[5][6] As CEO Burley initiated and led a crowdfunding investment round on Seedrs in March 2016 raising £150,522 from 121 investors and later a VC round in April 2017 led by Athene Capital with £1.25m being invested from Northern & Shell Ventures owned by British publisher and businessman Richard Desmond.
[11] In 2021 Burley joined WorldPR, a global Public Relations consultancy, where he works as Chief of Staff to the Chairman, Patrick Robertson, Founder of the Bruges Group.
[15] Burley was named by ConservativeHome as one of a minority of loyal Conservative backbench MPs not to have voted against the government in any significant rebellions.
[18] In December 2011, it was reported that Burley attended a stag party in Val Thorens, France, where the groom wore a fancy dress Nazi uniform and made a salute.
[24] During the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, Burley criticized the event on Twitter for being overly left-leaning,[25] later clarifying his comments were about its presentation.
[28][29] Burley also expressed concerns about the ceremony's overtly political content, writing "Bring back Shakespeare, Red Arrows and the Stones" on Twitter.