Ponooc is a venture capital fund based in the Netherlands with a focus on sustainable energy or mobility related enterprises. We are open to both early and later stage venture deals where the invested capital is used to help the entrepreneurs and their team take the next step. We believe in a hands-on approach and work closely together with management where we think we can add value, either through previous experience or our extensive network. Our geographical focus is Europe.
If you want to get in touch, email us at leads@ponooc.vc
If you want to get in touch, email us at leads@ponooc.vc
Location: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Employees: 11-50
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series B
Portfolio 32
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 07.07.2023 | ChargeX | chargex.de | $12.53M | Germany, B... |
| 17.04.2023 | UNIT 1 | unit1gear.com | $3.5M | Spain, Com... |
| 03.01.2023 | Eco-Moveme... | eco-movement.com | - | - |
| 31.01.2022 | Nordic Boo... | nordicbooster.com | - | - |
| 29.01.2022 | Laka | laka.co | $33.23M | United Kin... |
| 25.11.2021 | Vianova I/... | vianova.io | $11.61M | France, Il... |
| 20.08.2021 | Lynxx | lynxx.eu | - | - |
| 02.06.2021 | Bikemap | bikemap.net | - | Austria, V... |
| 07.05.2021 | Nimbus EV | nimbus.green | - | United Sta... |
| 18.03.2021 | Bringly | bringly.nl | $1.64M | Netherland... |
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Persons 4
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| - | Rui | Li | Investment... | linkedin.c... | - | r***i@pono... | - |
| - | Friso | Bensdorp | Director | linkedin.c... | - | f*********... | - |
News 53
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.02.2024 | Exciting Announcement: Move Energy Fund I launch and First Closing! | - |
| 06.07.2023 | Ponooc invests in ChargeX; a modular charging solution for electric cars | ChargeX, with its cutting-edge charging solution for electric cars, will revolutionize the charging infrastructure for medium-sized companies. The start-up received 11.5 million euros in a successfully completed Series B financing round. UV... |
| 12.04.2023 | Ponooc invests in UNIT 1; smart bike accessories | Leading investors in this funding round were Ponooc and Slingshot, two leading Dutch VCs in mobility & consumer tech, respectively. Joyned Capital, a collective of successful athletes, and angel investors also participated. With the re... |
| 21.12.2022 | Ponooc invests in Eco-Movement; the leading platform for EV charging stations data | Leading investors in this funding round were Ponooc, a venture capital fund based in the Netherlands with a focus on sustainable energy and mobility, and Dow Jones, a global provider of news and business information. Existing shareholders B... |
| 26.01.2022 | Ponooc invests in Laka; a unique e-mobility insurtech venture | Laka, a London-based insurtech startup that started by offering a unique insurance model to cyclists in 2018, has raised a $12 million Series A round. Funding from leading e-mobility and cycling industry investors was secured through Laka’... |
| 15.11.2021 | Ponooc invests in Vianova; mobility data platform for cities & mobility operators | With the rise of new urban mobility solutions, such as shared e-scooters and last-mile delivery services, access to already scarce public space has become a major challenge for cities. In order to foster the development of these sustainable... |
| 02.06.2021 | Ponooc invests in Bikemap: cycling maps & navigation | Bikemap is the leading freemium app for creating, finding and sharing leisurely bicycle routes, as well as for navigating from A to B. The Viennese start-up was founded in 2014 by passionate cyclists to develop largest user-generated bike r... |
| 17.03.2021 | Management and Ponooc finalize sale of Servicehouse & Windcentrale to Coolblue | Management and Ponooc have sold both Servicehouse and Windcentrale to Coolblue – a leading and fast-growing ecommerce company, operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Since 2014, Servicehouse’ founders Dirk Koelewijn & Walte... |
