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    Burnt Island

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2020

    Burnt Island Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the water sector, investing in water technologies critical for climate adaptation and water infrastructure resilience.

    33% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $9.8M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    6

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    JW

    Jane Woodward

    Founder & Managing Partner, WovenEarth Ventures

    Tom Ferguson

    Tom Ferguson

    FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER

    Christine E. Boyle, PhD

    Christine E. Boyle, PhD

    PARTNER

    Steve Kloos, PhD

    Steve Kloos, PhD

    PARTNER

    Wayne Byrne

    Wayne Byrne

    OPERATING PARTNER

    OP

    Oliver Puckering

    Director, Partnership Accelerator at Xylem

    BG

    Bill Grogan

    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Xylem

    Jennie Graham

    Jennie Graham

    SENIOR INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE

    Marissa Sterling

    Marissa Sterling

    SENIOR PLATFORM ASSOCIATE

    Jessica Pascolini

    Jessica Pascolini

    HEAD OF OPERATIONS

    Megan Siebe

    Megan Siebe

    Executive Assistant

    AL

    Aaron & Lorin Schaechterle

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Aquafortus logoAquafortusUnknown$17MFeb 2023
    LAIIER logoLAIIERSeed$4M
    Nline Energy logoNline EnergyUnknown$11M
    HOPE Hydration logoHOPE HydrationSeries A$20M
    BBiotaSeed$3M
    LLAIIERSeed$4M

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    Last updated: 8 September 2026