Ponda

Biomedical Engineering · Biomaterials
$4.1Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$1.7Mlatest round · Equity Crowdfunding · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
1backers · BeAngels
50+team · employees, estimated range

Overview

Ponda is a biomaterials company developing novel textiles from truly regenerative fibres. We connect the regeneration of some of our most precious ecosystems to the production of responsible materials for the textiles industry.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$4.1M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$1.7M
Equity Crowdfunding · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
BeAngels
The money's age
Fresh money
2 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 28 Raised a round Equity Crowdfunding $1.7M · EU-Startups Nov 24, 2025 Raised a round Seed $2.4M · Pulse 2.0 Jun 18, 2021 Founded per the company register
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Web presence
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Equity Crowdfunding Aug 2026 $1.7M — EU-Startups
Seed Nov 2025 $2.4M — Pulse 2.0
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity PONDA LTD Companies House
Registered 18 Jun 2021
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Financials

Total raised
$4.1M
Latest round
Equity Crowdfunding
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Equity Crowdfunding 2026 $1.7M Details
Seed 2025 $2.4M Details

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Shared investors1
BeAngelsVia a fund
176 portfolio companies: Ambrio, ZYGO, Odix Medical and 173 more

News

News EU-Startups 3 months ago
Biomaterials company Ponda closes crowdfunding round at €1.6 million - welcoming 256 new investors
Ponda, a biomaterials company out of Bristol restoring wetlands through regenerative farming, has closed its latest crowdfunding campaign, raising €1.6 million (£1.4 million) in a Seed extension that welcomed 256 new investors. The company had previously
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News YahooFinance 12 months ago
Ponda to 'Make Wetlands Wet Again' with $2.4M Raise
Over the next 18 months, Ponda will expand production capacity, scale its European wetland farming network, and launch commercial BioPuff lines for Fall 2026 collections.
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News Pulse 2.0 12 months ago
Ponda: $2.4 Million Seed Round Raised To Scale Regenerative Biopuff Insulation Technology
Ponda has closed a $2.4 million seed round to accelerate the commercialization of BioPuff, its plant-based insulation material derived from Typha, a wetland crop with regenerative environmental benefits. The investment will support the company's plans to
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News The Times of India 1 year ago
Unsafe parking soars at Ponda, 9k fined last year Goa News
Ponda: Despite several attempts by govt to create awareness about safe driving, the habit of motorists recklessly parking vehicles has not gone down.
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News The Times of India 1 year ago
Bison wanders around Ponda, forest dept wards it away Goa News
Ponda: Hundreds of Ponda residents watched in alarm and wonder as a full-grown bison sauntered across the town around midnight on Tuesday.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Bristol United Kingdom
HQ
Our Founders
50-200 est. staff
Avonbank Industrial Estate, W Town Rd, Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9DE,United Kingdom
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