8090 Industries
Venture capital firm; participated in Solideon's oversubscribed $5M+ pre-seed round (July 2024).
New York-based venture firm (additional offices in Dallas, Houston, Washington DC, and London) co-founded in 2022 by Kerem Ozmen (CEO) and Rayyan Islam (General Partner), partnering with 20+ industrial families/conglomerates as LPs to back the next industrial revolution. Focus areas span industrial decarbonization (advanced fission, electrofuels, clean hydrogen, geothermal), advanced manufacturing, and supply-chain resilience, with an increasing emphasis on AI/data infrastructure. Notable portfolio beyond Solideon includes Oklo (advanced fission, since IPO'd), Infinium, Cemvita, EquipmentShare, and Armada.
Overview
- Firm
- 8090 Industries
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 2022
- AUM
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Thesis
- "Today's industrialists backing the next generation of industrialists" — pairs its own capital with LPs who are themselves industrial operators.
- Website
- www.8090industries.com/
Portfolio companies1
Partners2
- FounderKerem OzmenCo-Founder and CEO of 8090 Industries; a multi-generational industrialist turned venture investor who previously ran the Kairos K50 seed funds before co-founding a fund backing hard-tech and industrial-decarbonization startups.
- FounderRayyan IslamCo-Founder and General Partner of 8090 Industries, an early individual backer of companies including Oklo, Astranis, and EquipmentShare, who built a decade-plus career in venture and product roles before co-founding the fund in 2022.
Frequently asked
- What is 8090 Industries?
- "Today's industrialists backing the next generation of industrialists" — pairs its own capital with LPs who are themselves industrial operators.
- What stages does 8090 Industries invest at?
- 8090 Industries invests at Pre-Seed, Seed.
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Sources & citations3
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8090 Industries partners with 20+ industrial families/conglomerates to back the next industrial revolution
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8090 Industries was co-founded by Kerem Ozmen and Rayyan Islam
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8090 Industries invested alongside Prime Quadrant Partners in Armada
Prime Quadrant: Prime Quadrant Partners Invests Alongside 8090 Industries in ArmadaVerified2026-08-09