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Tom Ferguson
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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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
Deals · 3
DauplerBoard seat
via BURNT ISLAND VENTURES · filed Oct 2024 · $10M raise
AclarityBoard seat
via BURNT ISLAND VENTURES · filed Jul 2023 · $15M raise
BiotaQuoted
via BURNT ISLAND VENTURES · filed Jul 2026
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Ferguson?
- 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.
- Where does Tom Ferguson work?
- Tom Ferguson is Founder and Managing Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES.
- What does Tom Ferguson invest in?
- Tom Ferguson invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Tom Ferguson write?
- Tom Ferguson typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Tom Ferguson sit on?
- Tom Ferguson holds tracked board seats at Aclarity, Daupler.
- What companies has Tom Ferguson invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aclarity, Cala Systems, Crew Carbon, Irrigreen.
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