About Ponooc
Ponooc is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. It is primarily based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of Jul 2025, Ponooc has invested in 30 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Netherlands based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Transportation and Logistics Tech to Enterprise Applications and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Laka Overall, Ponooc portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 7 acquisitions including key companies like Enwave, Vandebron and RelyOn Nutec. A lot of funds co-invest with Ponooc, with names like Slingshot sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Ponooc has team of 5 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Ponooc's List of Top Investments
Ponooc has a portfolio of 30 companies. Their most notable investments are in Bikemap and Nimbus.Their portfolio spans across Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom and 6 more locations. They have invested in Transportation and Logistics Tech, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Ponooc:
1. Laka
Online bicycle insurance platform for individuals. It offers solutions for bicycle insurance, health insurance, social liability insurance, and more. It features coverage for theft, accidental damage, vandalism, and more. It also offers insurance claims settlement solutions. Provides insurance coverage for road bike, mountain bike, adventure and gravel bike, triathlon bike, E-bike, city bike, and cargo bike.
Key facts about Laka
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $41.9M
- Employee Count: 160 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Abn Amro, Elkstone and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Nov 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Swapfiets
Swapfiets provides an online platform offering bicycle subscription on monthly basis. The platform enables users to book their bicycles by providing rental period, bike model, and more. It offers features like door-step delivery, maintenance services, etc. It also manages electric bicycles for subscription. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Swapfiets
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 598 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Ponooc and Move Energy
3. ChargeX
Smart power strip to connect multiple electric vehicles to a single charging station. It is developing solutions for optimizing electric vehicle charging. The company develops a smart power strip to connect multiple electric vehicles to a single charging station.
Key facts about ChargeX
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €0 - €1M as on Dec 31, 2020
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $17.7M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Verve Ventures, UVC Partners and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 05, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. YEGO
App-based platform offering electric scooter rental services. The platform enables users to find, locate, unlock the vehicles by using the mobile application. It offers electric scooters, kick scooters, bicycle rental services. It offers features like variant payment options, eco-friendly rides, and more. Also, it extends its service to businesses. At the end of the ride, users can park the vehicle at a convenient location without intruding pedestrian access. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about YEGO
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Barcelona (Spain)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.98M
- Employee Count: 169 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Ponooc, Intelectium and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 14, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Huisman
Key facts about Huisman
- Founded Year: 1929
- Location: Schiedam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 1,318 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Ponooc and Europa
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Sep 01, 2023, $*****
Ponooc's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Ponooc has invested in 30 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in ChargeX and most recent follow-on round was in Laka.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ponooc's Investments by Stage
Ponooc has made 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.3M, 4 investments in Seed stage, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $11.9M and 1 investment in PE stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 9 |
Seed | 4 |
Series B | 2 |
PE | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Ponooc's Investments by Sector
Ponooc has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Transportation and Logistics Tech, Auto Tech, Energy Tech, Environment Tech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 15 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Transportation and Logistics Tech | 11 |
Auto Tech | 10 |
Energy Tech | 8 |
Environment Tech | 8 |
Sustainability Tech | 8 |
Others | 35 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Ponooc's Investments by Geography
Ponooc has made most investments in Netherlands (7), followed by Germany where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Netherlands | 7 |
Germany | 3 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
United States | 2 |
Austria | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Ponooc's recent investments
Ponooc has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Ponooc:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 15, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series B | 2087 | ||
Oct 24, 2023 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6613 | [+7] | |
Jul 05, 2023 | Germany | Series B | 6354 | [+4] | |
Apr 12, 2023 | United States | Series A | 3655 | [+1] | |
Apr 04, 2023 | Netherlands | Seed | 3747 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Ponooc's Portfolio
1 of Ponooc's portfolio company became public - Enwave. It got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture Exchange (TSX-V), in Aug 1999.Here are Ponooc's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 09, 1999 | - | - | 5868 |
Acquired companies in Ponooc's Portfolio
7 companies from Ponooc's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Eco-movement in Sep 2025 by Dow Jones for $*****.Here are Ponooc's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 18, 2025 | Dec 21, 2022 | Series A | 5776 | |
Aug 26, 2025 | Mar 17, 2021 | Seed | 1433 | |
Dec 18, 2024 | 2012 | Seed | 6114 | |
Feb 11, 2021 | - | - | 7352 | |
Nov 20, 2019 | - | - | 2605 |
Team profile of Ponooc
Ponooc has a team of 5 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in Netherlands. Ponooc's team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of Ponooc
Over the past 14 years, 57 investors have co-invested in Ponooc's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Ponooc: Europa, Creandum and 28 others have invested in rounds before Ponooc. There are 2 companies where Europa has invested before Ponooc and 1 company where Creandum has invested before Ponooc.
- Top Co-investors of Ponooc: 13 investors entered a company along with Ponooc. These include investors like Slingshot (2 companies).
- Invested after Ponooc: A total of 14 investors have invested in Ponooc's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Shift4Good (1 company), Porsche Ventures (1 company) and Eric Min (1 company).
Recent News related to Ponooc
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UK green mobility insurance firm Laka secures $10.4m series BTech in Asia•Jul 15, 2025•Laka, Shift4Good, MS&AD Ventures, Ponooc and 3 others
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Electification Shipping on course with investment of € 4 million in EST-FloattechDuurzaam Beleggen•Feb 20, 2024•ES Technologies, Rotterdam Port Fund, PDENH, Ponooc and 2 others
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London-based insurtech Laka bags €7.6 million to boost transition to greener modes of transportEU-Startups•Oct 24, 2023•Laka, Cylantro, Shift4Good, Autotech Ventures and 6 others
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UVC Partners backs ChargeX in €11.5M round to roll out ‘Aqueduct’ charging systemSilicon Canals•Jul 07, 2023•ChargeX, UVC Partners, Bayern Kapital, Ponooc and 4 others
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Amsterdam’s Slingshot, Ponooc invest €3.2M in smart bike accessory startup UNIT 1Silicon Canals•Apr 12, 2023•Slingshot, Ponooc, UNIT 1, Joyned Capital
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Making Cycling Smarter, Madrid’s Unit 1 Pedals in $3.5 MillionTech.eu•Apr 12, 2023•UNIT 1, Slingshot, Joyned Capital, Ponooc
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Dutch startup Bringly bags €1.5 million investment for sustainable online shipping platformRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Apr 04, 2023•Bringly, Eyos Capital, SpeedUp Energy Innovation, Shamrock Ventures and 2 others
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Vianova Raises €6M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jan 02, 2023•Vianova, Baloise, La Poste Ventures, XAnge and 2 others
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Aiming to collect better data from EV charging points, Eco-Movement has closed its series A roundTech.eu•Dec 21, 2022•Eco-movement, Dow Jones, Ponooc, Bridford Group and 1 other
