Tom Ferguson
InvestorFOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Tom Ferguson focuses solely on water, applies pattern recognition from screening hundreds of companies with an 18-section diligence checklist, hosts a water-tech podcast, and reframes conservatism as structural moats.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Burnt Island VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- DauplerBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentKansas City, Missouri, United States
- Imagine H2OAccelerator Judgecurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Imagine H2OVP Programming2015 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Project FrogBusiness Strategy2014 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Harvard Business SchoolStudent2012 β 2014
- Tamar Energy LtdStrategy Manager2013London Area, United Kingdom
- ERMProject Manager2009 β 2012
- Clinton FoundationIntern2007
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management2012 β 2014
- The University of EdinburghMA, Politics2004 β 2008
Skills & more
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StrategyCarbon FootprintingRenewable EnergySustainabilityWaterEnergy PolicyStart-upsCorporate Social ResponsibilityWaste ManagementBusiness StrategyStrategic PlanningManagementLanguages French Β· Spanish
From Tom's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Shared employers
Also worked at Daupler3
Also worked at Imagine H2O9
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Also worked at Project Frog1
Also worked at Harvard Business School189
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Deals Β· 3
DauplerBoard seat
via BURNT ISLAND VENTURES Β· filed Oct 2024 Β· $10M raise
AclarityBoard seat
via BURNT ISLAND VENTURES Β· filed Jul 2023 Β· $15M raise
BiotaQuoted
via BURNT ISLAND VENTURES Β· filed Jul 2026
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
