Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc — Full Portfolio

Aurora Solar makes a cloud-based platform for designing, selling, and delivering solar energy projects, including 3D modeling with shade and tilt analysis, proposal generation, and lead capture tools.

CleantechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US

CHChristopher Hopper(Co-founder)inSASamuel Adeyemo(Co-founder)in

BoardTLTyler Lancaster(Director)inShvetank Jain(Director)Doug Pepper(Director)

Board seatAFAmy Francetic· per SEC Form D · $23.5M raise · filed Apr 2019

Co-investorsCOCoatue ManagementENEnergize CapitalFIFifth WallICICONIQLULux CapitalICICONIQ Capital+2 more

Infrastructure planning tools for medium and heavy duty fleet electrification.

Arlington, US

Patrick Finch(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Yanzhi Xu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatAFAmy Francetic· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSCSchematic Ventures

Sunairio develops grid forecasting software that integrates energy, weather, and climate data to help energy traders, grid operators, and renewable asset developers optimize commercial decisions.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergyInsurTechBaltimore, US

RCRob Cirincione(Founder & CEO)inMitchell Walk(Director)

BoardDavid Arcara(Director)

Board seatABAlex Behar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCOConstellation Technology VenturesKEKeiki CapitalMAMassMutual VenturesRORosecliff VenturesTETechstarsTHThin Line Capital

The Center for American Progress is a public policy research and advocacy organization that publishes reports, articles, and analysis on U.S. issues such as immigration, economy, health care, national security, climate, and democracy.

GovTechImpact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentWashington, US

Co-investorsBLBlue Haven Initiative

Audette provides a platform for asset and portfolio managers to identify and prioritize building retrofit investments, using data analysis to uncover high-return opportunities that improve net operating income and reduce emissions.

PropTechSaaS

Co-investorsCRCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)ENEnergy Impact PartnersFOForesightMOModerne VenturesPAPanache VenturesSTStepchange+2 more

Beni is a search and discovery platform that aggregates 300 million secondhand deals across resale marketplaces, allowing consumers to find used items from their favorite brands at lower prices through web, mobile app, and browser extension.

Circular EconomyConsumerMarketplacesBrooklyn, US

Katharine Sanner(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBEBetter Ventures Central LlcXYXYZ Venture CapitalCHChingona Ventures

Blue Tree VC is a venture capital firm based in the Rust Belt tech hub that invests in early-stage companies.

Sector Agnostic

Catherine V. Mott(Managing Partner)inSRSreekar R. Gadde(Managing Partner)in

Buoyant develops Linkerd, a service mesh platform for Kubernetes that enables organizations to build secure, reliable, and observable software infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

WMWilliam Morgan(Founder)inOGOliver Gould(Founder)in

Co-investorsA.A.Capital VenturesDCDCVC (Data Collective)HAHarpoon VenturesWEWebb Investment NetworkBEBenchmarkFUFuel Capital

A venture capital firm that invests in software and AI infrastructure serving energy, industrial, agricultural, and mobility sectors to drive efficiency, decarbonization, and resilience in the physical economy.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechChicago, US

AFAmy Francetic(Co-founder & Managing General Partner)in

BoardABAlex Behar(Partner)inLKLaura Katzman(Partner)in

CanopyClimate helps companies, non-profits, and organizations measure and reduce their collective employee emissions through team-based climate action tracking and reporting.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsWIWireframe Ventures

Firebranding VC is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies across multiple sectors including urban planning, edtech, mobility, and logistics solutions.

JFJohn Fein(Founder)in

Co-investorsNUNueterra Capital

Frost & Sullivan is a growth advisory and market research firm that helps organizations across industries analyze emerging trends and identify growth opportunities.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Antonio, US

DFDavid Frigstad(Chairman & Founder)inWBWyman Bravard(Director & Founder)Lore A. FrostDaniel M. Sullivan

Co-investorsINInvest Northern Ireland

By Gravity builds enterprise data analytics software that uses generative AI to bridge the gap between data insights and business action.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US

DGDrew Gillson(Founder)inLTLucas Thelosen(Founder)in

Co-investorsFOFoundryNENext Frontier CapitalANAnsa CapitalCACaffeinated CapitalDEDenver VenturesECEclipse

Gravity develops a suite of WordPress plugins including Gravity Forms (a drag-and-drop form builder with payments and conditional logic), Gravity SMTP (email delivery and tracking), and Gravity Flow (workflow automation and approvals).

Developer ToolsMarketing TechSaaS

CHCarl Hancock(Founder)in

Co-investorsAUAugust CapitalANAnsa CapitalCACaffeinated CapitalCOCommitted CapitalECEclipseGVGV (Google Ventures)+1 more

Gravity is an enterprise carbon and energy management platform that automates data collection and value-chain engagement to produce Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions disclosures.

Climate TechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US

SESaleh ElHattab(CEO & Founder)inTKTed Kornish(CTO)in

Co-investorsECEclipse VenturesHNHNVRANAnsa CapitalCOCommunitas Capital Partners

Hammerhead makes Karoo, a cycling computer device for recording and displaying ride data, routes, and workouts.

CleantechHardwareNew York City, US

LWLaurence Wattrus(Founder)inRBRaveen Beemsingh(Founder)inJMJon Morgan(Founder)in

Co-investorsNENext VenturesR/R/GA VenturesTETechstarsVTVTF CapitalAIAina Climate AI VenturesBOBombellii Ventures+5 more

Hammerhead develops software that orchestrates power, cooling, and compute in real time to unlock idle GPU capacity in data centers for AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnergy

Co-investorsSESE Ventures

HData is an AI-native platform that digitizes and analyzes regulatory documents, data, and filings to support research and decision-making for utilities, regulators, and energy professionals.

