BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
Venture capitalActively deployingBrooklyn · 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 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 12 of 42 portfolio companiesCleantech ×5IoT ×5Climate Tech ×3Hardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2AgTech ×2Enterprise Software ×2GovTech ×2
HQs:United States×13
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathLAIIER 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)Bibiana Nelson(Executive Officer)Colin Nunn(Executive Officer)
BoardFaisal Al-Husssein(Director)Zena Bruges(Director)Alyssa Bryan(Director)
Mansfield, US
Jiten Manglani(Director)Pamela Lynch(Executive Officer)Tom Ferguson(Director)Julie Bliss Mullen(Executive Officer, Director)Orren Schneider(Executive Officer)Wayne Byrne(Director)
Board seatTom FergusonWayne Byrne· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Jul 2023
Aqua Membranes develops reverse osmosis membrane technology using additive manufacturing and membrane chemistry to make industrial water treatment more energy-efficient and cost-effective.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsAlbuquerque, US
Rick Sanders(Director)Rodney Herrington(Founder)Michael Reardon(Director)Craig Beckman(CEO)Stuart Schoenmann(Director)Christopher Kurth(Chief Technology Officer)
Board seatSteve Kloos· per SEC Form D
AquiSense develops UV-C LED-based water disinfection systems for residential, commercial, and industrial applications without the use of chemicals.
CleantechHardwareIoTKentucky, US
Oliver Lawal(Director)in
Board seatSteve Kloos· per SEC Form D
Longmont, US
Rose Nash(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Kloos(Director)
PartnerTom Ferguson· quoted
Board seatSteve Kloos· per SEC Form D
Daupler develops a response management platform for utilities, public works, and service organizations to manage service requests and emergency situations more efficiently.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSKansas City, US
John Bertrand(Founder and CEO)Ryan Rosenbaum(CTO)
BoardJiten Manglani(Director)
Board seatTom Ferguson· per SEC Form D
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)
Somerville, US
Michael Rigney(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Ting(Director)David Wilson(Director)Thomas Ferguson(Director)
CREW provides process intensification technology for wastewater treatment facilities using calcium carbonate dosing to enhance treatment efficiency, reduce operating costs, and remove greenhouse gases.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew Haven, US
Jorge Richardson(Founder)
Subeca is a hardware and technology company with a multi-disciplinary team working across coding, 3D prototyping, firmware development, and manufacturing.
CleantechHardwareIoTDallas, US
Hank McCarrick(Executive Officer, Director)Don E. Whitson(Executive Officer)Anne Mushow(Chief Executive Officer)Kelly Galway(Chief Product and Technology Officer)
Boston, US
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.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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
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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Building the highest impact water company in the world
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Water Sector 2024
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Co-investors · 4
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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 split into several separate funds instead of one, including an early-stage fund run directly by Sony, a growth-stage fund with Daiwa, a climate-focused fund, an Africa entertainment fund, and later-stage funds through Sony Ventures, with investment decisions made by a committee that includes corporate executives and business division heads; it doesn't require startups to work with Sony, though about 40% end up collaborating with the company in some way across areas like gaming, semiconductors, electronics, music, film, and finance. The fund has backed unusual, frontier-type companies like an odor digitization startup, a sampling-rights marketplace, an AR display company, and a heart-failure regenerative medicine company, and its leaders describe the work as end-to-end business incubation covering sourcing, diligence, execution, value enhancement, monitoring, and exit rather than just providing capital.
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.
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