Pondera Holdings

Pondera Holdings is an operationally focused investment firm that partners with management teams to build great companies. They provide capital, strategy, and support to private businesses with significant growth potential, aiming to create value for employees, customers, communities, and partners. Their principals serve as active board members for each of Pondera’s portfolio companies. As an investment firm with permanent capital, they are not constrained by the fixed time horizon of a traditional private equity fund, allowing for a long-term strategic approach to compounding capital and building value. Pondera values the relationships and partnerships cultivated with portfolio company leadership teams, emphasizing trust and consensus in their partnerships. Their investment criteria include partnering with management teams and providing capital to private, entrepreneurial companies with significant growth potential. They are flexible in tailoring each investment to fit the needs of the business and work as active board members to refine strategic plans for growth, identify needed resources, and aggressively pursue execution. Their portfolio companies typically have at least $5 million in revenue with positive EBITDA and share characteristics such as recurring revenue, a large addressable market, and a differentiated product or service. Pondera focuses on businesses based in the U.S. or Canada to ensure a close working relationship with their partners.