VC · WATER INVESTOR

Ponderosa Ventures

Ponderosa Ventures is a water-focused venture capital that has backed 3 water companies since 2019. (don't) Waste Water rates its water commitment Anchor.

Anchor

Water Commitment

Type

Venture Capital

Founded

2019

Stage

Seed - Series A

Median round

$5M

Portfolio

3 cos

Water Commitment Score

Tier

Anchor

3 water companies · last deal 2026 · leads ~0% of rounds · High confidence

How this is scored ↗
as of Jun 2026 · no pay-to-rank

Compiled from official filings, third-party records, and direct intelligence from investors and founders, in Leviathan · recomputed monthly · as of Jun 2026.

How they invest

Seed3

Series A1

Median round$5Mrange $4.7M - $19M · 4 disclosed

Portfolio · 3 water companies

CREW Carbon

CREW Carbon installs on-site reactors at municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants t

$19MSeries A · 2026

Aquatic Labs

Cambridge, MA (founded 2022) developer of the first commercial in-situ Total Alkalinity / pH /

$4.8MSeed · 2026

Verdi

Verdi retrofits existing in-field irrigation valves with solar-powered, cloud-connected control

$4.7MSeed · 2025

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Invests alongside

Echo River Capital3x Connecticut Innovations2x Counteract Partners2x ANIMO2x Burnt Island Ventures2x Carbon Drawdown Initiative1xNewlab1xReGen Ventures1xFuture Planet Capital1x

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