnoFox Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/snofox-sciences)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Peptobiotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/peptobiotics)** Series A · SG **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Umaro Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/umaro-foods)** Grant · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Syntopa](https://millionrounds.com/company/syntopa)** Pre-seed · US **$575K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[FeedVax](https://millionrounds.com/company/feedvax)** Venture · AR **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2023** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[CarbonFarm Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonfarm-technology)** Seed · FR **$2.6M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Natrx](https://millionrounds.com/company/natrx)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Chi Botanic](https://millionrounds.com/company/chi-botanic)** Grant · US **$175K** With 3 others
- **May** **[SERA Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/sera-intelligence)** Seed · CH **$3.4M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Aquanzo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquanzo)** Grant · GB **$361K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Adapt AgTech Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/adapt-agtech-inc)** Series A · CA **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Heartee](https://millionrounds.com/company/heartee)** Series A **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Bright Feeds](https://millionrounds.com/company/bright-feeds)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Neolithics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neolithics)** Seed **$3.7M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Plonts](https://millionrounds.com/company/plonts)** Seed · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[PlanBlue](https://millionrounds.com/company/planblue)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 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 registration **1 named**

TS **Thomas Steyer** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

New fund on file

**$22M**

raised in Apr 2024

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed

Median round joined **$3.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M**

Led 0 of 36 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $750K
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *11*
- Venture *9*
- Series A *6*
- Grant *5*
- Pre-seed said *4*
- Crowdfunding *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) 3
- [SVG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures) 3
- [AgFunder](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agfunder) 2
- [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments) 2
- [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) 2
- [Connecticut Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) 2

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## 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.

[**SOSV** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv)[**SVG Ventures** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures)[**AgFunder** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agfunder)[**Alexandria Venture Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria-venture-investments)[**Congruent Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures)[**Connecticut Innovations** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations)[**Floodgate** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate)[**Innovate UK** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**Ripple** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple)[**Unruly Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unruly-capital)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Ponderosa Ventures put money into.

[**Concert Bio** $132K · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/concert-bio)[**Crew Carbon** $25M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/crew-carbon)[**Arcticar** $3.0M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcticar)[**Aquanzo** Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquanzo)[**Soil Action** $5.3M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/soil-action)[**Verdi** $4.7M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/verdi)

## 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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