
Current Firm
8090 Industries
Investments
10+ companies
Focus
Climate, Aerospace & Defense
About Grant Brown
Grant Brown at 8090 Industries brings an unusual background as a former pipeline engineer who personally managed major gas plants in Louisiana and led their rapid reconstruction after hurricanes, giving him deep operational experience before moving into venture investing. He focuses on industrial decarbonization by integrating technologies into existing heavy infrastructure and advocates for a reindustrialization thesis that emphasizes rebuilding American industrial sectors in regions like the Rust Belt, while bringing expertise in complex capital structures that combine venture funding with project finance and public sponsorship.
Focus Areas
ClimateAerospace & DefenseSpaceAIDeeptech
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Notable Investments
Julian Capital
Harpoon Ventures
Humba Ventures
Fifty Years
Deep Checks
Founders Fund
Lightspeed
Sequoia Capital
Kleiner Perkins
Funds that lead pre-seeds