Burnt Island Ventures
Burnt Island Ventures finds, funds, and supports the best founders in water. Click below to learn more…
In the firm's own words, from its website.
10 additional team members, 7 additional co-investors and affiliates, 3 additional investments, funds and LPs, 2 events, 10 verified contacts (8 professional url, 1 published business email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 4 vehicleson Form D, 18 months
$51.3M reported sold so far.
A Form D is filed when a vehicle takes its first money, so these are open to LPs now.
- 3 companiesnew in 12 months
3 new companies in the last 12 months. Latest round Biota seed ($3M round, led) on 29 Jul 2026. Took 2 board seats on new Form D filings in 90 days (Biota, AquiSense).
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 1 companyportfolio raising
One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 17 Jul 2026 ($3M sold on Form D).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 2 dealswith AP Ventures LLP
Invests most often alongside AP Ventures LLP (2 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 30 Sep 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- Founder and Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmProfile
- Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
- PARTNERWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
Relationship network
32 connected entities2 observed roundsrounds 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
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Investing
4 companies on record, 3 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“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.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREW Carbon | portfolio listing | lead | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 20, 2026 | Fact Company website |
| Biota | board seat | unknown · board | Steve Kloos (strongly supported) | unknown | unknown | Jul 30, 2026 | Inference Form D |
| AquiSense Inc. | board seat | unknown · board | Steve Kloos (strongly supported) | unknown | unknown | Jul 8, 2026 | Inference Form D |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- climate
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
13 current, 0 departed
Decision makers
- Tom Ferguson · Founder and Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility; Led 2 rounds on recordLinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
- Thomas Collin Eustace Ferguson · Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
- Steve Kloos · PARTNERWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. 1 with a route on file. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Founder and Managing Partner · led 2 rounds on record
- Managing Partner
- PARTNER · 2 deals attributed
Contacts
1 published business email, 1 firm phone, 8 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
5 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV 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.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
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| Burnt Island Ventures Fund II-A, LP | Feeder or parallel | 2025 form d first sale | Fundraising | $9.6M Aug 21, 2026 | 3 | $5.0M | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Burnt Island Ventures 2025 SPV I, LP | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2025 form d first sale | Fundraising | $1.1M Aug 21, 2026 | 2 | $1.0M | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Burnt Island Ventures Opportunity Fund I, LP | Opportunity fund | 2024 form d first sale | Fundraising | $13.1M Aug 21, 2026 | 34 | $26.8M | Sep 16, 2026 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Family Foundation | FOUNDATION | Burnt Island Ventures Fund II, LP | $830,916 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
10 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
- 2026-09-302 shared deals · recurring · this firm led 2
- 2026-09-301 shared deal · one time · this firm led 1
- 2026-05-141 shared deal · one time · this firm led 1
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Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph · 1 capital path ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, matched by identifier. See which records
Burnt Island Ventures is the same institution as 1 record in Allocators.
The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.
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Burnt Island Ventures sits on 1 traced path of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 1 path of capital through this record
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Evidence and history
7 dated events, 52 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeSep 23, 2026Burnt Island Ventures: MICRO_VC -> MULTI_STAGE_VC (both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $118M)Classification changedClassificationInference
- Aug 21, 2026Burnt Island Ventures Fund Ii-A, LP first reported on Form ADV by Burnt Island Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $9,590,697
- Aug 21, 2026Burnt Island Ventures 2025 Spv I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Burnt Island Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,098,554
- Aug 21, 2026Burnt Island Ventures Opportunity Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Burnt Island Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $13,084,306
- Mar 28, 2024Burnt Island Ventures Fund II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Burnt Island Ventures (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $7,778,725
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Aug 21, 2026 · 5 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- unknown
- Office address
- unknown
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- burntislandventures.com
- 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
- Aug 21, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 5 (5 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $118Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $118M
- Sep 12, 2026Micro VC (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $45.2M across 5 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2023-03-10 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2023-03-10 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-08-21 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-08-21 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-28 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2023-03-10 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 5 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 5 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 2 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $118M | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $118M | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $45.2M | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Sep 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated sectors | climate “sector words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | climate “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | climate “sector words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 5 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 5 | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 2 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Aug 21, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $118M
- importance
- gav: 0.33 · funds: 0.42 · people: 0.4 · investments: 0.26 · co investors: 0.4
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.5 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-07-30
- emerging manager
- fund count: 5 · reported gav: $118M · first adv filing: 2023-03-10 · years since first filing: 3.6
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Organization classification changed2026-09-23
- Adviser's first ADV filing2023-03-10source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.