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Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC
Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC
Buoyant Ventures deploys sustainable investing in software & simple hardware, focusing on climate tech, clean energy, and green ventures.
venture manager, reported GAV $74M across 8 vehicles
Importance
26
moderate
Active deployment
36
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
81
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
12
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Beachwood, OHadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 3000 AUBURN DRIVE, STE 410, Beachwood, OH, 44122adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 216.952.2732adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- http://www.buoyant.vc
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 26, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 8 (8 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $75.1Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- team@buoyant.vcbuoyant.vcpublished by the subject
- business phone
- 216.952.2732adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
3 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, healthcare, consumer, climate, energy, hardware, logistics, industrial, agtech, gaming
- Stages
- seed, series a, early
- Geography
- chicago, denver, global, michigan
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series a 100%
Stage at first entry
series a 100%
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate 100%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 3
Funds and vehicles
8 reported, 1 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buoyant Raptor II Spv LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2024 form d first sale | Newly closed | $997,626 Mar 29, 2024 | 6 | $668,999 of $668,999 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| Buoyant Reel Spv LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $977,300 Mar 29, 2024 | 8 | unknown | unknown |
| Buoyant Thunderbolt Spv LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $854,458 Mar 29, 2024 | 5 | unknown | unknown |
| Buoyant Audette Spv LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $503,987 Mar 29, 2024 | 5 | unknown | unknown |
| Buoyant Ventures Fund (qp), L.P. | Feeder or parallel | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $1.3M Mar 29, 2024 | 5 | $1.5M of $1.5M | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Buoyant Ventures Fund, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $67.0M Mar 29, 2024 | 98 | unknown | unknown |
| Buoyant Raptor Spv LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Unknown | $2.3M Mar 29, 2024 | 8 | unknown | unknown |
| Buoyant Supply Spv LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Unknown | $235,398 Mar 29, 2024 | 5 | unknown | unknown |
| Buoyant Storm Spv LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Wound down | $1.0M Apr 28, 2023 | 6 | unknown | unknown |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
3 current, 0 departed
Allison Leigh Myers
PartnerManager · since May 1, 2021
AMY Noelle Francetic
PartnerManager · since May 1, 2021
Investments on record
3 edges, 3 companies, 1 partner-attributed
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shiftedEnergy | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| SkyFi | Series A · Series A | lead | Laura Katzman (confirmed) | $12.7M | unknown | Jan 14, 2026 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
| Hammerhead AI | Funding round | lead | unknown | $10.0M | unknown | Nov 18, 2025 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
12 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Startup Capital Ventures Management Co III, LLC 1 shared · one timeIronGate Capital Advisors 1 shared · one time · they led 1 · we led 1Rsquared VC 1 shared · one time · we led 1J2 Ventures Advisors, LLC 1 shared · one time · we led 1Envision Ventures 1 shared · one time · we led 1Sadia Raveendran 1 shared · one time · we led 1Acclimate Ventures 1 shared · one time · we led 1Stepchange 1 shared · one time · we led 1Bombellii Ventures 1 shared · one time · we led 1MCJ Venture Management 1 shared · one time · we led 1WovenEarth Ventures 1 shared · one time · we led 1AINA Climate AI Ventures 1 shared · one time · we led 1
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
12 dated events
- Sep 15, 2026Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC: SEED_FUND_MANAGER -> INSTITUTIONAL_VC (venture manager, reported GAV $74M across 8 vehicles)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Mar 29, 2024Buoyant Storm Spv LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLCFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceBuoyant Storm Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2023Buoyant Thunderbolt Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $855,940Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Thunderbolt Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2023Buoyant Raptor II Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,002,626Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Raptor II Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2023Buoyant Audette Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $508,987Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Audette Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2023Buoyant Reel Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $982,300Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Reel Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2023Buoyant Ventures Fund (qp), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,862,641Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Ventures Fund (qp), L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 2, 2021Buoyant Raptor Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $800,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Raptor Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 2, 2021Buoyant Supply Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $600,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Supply Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 2, 2021Buoyant Storm Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,025,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Storm Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 2, 2021Buoyant Ventures Fund, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $20,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBuoyant Ventures Fund, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Dec 2, 2021Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $74M across 8 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)seed vehicles only
Evidence
48 observations from 3 sources