About 8090 Industries
8090 Industries is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jul 2026, 8090 Industries is an active investor, having invested in 26 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Environment Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Forge Industries Overall, 8090 Industries portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 1 acquisition, namely Oklo, Nscale and Heliogen. A lot of funds co-invest with 8090 Industries, with names like Founders Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. 8090 Industries has team of 8 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
8090 Industries' List of Top Investments
8090 Industries has a portfolio of 26 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Durin and Tiamat Sciences.Their portfolio spans across United States, China, Israel and 1 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Environment Tech, Enterprise Applications and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by 8090 Industries:1. Oklo
Developer of small modular reactor. It is designing and deploying advanced fission power plants to provide clean, reliable, affordable energy. It provides clean, reliable, affordable energy through the deployment of next-generation fast fission technology and recycling nuclear waste.
Key facts about Oklo
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $120K
- Employee Count: 366 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Draper, 8090 Industries and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Armada
Provider of edge platform combining connectivity, compute, and real-world AI. The platform offers tools for monitoring and managing connected assets. It provides ruggedized mobile data centers and software for GPU cluster management. The company also offers a marketplace for hardware and software needed for edge operations.
Key facts about Armada
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $457M
- Employee Count: 646 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Glade Brook Capital, 137 Ventures and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 19, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Addionics
Manufacturer of three-dimensional current collectors designed for advanced battery performance. These collectors facilitate faster charging, lighter weight, and higher conductivity in batteries. The technology is designed for seamless integration into existing battery assembly lines. The current collectors are compatible with traditional coating processes, enabling use with existing and emerging battery chemistries.
Key facts about Addionics
4. Fleetzero
Platform offering modular electric propulsion and hull systems for cargo ships. It focuses on reducing ship construction and operational costs through modularity. It pioneers modular hull construction to lower costs and increase shipyard output. The company aims to facilitate zero-carbon shipping through electric cargo ships.
Key facts about Fleetzero
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $59.6M
- Employee Count: 40 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Obvious Ventures, Climate Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 16, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Nscale
Provider of cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence and computing workloads. Services include access to graphics processing units, virtual machines, and bare metal nodes for model training and inference. The platform offers container orchestration, batch scheduling, and storage systems designed for high-throughput data processing. Automated tools manage system health, resource allocation, and performance monitoring across the infrastructure. Users access the resources through application programming interfaces to support development, testing, and deployment of machine learning models.
Key facts about Nscale
8090 Industries' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
8090 Industries has invested in 26 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 7 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Forge Industries and most recent follow-on round was in Armada.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2023 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
8090 Industries' Investments by Stage
8090 Industries has made 11 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $18.9M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $29.3M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $30M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $2B.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 11 |
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
8090 Industries' Investments by Sector
8090 Industries has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Energy Tech, Environment Tech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 20 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 20 Tech companies, 10 Software companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 9 |
High Tech | 8 |
Energy Tech | 6 |
Environment Tech | 5 |
Sustainability Tech | 5 |
Others | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
8090 Industries' Investments by Geography
8090 Industries has made most investments in United States (16), followed by China where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 16 |
China | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
8090 Industries' recent investments
8090 Industries has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Forge Industries and Armada are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by 8090 Industries:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 08, 2026 | - | Series A | 2355 | [+1] | |
May 19, 2026 | United States | Series B | 1449 | [+13] | |
Apr 23, 2026 | China | Seed | 8040 | [+4] | |
Mar 09, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series C | 5338 | [+9] | |
Jan 16, 2026 | United States | Series A | 8207 | [+5] |
Unicorns in 8090 Industries' Portfolio
8090 Industries has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Nscale. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Nscale which became a unicorn in 2025.Here is a list of unicorns in 8090 Industries' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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62 | Provider of cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence and computing workloads | 2023 | London | Series C | jdofady |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in 8090 Industries' Portfolio
1 of 8090 Industries' portfolio company became public - Oklo. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in May 2024.Here are 8090 Industries' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 10, 2024 | - | - | 7639 |
Acquired companies in 8090 Industries' Portfolio
1 company from 8090 Industries' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Heliogen in May 2025 by Zeo Energy for $*****.Here are 8090 Industries' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 29, 2025 | - | - | 4909 |
Team profile of 8090 Industries
8090 Industries has a team of 8 members including 6 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States and United Kingdom. 8090 Industries' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in 8090 Industries:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Montauk | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Austin | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Principal | United States | - |
Co-investors of 8090 Industries
Over the past 5 years, 274 investors have co-invested in 8090 Industries's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before 8090 Industries: Climate Capital, Y Combinator and 61 others have invested in rounds before 8090 Industries. There are 3 companies where Climate Capital has invested before 8090 Industries and 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before 8090 Industries.
- Top Co-investors of 8090 Industries: 128 investors entered a company along with 8090 Industries. These include investors like Founders Fund (2 companies).
- Invested after 8090 Industries: A total of 83 investors have invested in 8090 Industries's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Overmatch (2 companies), Mitsui (2 companies) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2 companies).
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