Brooklyn · Seed · 15 people tracked
Also known as BURNT ISLAND VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Burnt Island Ventures invests in water entrepreneurs, framing climate change as fundamentally a water problem — the medium through which the effects of a warming planet are felt. The firm sees managing Earth's water resources as an urgent responsibility and backs the best founders working on water innovation, offering not only capital but deep sector expertise and an extensive network across the water industry to support portfolio companies and respect founders' visions.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
2 people who came through BURNT ISLAND VENTURES went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 37 of 41 portfolio companiesCleantech ×20Climate Tech ×12Hardware ×11IoT ×10SaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×5GovTech ×5
HQs:United States×16United Kingdom×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 52024 · 42023 · 113 dated
LAIIER develops sensor-based leak detection solutions for commercial buildings and industrial equipment, helping property operators, insurers, and facilities managers prevent water damage and reduce downtime.
Climate TechConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTPropTechLondon
Matt Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)inBibiana Nelson(Executive Officer)Colin Nunn(Executive Officer)
BoardFaisal Al-Husssein(Director)Zena Bruges(Director)Alyssa Bryan(Director)
Co-investorsMundi VenturesVirta VenturesClosed Loop Partners
Electrochemical water purifier using patent-pending technology to remove contaminants including PFOA.
Mansfield, US
Julie Bliss Mullen(Executive Officer, Director)Leanne Hersey(Founder)inPamela Lynch(Executive Officer)Orren Schneider(Executive Officer)
BoardJiten Manglani(Director)
Board seatTom FergusonWayne Byrne· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Jul 2023
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Echo River CapitalHG VenturesMassVenturesThe Alchemy Fund
Aqua Membranes makes precision-printed elements for industrial reverse osmosis (RO) systems, designed to increase production, lower energy costs, reduce cleaning cycles, and improve recovery without retrofits.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareNew MaterialsAlbuquerque, US
Rodney Herrington(Founder)Craig Beckman(CEO)Christopher Kurth(Chief Technology Officer)Rick Sanders(Director)Michael Reardon(Director)Stuart Schoenmann(Director)
Board seatSteve Kloos· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsClean Energy VentureClean Energy VenturesHelios Climate VenturesNovaCapitalCycle CapitalMicron Ventures
AquiSense develops UV-C LED water disinfection systems that treat water without chemicals, serving homes, factories, restaurants, remote communities, and space applications.
CleantechDeep TechHardwareKentucky, US
Oliver Lawal(President & CEO)inStuart Bauman(CFO/Treasurer)inJennifer Pagán(CTO)in
Board seatSteve Kloos· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsKeyhorse Capital
Longmont, US
Rose Nash(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerTom Ferguson· quoted
Board seatSteve Kloos· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesDeepWork Capital
Daupler develops a response management platform for utilities, public works, and service organizations to manage service requests and emergency situations more efficiently.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechRoboticsSaaSKansas City, US
John Bertrand(Founder and CEO)Ryan Rosenbaum(CTO)
BoardJiten Manglani(Director)
Board seatTom Ferguson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsKCRise FundKnoll VenturesRunway Venture PartnersSandalphon CapitalTechstars
2S Water makes the AquaValid sensor, which provides automated, real-time monitoring of dissolved metal concentrations in water for mining, extraction, and industrial facilities.
CleantechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsForesightStartup TNT
Aclarity makes the Octa System, an electrochemical oxidation technology that destroys PFAS "forever chemicals" on-site by breaking carbon-fluorine bonds.
CleantechClimate TechHardware
Co-investorsEcho River CapitalHG VenturesMaroon Venture Partners FundMassVentures
AlgaFilm Technologies develops an algae-based process for wastewater treatment that removes nutrients and captures CO2 from the air while producing algae biomass.
BiotechCleantechClimate Tech
Aquafortus develops the ABX solvent exchange system, a non-thermal desalination process that treats high-salinity brines by extracting water rather than filtering contaminants.
CleantechClimate TechNew Materials
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)
Aquatic Labs develops solid-state, semiconductor-based water sensors that measure parameters such as pH, total alkalinity, conductivity, and temperature without consumable reagents, paired with a data pipeline for real-time insights.
CleantechHardwareIoT
Allan Adams(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalPropeller VC
Beagle Services provides water security and plumbing solutions for residential properties, offering automatic shutoff valves, smart water sensors, and leak detection technology installed and maintained by certified plumbers.