| 14.01.2021 | Ponooc invests in Orion: business critical fleet maintenance | Orion maintains business critical complex fleets of ground vehicles for large corporations and public companies such as Schiphol, Keolis, Pon, Gemeente Utrecht, Suez, Remondis and Transdev. Orion’s proprietary cloud based platform OrionGrip... |
| 07.01.2021 | Ponooc invests in DOCKR: a subscription service for electric inner city delivery vehicles | DOCKR receives 3 mn EUR from Ponooc to accelerate its growth and secured additional debt to finance its assets. DOCKR provides subscriptions for cargo bikes and Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) for businesses operating in inner cities. With t... |
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Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.02.2024 | Dutch-based EST-Floattech raises €4M to develop energy storage systems for zero-emission shipping | Read this article in: Netherlands-based EST-Floattech, a maritime battery systems developer, announced that it has raised €4M in fresh funding from the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and existing investors, including Rotterdam Port Fund, ... |
| 07.07.2023 | Germany's ChargeX charges up for European expansion with €11.5 million in the tank | German EV charging firm ChargeX is tackling the bottleneck of power grids and the shortage of skilled workers with what it claims is a plug-and-play type solution, requiring no installation specialist. It wants to tap into the predicted 76%... |
| 18.04.2023 | UNIT 1 closes a funding round led by Ponooc and Slingshot. Joyned Capital also participated | 18/04/2023 Nota de prensa UNIT 1 CLOSES A FUNDING ROUND LED BY PONOOC AND SLINGSHOT. JOYNED CAPITAL ALSO PARTICIPATED Leading investors in this funding round were Ponooc and Slingshot, two leading Dutch VCs in mobility & consumer tec... |
| 23.12.2022 | Aiming to enable anonymised transit data exchange inclusive of micromobility and EVs, Vianova raises €6 million to support further growth | Vianova, a Paris-based urban mobility data startup, has raised €6 million in series A funds, bringing its funding total to €9 million. The round is led by insurance group Baloise with participation from La Poste Ventures, an open innovation... |
| 21.12.2022 | Aiming to collect better data from EV charging points, Eco-Movement has closed its series A round | Utrecht-based Eco–Movement has formally signed off on its series A funding round. The round is co-led by Dow Jones, the business intelligence and news provider, and Dutch venture fund Ponooc. Also taking part are two of its existing investo... |
| 23.06.2022 | Bicycle thief, no more! Insurance disruptor Laka rides away with $1.5 million from Porsche | With commuters wanting to avoid public transport and shifting to greener ways to travel during the pandemic, bike sales have soared. The UK’s Bicycle Association found that retailers saw sales of bikes grow by 60% between March and December... |
| 08.06.2022 | Porsche makes it official, acquires Fazua | After snapping up 20 percent of Munich-based e-bike company Fazua in February of this year, Porsche has now acquired the company’s remaining shares. It would appear that after making a major pivot from “just” sports cars in 2002 with the ar... |
| 15.11.2021 | Amsterdam-based VC Ponooc backs French urban mobility management platform Vianova in €2.6M Seed round | Vianova, a Paris-based urban mobility management platform, announced that it has secured $3M (approx €2.6M) funding in the Seed round. The company has raised $5.2M (approx €4.5M) to date. The investors include Ponooc, Contrarian Ventures, R... |
| 15.07.2020 | Yego cierra su primera ronda de €7,5M a la que acude la firma de VC holandesa Ponooc | 15/07/2020 YEGO CIERRA SU PRIMERA RONDA DE €7,5 MILLONES A LA QUE ACUDE LA FIRMA DE VENTURE CAPITAL HOLANDESA PONOOC. Yego ha cerrado su primera ronda de €7,5 millones a la que ha acudido como único inversor la firma de capital riesgo (ve... |
| - | Porsche makes it official, acquires Fazua | After snapping up 20 percent of Munich-based e-bike company Fazua in February of this year, Porsche has now acquired the company’s remaining shares. It would appear that after making a major pivot from “just” sports cars in 2002 with the ar... |
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