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Buoyant Ventures

North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago

Description

Buoyant Ventures operates as an early-stage venture fund investing in digital solutions to climate risk.

Investor Profile

Buoyant Ventures has backed more than 15 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 10 rounds, about 67% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Seed, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada, United Kingdom.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Energy, Asset Management.
  • Led 1 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (40%)
  • Seed (27%)
  • Series B (20%)
  • Series C (7%)
  • Series Unknown (7%)

Country Focus

  • United States (80%)
  • Canada (13%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Energy
  • Asset Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Drones
  • Solar
  • Computer Vision
  • Analytics
  • Infrastructure
  • Saas
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Who does Buoyant Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Congruent Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
MC
North America, Washington, United States, Redmond
Co-Investments: 1
Blue Bear Capital
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 3
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 2
DNV GL
Europe, Oslo, Norway, Oslo
Co-Investments: 1
ENGIE New Ventures
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Co-Investments: 1
Greycroft
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
MacKinnon, Bennett & Company
North America, Quebec, Canada, Montréal
Co-Investments: 2
Data Point Capital
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 2
Powerhouse Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Buoyant Ventures?

Hammerhead AI

California, Kentucky, United States

Hammerhead AI enables AI factory operators to maximize revenue using Reinforcement Learning (RL) agents for power-aware orchestration.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machinery ManufacturingSoftware Engineering
SeedNov 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Gravity

San Francisco, California, United States

Gravity Climate offers a carbon management software platform for industrial businesses and their supply chains.

AppsMobile AppsSoftware
Series AJan 21, 2025
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
Sunairio

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Sunairio is a developer of a weather intelligence platform for renewable energy prediction.

AnalyticsInformation TechnologyPredictive AnalyticsRenewable EnergySoftware
Series UnknownDec 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,400,000
Raptor Maps

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Raptor Maps provides performance intelligence solutions for solar asset management.

Asset ManagementData VisualizationDronesEnergySolar
Series CDec 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $35,000,000
Ocient

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ocient is a hyper-scale data analytics company that allows organizations to unlock value by analyzing petabyte to exabyte scale data sets.

AnalyticsBig DataComputerDatabase
Series BMar 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $49,400,000
HData

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

HData is a RegTech company that is digitizing the entire regulated energy industry by automating access to critical analytics.

Business IntelligenceEnergyInformation ServicesManagement Consulting
Series AMar 4, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
ElectroTempo

Arlington, Virginia, United States

ElectroTempo is a consulting firm offering fleet electrification strategy, equipment, and infrastructure advisory services for companies.

ConsultingElectric VehicleInfrastructureSoftware
SeedAug 16, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,999,997
Shifted Energy

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Shifted Energy enable electric water heaters to consume excess renewable energy and provide grid services.

ElectronicsEnergyRenewable Energy
SeedMar 6, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,300,000
ReelData AI

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

ReelData AI is a provider of artificial intelligence solutions for land-based aquaculture.

AgricultureAquacultureArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Series AJan 11, 2023
Amount Raised: $7,966,793
Beni

Santa Barbara, California, United States

The Beni browser extension instantly shows you the best resale listings while you shop your favorite brands online.

E-CommerceRetailShopping
SeedDec 12, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,000,000