IoTPropTechSanta Monica, US
Paul Vacquier(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsResolute VenturesTop Corner CapitalWonder Ventures
Cala makes an intelligent heat pump water heater that adjusts water heating to a home's daily hot water usage and integrates with solar, batteries, and variable electricity pricing to reduce energy use and cost.
CleantechEnergyIoTSomerville, US
Michael Rigney(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Ting(Director)David Wilson(Director)Thomas Ferguson(Director)in
Co-investorsClean Energy VentureClimate CapitalLeap Forward Ventures
CivilGrid provides a platform that aggregates utility, geotechnical, and site data to support site due diligence, utility interconnection planning, and infrastructure project planning.
Construction TechData & InfrastructureGovTech
Co-investors2.12 AngelsA*Afore CapitalAnorak VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersSpark Capital
CREW is a Yale spinout that adds calcium carbonate (ground limestone) to wastewater treatment plants to intensify biological treatment, cut chemical costs, and permanently remove carbon dioxide.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew Haven, US
Joachim Katchinoff(Co-founder & CEO)inNoah Planavsky(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)in
Co-investorsAP VenturesConnecticut InnovationsCounteract OneEcho River CapitalEmerald Technology Ventures AgSony Ventures Corporation+2 more
Dairy Foods is an industry trade media publication covering news, trends, and new products for the dairy industry, offering content such as podcasts, events, and classified listings for a professional dairy audience.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsAvestria Ventures
Flocean develops subsea desalination technology to produce fresh water, positioning it as an alternative to traditional land-based desalination plants for critical water infrastructure.
CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech
Co-investorsNysnø Climate InvestmentsOrion Protocol
Floodbase provides flood mapping technology and parametric flood insurance products that pay out based on the magnitude of flooding over a large area, enabling policies that settle within days of an event.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTechBrooklyn, US
Bessie Schwarz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Elizabeth Tellman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMarty Schneider(Director)Sasha Brown(Director)John Loser(Director)in
Co-investorsEcosystem Integrity FundFloating PointGroundForce CapitalLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalMercy Corps Ventures+4 more
HOPE Hydration provides water refill stations that dispense free water at events, using NFC-enabled bottles and readers to power features like gamified refill leaderboards and sponsorship activations while reducing single-use plastic.
Climate TechHardwareIoT
Jorge Richardson(Founder)Cristina Gnecco(Founder)inDave Tigue(Founder)in
Independent Agent (IA) magazine is a publication providing news, market insights, and analysis on commercial, personal P&C, life, health, and specialty insurance markets for independent insurance agents.
InsurTechMedia & Entertainment
Irrigreen manufactures smart in-ground sprinkler systems for residential lawns that use mapping technology to reduce water waste by up to 50% compared to traditional irrigation.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsEcho River CapitalMFV PartnersTamiami AngelUlu VenturesAnorak VenturesSum Ventures
NLine Energy makes the SteamLine Turbine, which generates electricity from excess steam pressure that industrial facilities otherwise waste, reducing operating costs and emissions.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Power Almanac provides a database of phone-verified contact records for decision-makers at U.S. local governments, covering 22,000 jurisdictions and 343,000 officials across 22 roles.
Data & InfrastructureGovTechSales Tech
Power & Water is a UK-based water treatment technology company offering liquid chemical-free wastewater treatment through its Soneco electrolysis system, which combines electrocoagulation and ultrasonics with AI-driven process insights.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate Tech
Previsico provides a flood forecasting and hydrological monitoring service that predicts and monitors flood risks, including surface water, small streams, and drainage systems often not covered by standard flood alerts.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Prof. Yu(Co-founder)Dr Avi Baruch(Co-founder)
Co-investors24 HaymarketConnecticut InnovationsBlueOrchard Finance S AForesight Group
SewerAI provides an AI platform for underground infrastructure inspection, turning CCTV and MACP footage into automatically coded defect data, risk scores, and capital rehabilitation plans.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechSaaS
Matt Rosenthal(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Billy Gilmartin(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)inSepehr Sobhani(VP of Engineering)Abhinoor Dhull(VP of Operations)Dave Barden(VP of Sales)Matthew Szymanski(Head of Finance)
Co-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures AgInnovius CapitalBuilders VCCerity Partners VenturesJMI EquitySuffolk Technologies
Shower Stream offers remote monitoring of hotel showers, allowing hotel operators to detect potential issues and carry out preventative maintenance and repairs before they escalate.
HardwareIoTPropTech
Co-investorsEcho River CapitalNew Stack VenturesNewlin VenturesSWAN Impact NetworkTrue Wealth VenturesNorth Texas Angel Network
Sønr provides external insight and intelligence to help technology and innovation teams identify uncertainty before making decisions or commitments.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Spout builds a countertop machine that generates drinking water from air using electricity and filters, with no plumbing, bottles, or delivery.
