Orion Industrial Ventures
overview
Orion Industrial Ventures
Orion Industrial Ventures (OIV) invests in companies developing technologies to decarbonize industry and enable an economic and sustainable supply of the critical minerals, materials, and new energy solutions required for global growth.
Investment Areas
Companies that can potentially deliver the building blocks of decarbonization and growth.
Increase upstream minerals supply
Exploration & discovery
Operations & logistics
Extraction & processing
Recycling & circular supply
Provide sustainable energy inputs
Baseload energy generation
Heat & energy storage
Hydrogen economy
Sustainable fuels
Decarbonize materials processes
Energy efficiency improvements
Electrochemical processes
Industrial biotechnology
CO2 capture & removal
Target markets and applications
Copper
Nickel
Lithium
Rare earths
Nuclear fusion
Geothermal power
Energy storage
Hydrogen
Green steel
Sustainable cement
Ammonia & Fertilizers
Investment Strategy
Designed to leverage Orion’s edge to build, scale and monetize a valuable portfolio.
Focus on what we know & where we have an edge
Targeting companies with demonstrable results that Orion can now help scale
Broad sourcing of high-quality opportunities
Global network that combines emerging climate-tech and old-world mining ecosystems
Conviction to double-down on compelling areas
Diversified portfolio, but willing to concentrate our capital in the thematics and teams that present attractive risk-adjusted returns
Active post-investment to create value
Potentially accessing Orion’s broader team, portfolio assets, and capital to support our companies as they scale and monetize
Seed to Series B
Primary investment stage
~20-30+
Number of holdings
3-10%
Target ownership