8090 Industries

8090 Industries is a venture capital firm dedicated to leading the next industrial revolution by backing and accelerating the next generation of industrialists. The firm partners with today's largest industrial titans to invest in and scale category-leading industrial giants of tomorrow. Their investment philosophy centers on building breakthroughs into significant industrial entities, focusing on technologies that offer both zero-carbon solutions and substantial economic advantages.

Co-founded in 2022 by Kerem Ozmen and Rayyan Islam, 8090 Industries emerged with a vision to transform the industrial complex. The firm's strategy involves identifying and supporting pioneers who are developing breakthrough science and technologies across industrial decarbonization, aerospace and defense, and deep tech spheres. They operate with a global network of limited partners, including over 20 industrial conglomerates and backing from billionaire families, providing not only capital but also strategic partnerships to enhance the growth potential of their portfolio companies.

The firm's portfolio showcases a diverse range of innovative companies making history and shaping the industrial future. Notable investments include Oklo, which pioneers micro-scale nuclear reactors; Cemvita, focused on biological refineries for decarbonizing heavy industries and sustainable aviation fuel; Gold Hydrogen, producing clean hydrogen from microbes; and Infinium, developing electrofuels. Other key companies include Circ, a leader in industrial-scale fashion textile recycling; Quaise, unlocking geothermal energy; Regent, decarbonizing coastal transport with electric seagliders; and Exowatt, delivering baseload renewable power. Their Zenith Fund also backs companies like Armada for edge compute and connectivity, Atomic Industries for AI-powered industrial manufacturing, Varda Space Industries for in-space manufacturing, and Galvanick for cybersecurity defending industrial assets.

8090 Industries boasts an interdisciplinary team of investors, industrialists, leading scientists, and entrepreneurs. Key team members include co-founders Kerem Ozmen and Rayyan Islam, alongside Wes Mendenhall, Garuth Acharya, Haluk Sabanci Dincer, Grant Brown, Ishan Meswani, Shilpa Patel, Dominik Madani, Fatimah Bello, David Deak, PhD, Charles Oppenheimer, and Ken Wisian, PhD. This diverse expertise enables the firm to navigate complex industrial challenges and effectively build breakthrough science and technologies into industrial juggernauts.