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