Data & InfrastructureEnergyFintechGovTechJoliet, US

HHHudson Hollister(Executive Officer, Director)inYLYuval Lubowich(Executive Officer)in

BoardJFJohn Fein(Director)inAFAmy Francetic(Director)inAnthony Mealey(Director)Mithun Banarjee(Director)

Co-investorsBLBlueTree Venture CapitalFIFirebrand VenturesFRFrontier Venture CapitalHYHyde Park Venture PartnersTETechstarsWEWestern Technology Investment+1 more

Hyde Park Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth companies across various sectors.

Sector AgnosticChicago, US

GTGuy Turner(Partner)inIWIra Weiss(Partner)in

Co-investorsCHCharmides CapitalRERenaissance Venture CapitalHYHyde Park Venture PartnersQUQuiet Capital

Laconia Capital Group is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed B2B software founders, supporting them with sales acceleration, operational execution, and capital strategy.

MassMutual Ventures is the venture capital arm of MassMutual, investing in enterprise SaaS, climate technology, fintech, cybersecurity, and healthtech companies and providing capital, connections, and expertise to support their growth.

CybersecurityFintechSaaS

Co-investorsCLClean Energy VenturesMAMassMutual Ventures

Ocient builds petabyte-scale agentic AI solutions through its OcientAIQ platform for enterprises managing massive datasets.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US

S. Christopher Gladwin(Executive Officer, Director)CGChris Gladwin(Founder)inJJJoe Jablonski(Founder)inKumar Abhijeet(Executive Officer)inWilliam McCarthy(Executive Officer)JMJohn Morrisin

Co-investorsBLBlue Bear Capital PartnersGRGreycroftILIllinois VenturesINIn-Q-TelEVEvergreen Climate InnovationsGRGreycroft Partners+3 more

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Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsADAdvance Venture PartnersANAngel Physicians FundAVAvestria VenturesAVAviv Venture CapitalBIBIGR VenturesBLBlue Venture Funds+15 more

Raptor Supplies is an online distributor of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products, offering categories such as abrasives, adhesives, electrical, fasteners, hand and power tools, HVAC, safety and lab supplies.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesE-commerce

Co-investorsHOHoxton VenturesDAData Point Capital

Raptor Maps provides AI-powered analytics and automation software for solar plant operations, helping owners, operators, and engineers reduce costs and losses through visual data analysis and autonomous drone inspections.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechBoston, US

NVNikhil Vadhavkar(Founder/President and CEO)inEOEddie Obropta(Founder/CTO)in

BoardDavid Sossen(Director)

Co-investorsBLBlue Bear Capital PartnersCLClean Energy VentureCOCongruent VenturesDAData Point CapitalENENGIE New VenturesMAMaverix Private Equity+4 more

ReelData AI provides an AI-powered software suite for land-based aquaculture farms to optimize feeding, monitor fish biomass, manage environmental conditions, and detect health issues.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechIoTHalifax, CA

Mathew Zimola(Founder)Matt Zimolain

Co-investorsS2S2G InvestmentsTETechstarsEVEvergreen Climate Innovations

Shifted Energy develops a Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) platform for utilities to control and optimize virtual power plants at the grid edge.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHonolulu, US

OLOlin Lagon(Executive Officer)Donavan Kealoha(Director)Forest Frizzell(Executive Officer)Nguyen Le(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAKAndrew Karetsky(Director)

Co-investorsSKSkyview Ventures

SkyFi operates a platform that provides access to satellite imagery and Earth observation analytics from multiple providers through a single, user-friendly interface with transparent pricing.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSaaS

LFLuke Fischer(Founder)in

Co-investorsBABalerion Space VenturesBEBeyond Earth VenturesCACapital FactoryIRIronGate Capital AdvisorsJ2J2 VenturesSESeraphim Space+3 more

Southwire manufactures power and electrical products including cables, wiring, and related infrastructure for grid applications, construction, electric vehicles, and data centers.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechEnergyHardwareCarrollton, US

CleantechClimate TechSeattle, US

ERErin Rothman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPat LaPointe(Director)Teri Floyd(Director)

Co-investors9M9Mile LabsNENext Wave ImpactTETechstarsBUBURNT ISLAND VENTURESGRGratitude RailroadOROrbia Ventures+2 more

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSanta Cruz, US

Alexander Gershenson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)James Barsimantov(Director, Promoter)

BoardDan Levine(Director)LSLoren Straub(Director)inTara Norton(Director)

Co-investorsAIAiiM PartnersBLBlackhorn VenturesBOBowery CapitalVAValuestream VenturesVEVentureSouqWOWorking Capital Fund+1 more

Thin Line Capital is a venture capital firm that invests $400-$600k into seed-stage, low-capex climate-tech companies focused on renewable energy, electrification of transport, and climate resiliency.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Aaron Fyke(Founder and Managing Partner)

FloodFlash provides parametric flood insurance using IoT sensors to detect flooding and enable rapid claim payouts, typically within 48 hours, targeting landlords and businesses seeking alternatives to traditional indemnity insurance.

InsurTechIoT

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainINInsurtech Gateway FundMSMS&AD VenturesPEPentech VenturesPTPT1MUMunich Re Ventures

Utility Dive is an industry news publication covering the U.S. electric utility and power sector, reporting on topics such as grid operations, energy regulation, renewables, data center demand and utility finances.

EnergyMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsBLBlueTree Venture Capital

Victorum Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across the United States, with a focus on high-potential businesses in markets often overlooked by traditional venture capitalists.

Sector Agnostic

James Roller(Managing Partner)in