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Rayyan Islam
Founder of The Industrialist
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Overview
Rayyan Islam is the Co-Founder and General Partner at 8090 Industries, specializing in industrial decarbonization. He has successfully invested in companies like Orbit Fab and Tiamat Sciences, demonstrating expertise in venture capital and impact sectors. Islam's role involves strategic investments in Series B, Pre-seed, and Series A stages across various sectors, including ClimateTech/CleanTech and AI.
Work Experience
Co-Founder and General Partner, Industrial Decarbonization
2020 - Current
8090 Industries is an investment firm focused on leading the next industrial revolution. We are industrialists who build and back the next generation of industrialists. Partnered with over 30 of the worlds largest industrialists we leverage our collective expertise and strategic capabilities and holdings to invest in and accelerate the category-defining businesses of tomorrow. We believe a new generation of trillion dollar businesses will be created around decarbonization, synthetic biology, aerospace, artificial intelligence, energy, and infrastructure. Our flagship Decarbonization initiative focuses on transforming the industrial complex with breakthrough, zero-carbon technologies and significant economic advantages.
8090 Industries invests in early stage founders focused on industrial technology
Co-Founder, Author, Editor
2024
Imagine a time before manufacturing in space is an everyday occurrence. Before ubiquitous nuclear energy accelerates the human race forward. Before power can be tamed and beamed city to city without wires, and human organs can be manufactured on demand. Consider a time where humanity can marshall the power of the atom to expand AI and unleash human productivity to that of mythological titans. Imagine a world where humanity refines and uses CO2 at scale to run and fuel our world versus polluting it. Imagine a time when electricity can literally be made from air and witness SpaceX rockets unlock portals to the stars, extending the human race towards colonies on Mars. Now imagine being able to smell it all coming – not the details, but the impact of an abundant exponential industrial age of progress and its implications on mankind, our culture, business, politics and daily life. It’s with this impending, on the verge, imminent reality, that we spawned: The Industrialist is an anthemic magazine that captures and uplifts a new generation of enterprising explorers and industrialists who are shaping a bold new renaissance era of abundant, industrial progress. Brought to you by Rayyan Islam, Co-Founder and General Partner of 8090 Industries and Neev Efrat and Rahul Dhiman of Spiral Studios.
Investor, Board Observer, Special Projects
2022
Oklo is a manufacturing company engaged in the production of renewable energy semiconductors.
Investor
2024
Modular Full-Stack Renewable Energy Solutions
Raised $20,000,000.00 from Felicis, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomic, Sam Altman and a16z crypto.
Investor
2021
Infinium offers an electrofuels solution to decarbonize the transportation sector using today’s infrastructure.
Raised $69,000,000.00 from Brookfield Asset Management.
Investor
2023
Regent develops and manufactures all-electric seagliders for high-speed regional coastal transportation.
Raised $87,000,000.00 from MOL Switch.
Investor
2023
Abundant US Production of radioisotopes
Atomic Alchemy is to become the world’s most reliable supplier of radioisotopes for medical, research, exploration, and industrial use
Raised $150,000.00 from Asymmetry Ventures and Atypical Ventures.
Investor and Board Member
2021
Cemvita uses synthetic biology to develop solutions inspired by nature, aiming to facilitate the transition towards sustainable energy.
Raised $11,499,996.00 from Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Climate Capital, 8090 Partners, Seldor Capital, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation of America and Energy Capital Ventures.
Founding Investor, Board Member
2023
Investor, Board Member
2021
Circ helps industries meet consumer expectations for sustainability without compromises in quality, price, or convenience.
Raised $76,597,521.00 from 8090 Industries, Circulate Capital, Vodia Ventures, Zalando, Youngone, Avery Dennison, City Light Capital, Circulate Capital, Milliken & Company and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.