# Ponderosa Ventures

> Ponderosa Ventures is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Agriculture. See 71 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 71
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ponderosa-ventures/
- Website: https://www.ponderosavc.com/

Ponderosa Ventures is a VC fund in London focused on Biotechnology and Agriculture. We believe that a radical change to our food, agriculture, and ocean sectors is necessary to meet our climate, biodiversity, water, and human health goals. We invest $100-750k in pre-seed and seed-stage companies working to transform these sectors. Our average time to reach a yes / no decision is 15 days (but check back because we update thisnumber live). We keep our investment process targeted so you can go back to building your company.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$7M |
| Pre-Seed | $500k–$1.8M |
| Series A | $3M–$54M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 11 | 15% |
| Agriculture | 10 | 14% |
| AgTech | 7 | 10% |
| Farming | 6 | 8% |
| Software | 5 | 7% |

58 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 29 | 41% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 8% |
| Series A | 5 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 4% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 16 | 23% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 13% |
| Germany | 3 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 1% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Evi Steyer | Co-Founder | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evi-steyer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CREW Carbon | CREW Carbon specializes in removing greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater using engineered enhanced weathering. The company's technology leverages the natural power of minerals to treat municipal and industrial wastewater, permanently storing CO2. CREW Carbon operates within the environmental services industry and focuses on GHG managementand carbon removal. The company aims to make a positive impact on the planet through innovative climate tech solutions. | $19M | Series A | May 14, 2026 |  |
| Allus AI | Allus AI builds next-gen vision foundation models that bring real intelligence to manufacturing | $500K | Seed | Dec 03, 2025 |  |
| Mondra | Mondra are technology disruptors and innovators, spearheading a movement to unlock the impact of the world’s global supply chains and help companies make changes that will have a real impact for future generations.We are the technology vanguards in the environmental space, bringing facts and data into the limelight, which would have otherwiseremained hidden due to it being unavailable, incomparable and/or outdated. We use innovative ideas such combining satellite data and technology to close data gaps to report the true impact of what the current food supply chain is doing to our environment and the world we live.Without knowledge, facts and data there can be no change. Mondra is now the change at the forefront of bringing Deep Tech, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning together with science, to help lead change to save the environment. | $13.3M | Series A | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Terranova | Terranova uses terraforming robots to lift land using underground injection. | $7M | Seed | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Soil Action | Soil Action offers AI-enabled real-time soil analysis developed by the Foundational Model for Soil, which allows them to see into the ground, direct agricultural implements, unlock latent crop yield potential, improve plant and food nutrition, and reduce fertilizer waste and its environmental effects. This technology is aimed at enhancing soilmanagement and agricultural productivity. | $5.3M | Seed | Aug 12, 2025 |  |
| Verdi | Verdi is building the data science platform for hyper-specific farm actions, starting with irrigation. | $4.7M | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Verdi Expeditions | Verdi Expeditions is a scalable platform for agricultural automation and tailored plant health. | $4.7M | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Inevitable Tech | Inevitable Tech is a business-to-business ag tech platform that increases farmer profitability and food quality via automation, plant science, and artificial intelligence. |  | Seed | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Bright Yeti | Bright Yeti creates software and automated solutions that boost food yields without the use of more land or chemicalsBright Yeti influences crop production solely through physics and electricity. |  | Seed | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Hoofprint Biome | Hoofprint Biome is a developer of probiotics that improve the sustainability of ruminant livestock production. Its probiotics and natural enzymes improve cattle health and digestive care by eliminating methane and enabling the livestock industry to catalyze the symbiotic agriculture movement with microbiome engineering. | $15M | Series A | Apr 29, 2025 |  |

10 of 71 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AgFunder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agfunder) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Grantham Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grantham-foundation) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Echo River Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-river-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Acre Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acre-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandria-venture-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Ponderosa Ventures invest in?

Ponderosa Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Agriculture and AgTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 71 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ponderosa Ventures's check size?

Ponderosa Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$7M at Seed, $500k–$1.8M at Pre-Seed and $3M–$54M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ponderosa Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Ponderosa Ventures?

Public channels for Ponderosa Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Ponderosa Ventures?

The team at Ponderosa Ventures includes Evi Steyer (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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