Burnt Island Ventures
UnclaimedAt a Glance
- Check Size
- $. – $.
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
- Sectors
- Enterprise, Climate, Deeptech
- Founded
- 2019
- HQ
- Brooklyn, NY
About Burnt Island Ventures
Burnt Island Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Portland, ME founded in 2019. Burnt Island Ventures finds, funds, and supports the best founders in water. Click below to learn more… The firm focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ investments across sectors including Aerospace & Defense, Other, Consumer, Fintech, Climate. Notable portfolio companies include Why Water?, - INVESTORS - and - FOUNDERS -. Focuses on early-stage B2B software companies, particularly those serving the maritime and coastal economy.
Investment Thesis
“Focuses on early-stage B2B software companies, particularly those serving the maritime and coastal economy.”
Sector Focus
Investment Stage
Key Team (1)
Tom Ferguson
FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER
Fund History
- Burnt Island raises small, sector-pure water funds.
- Form D filings show Fund I selling $4.53 million after a February 2021 first sale from a San Francisco address.
- Fund II began selling in December 2023 and had reported $18.45 million by its November 2025 amendment, roughly four times the debut vehicle.
- A parallel Fund II-A added $5 million from a June 2025 first sale.
- Alongside the flagships, Burnt Island Ventures Opportunity Fund I reported $6.56 million from an October 2024 first sale, giving the firm follow-on capacity into its own winners, and a 2025 SPV I vehicle sold $1 million in October 2025.
- Reported proceeds across the five vehicles total roughly $35.5 million.
- Every filing names Tom Ferguson as executive officer and Burnt Island Ventures Management LLC as promoter, and the later vehicles are filed from Brooklyn, New York.
- The mandate is narrow by design: the firm finds, funds and supports water entrepreneurs, framing water as the medium through which climate change is felt.
SEC Fund Filings
- Vehicles filed, last 24 months
- 3
- Latest filing
Burnt Island Ventures filed a Form D for 3 fund vehicles between Sep 30, 2024 and Sep 29, 2026.
| Fund vehicle | Source |
|---|---|
| Burnt Island Ventures 2025 SPV I, LP | SEC Form D, filed |
| Burnt Island Ventures Fund II-A, LP | SEC Form D, filed |
| Burnt Island Ventures Opportunity Fund I, LP | SEC Form D, filed |
A Form D is the notice a fund files with the SEC when it raises money in a private offering. Feeder funds, parallel funds and SPVs each file their own, so the count measures filing activity, not the number of flagship funds.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings for pooled investment funds, original filings only (amendments excluded). Our filing data starts Jul 1, 2024. Vehicles are matched to Burnt Island Ventures by fund name and checked against the sponsor address and named principals on each filing; offering amounts are not shown. Each “SEC Form D” link opens an EDGAR full-text search for that vehicle’s exact name, where the filing itself is listed. See every new fund filing on the Form D Radar.
Frequently Asked Questions
What stage does Burnt Island Ventures invest at?
Burnt Island Ventures primarily invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are at the earliest idea or prototype phase.
Where is Burnt Island Ventures located?
Burnt Island Ventures is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
What sectors does Burnt Island Ventures focus on?
Burnt Island Ventures focuses on investments in Enterprise, Climate, Deeptech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
What is Burnt Island Ventures's typical check size?
Burnt Island Ventures's typical investment check size ranges from $. to $.. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
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