CleantechConsumerHardware
Subeca provides smart water metering technology that delivers real-time and hourly meter readings over flexible network options including Amazon Sidewalk, LoRaWAN, and Bluetooth.
CleantechHardwareIoTDallas, US
Anne Mushow(Chief Executive Officer)Kelly Galway(Chief Product and Technology Officer)Hank McCarrick(Executive Officer, Director)Don E. Whitson(Executive Officer)
SwiftComply provides compliance management software for water utilities to run programs such as FOG, Industrial Pretreatment, Stormwater, and Backflow, with dashboards, reporting, and audit records.
CleantechGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsPrefix Capital
TeamSolve builds an AI-powered maintenance and operations platform for utility and industrial infrastructure organizations in highly regulated environments, combining work order management, GIS asset tracking, compliance reporting, and its Knowledge Twin™ system that preserves institutional knowledge.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Waterly provides water-specific software for asset, sample, and data management, including its flagship Waterly Rounds product for sampling, rounds, and maintenance.
CleantechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Michael Murdyin
Co-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures Ag
Water & Waste Water Asia is a trade media publication covering the water and wastewater industry across Asia, with news, market reports, case studies, interviews, and a magazine.
CleantechMedia & Entertainment
Ziptility provides operations and asset management software for small water and wastewater utilities, with mobile apps to capture, organize, and analyze field data for maintenance scheduling, GIS mapping, and long-term planning.
GovTechIoTSaaSBloomington, US
Jim Good(Founder)inJeffrey Buszkiewicz(Executive Officer)Douglas Dayhoff(Director)Tyler Henke(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Naimark(Director)
Co-investorsElevate VenturesIU Ventures
ZwitterCo develops zwitterionic anti-fouling membranes that resist organic fouling for filtration of industrial wastewater and process streams.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsCambridge, US
Alex Rappaport(Co-Founder & CEO)in
BoardStephen Remondi(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupDCVC (Data Collective)Genoa VenturesHG VenturesMunich Re Ventures
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesShower Stream · hoteltechnologynews.com · Jul 31, 2026
Aqua Membranes · intelligence360.news · Jul 15, 2026
Floodbase · coverager.com · May 29, 2026
Crew Carbon · esgtoday.com · May 18, 2026
Subeca · nasdaqprivatemarket.com · Apr 3, 2026
Flocean · arcticstartup.com · Dec 12, 2025
Previsico · fintech.global · Oct 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BURNT ISLAND VENTURES made?
- BURNT ISLAND VENTURES has 39 tracked investments, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does BURNT ISLAND VENTURES invest at?
- BURNT ISLAND VENTURES invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does BURNT ISLAND VENTURES focus on?
- BURNT ISLAND VENTURES focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech.
- Where is BURNT ISLAND VENTURES located?
- BURNT ISLAND VENTURES is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.
- Does BURNT ISLAND VENTURES lead rounds?
- BURNT ISLAND VENTURES typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does BURNT ISLAND VENTURES co-invest with?
- BURNT ISLAND VENTURES most often shares deals with Echo River Capital, Clean Energy Venture, DCVC (Data Collective), among 72 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Burnt Island Ventures recently reported exits and advances in water infrastructure portfolio companies including SewerAI's growth financing and CREW Carbon's Series A close, while publishing analysis on how AI agents should replace data-centric approaches in utility operations. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamWhy Invest in Water Companies? An interview with Steve Kloos from Burnt Island Ventures
Aqua Membranes · Steve Kloos
BIV in 2025 -- The Impact of the Islanders
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Colorado River Basin 2.0
Burnt Island Ventures
What Happened in Water in 2025
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Matt Fitzgerald - Campaigns, MrBeast and Getting Arrested with your Grandmother
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Solving an £18B+ annual problem with smart tape #leaks #builtenvironment #waterdamagerepair
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Co-investors · 4
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
Ulu Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on finding and funding early-stage founder teams, emphasizing diversity and data-driven investment decisions.
Sony Innovation Fund is the corporate venture capital arm operated by Sony Ventures Corporation, investing in technology and entertainment startups worldwide.
Applied Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies developing semiconductor, display, and related technologies that complement or expand the market for Applied Materials' products. The firm focuses on high-growth opportunities in these technology areas.
Firms observed investing alongside BURNT ISLAND VENTURES, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with BURNT ISLAND VENTURES's recorded portfolio.
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