Ponderosa Ventures

Cerve provides an end-to-end wholesale-to-B2B commerce platform and related API services that streamline communication between wholesalers and B2B buyers. The platform enables personalized, two-way, automated exchanges of product catalogs, pricing, delivery terms, and deals across devices and channels. It offers an AI-driven infrastructure along with an ordering platform, a sales app, and a wholesaler interface to support seamless transactions. Additionally, Cerve's APIs and services analyze supply chain inefficiencies and fragmentation in communication, with a focus on the food system to reduce waste, improve collaboration, and promote sustainability.

Circe produces food and chemical inputs through a proprietary fermentation process that uses CO2 as its primary feedstock. This method enables the company to create sustainable, climate-friendly products while maintaining economic viability.

Circe produces food and chemical inputs through a proprietary fermentation process that uses CO2 as its primary feedstock. This method enables the company to create sustainable, climate-friendly products while maintaining economic viability.

Umaro Foods focuses on creating a sustainable plant-based protein derived from ocean-farmed seaweed. The company aims to provide an alternative to traditional animal products by offering nutritious and flavorful food options, including crispy and umami-rich bacon alternatives. By leveraging seaweed farming, Umaro seeks to promote a more humane treatment of animals while also supporting environmental sustainability. The innovative approach positions seaweed as a viable and scalable source of protein, which can surpass traditional soy production, contributing to a thriving planet.

Mondra is a technology company dedicated to unlocking the environmental impact of global supply chains. It combines satellite data, deep tech, big data, AI, and machine learning with scientific research to provide accurate, real-time insights into food systems' carbon footprint. Mondra's platform enables producers to benchmark products against industry averages, identify reduction opportunities, and earn rewards for eco-friendly practices.

Mondra is a technology company dedicated to unlocking the environmental impact of global supply chains. It combines satellite data, deep tech, big data, AI, and machine learning with scientific research to provide accurate, real-time insights into food systems' carbon footprint. Mondra's platform enables producers to benchmark products against industry averages, identify reduction opportunities, and earn rewards for eco-friendly practices.

Adapt AgTech provides a turn-key opportunity for container farming of edible and gourmet mushrooms. Adapt opens the door for new entrants to the farming industry and creates an opportunity for entrepreneurs while advancing access to a sustainable food supply.Adapt AgTech provides a turn-key opportunity for container farming.

Neolithics develops an automated crop inspection and quality-control platform for fresh produce. The software and related automation solutions detect, classify and sort crops using artificial intelligence and provide transparent, digital inventory recording to reduce manual quality control and sorting costs. By increasing visibility and automation across the supply chain, Neolithics aims to maximize utilization, reduce waste, lower distribution costs and enhance food safety.

Feedvax is an innovative company based in Argentina, established in 2018, focused on developing a platform for oral vaccines aimed at improving animal health in aquaculture. Its primary product is an oral vaccine designed to protect farmed tilapia from streptococcosis, a common disease affecting this widely farmed species. Feedvax's platform not only delivers vaccines but also provides a smart feeder that ensures nutritional and health treatments are administered automatically and individually to each animal. The company's solution is environmentally safe, cost-effective, and easy for farmers to use, promoting greater efficiency in animal production while helping to eliminate the need for antibiotics and reducing stress on the fish. By transforming traditional aquaculture practices, Feedvax aims to make a sustainable impact on the industry.

Plonts is a company focused on producing plant-based foods that promote sustainability through innovative microbial processes. It specializes in crafting a new category of plant-based cheeses that feature a range of flavors and textures derived from sustainable plant sources. By utilizing fermentation and aging techniques, Plonts transforms mild plant-based ingredients into flavorful cheeses that offer an authentic taste experience. The company aims to provide consumers with healthy and organic food options at reasonable prices, thereby supporting a more sustainable food system while catering to diverse dietary preferences.

Savefruit specializes in post-harvest technologies aimed at preserving yield, maintaining healthiness, and extending the shelf life of fruits. The company has developed and validated technologies specifically for varieties such as bananas, mangoes, tomatoes, apples, papayas, and avocados. Their product is a fine powder delivered in sealed bags, designed to delay the ripening process while preserving texture, firmness, color, odor, flavor, and nutritional properties. This technology helps producers reduce fruit waste and contribute to global food abundance.

Aquanzo is a company focused on the sustainable farming of marine zooplankton on land, utilizing agricultural byproducts to minimize environmental impact. The company operates a marine protein farming platform designed to domesticate and cultivate zooplankton, which serves as a highly nutritious feed for fish and shrimp. By employing advanced technologies, Aquanzo produces zooplankton sustainably, ensuring that its ingredients are both natural and environmentally friendly. This innovative approach allows clients in the aquafeed industry to source marine proteins without depleting ocean resources, thereby promoting a more sustainable aquaculture practice.

Umaro Foods focuses on creating a sustainable plant-based protein derived from ocean-farmed seaweed. The company aims to provide an alternative to traditional animal products by offering nutritious and flavorful food options, including crispy and umami-rich bacon alternatives. By leveraging seaweed farming, Umaro seeks to promote a more humane treatment of animals while also supporting environmental sustainability. The innovative approach positions seaweed as a viable and scalable source of protein, which can surpass traditional soy production, contributing to a thriving planet.

Heartee is a producer of gourmet mushrooms that specializes in solar-powered container farms. The company offers a turn-key solution for the cultivation of fourteen different types of edible and gourmet mushrooms. By utilizing sustainable energy sources, Heartee ensures that its farming practices are environmentally friendly while providing customers with fresh, high-quality mushrooms.

Rebel Meat develops organic meat products that are made half from meat and blended with mushrooms, millet, and spices. They sustainably reduce meat consumption. They also rely on organic quality for their vegetable content.

Circe produces food and chemical inputs through a proprietary fermentation process that uses CO2 as its primary feedstock. This method enables the company to create sustainable, climate-friendly products while maintaining economic viability.