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Buoyant Ventures

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 1 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $1.5M, Jan 2023

SeedSeries ASeries BImpactSaaSSocial Impact

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque293days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MCheque size, as they say$500K – $5.0MRounds led1 of 1
Pitch Buoyant Ventures

Buoyant Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

We invest in and actively support founders building AI, software, and simple hardware that drive resource efficiency, resiliency, and decarbonization across the world's largest industries.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ImpactSaaSSocial Impact
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jan
    SkyFiSeries A · US · TechCrunch$13MLed

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

ANAlison N. MyersExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
ALAllison Leigh MyersExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
ANAmy Noelle FranceticExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
DNDaniel N. HullahExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed

We also hold 12 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$75Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Buoyant Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 317957

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

11 of 16 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Recently backed

The latest companies Buoyant Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Buoyant Ventures

What does Buoyant Ventures invest in?

Buoyant Ventures invests most often at Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Impact, SaaS and Social Impact.

How active is Buoyant Ventures?

1 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

What has Buoyant Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SkyFi (Series A, Jan 2026).

How big are Buoyant Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $5.0M.

Is Buoyant Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Buoyant Ventures?

Buoyant Ventures is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States.

How much does Buoyant Ventures manage?

About $75M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has Buoyant Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jan 2023, reporting $1.5M raised.

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