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Kerem Ozmen

Investor

Co-Founder and CEO at 8090 Industries

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Kerem Ozmen, from a Turkish industrial family behind Sierra Nevada Corporation continuing a 120‑year legacy, is a contrarian deep‑tech industrialist focused on hard‑tech infrastructure—satellites, seagliders and sustainable fuels—shunning AI hype.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareSpace Tech

Experience

  1. 8090 IndustriesCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Sierra Racing ClubOwnercurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
  3. 8090 PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2020 — present
  4. Ozmen VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2016 — presentReno, Nevada Area
  5. Kairos K50 FundManaging Director2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
  6. KairosJunior Partner2017 — 2018Greater New York City Area
  7. ESEN Sistem EntegrasyonAssistant Program Manager2015Ankara, Turkey
  8. Sierra Nevada CorporationTelemedicine Assistant Program Manager2014Sparks, NV
  9. Sierra Nevada CorporationMechanical Engineering and IT Intern2011 — 2013Sparks, NV

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship70Venture Capital67Strategic Partnerships53Startups32Social Networking28

Languages English

From Kerem's professional profile.

Shared employers

Also worked at Sierra Racing Club1

Karem OzmenAdvisory Board at Reno Seed Fund

Also worked at 8090 Partners2

Rayyan IslamCo-Founder and General Partner at 8090 IndustriesKarem OzmenAdvisory Board at Reno Seed Fund

Also worked at Kairos26

AnnakaFinance at Maven VenturesAndrew HongVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalJeremy FianceFounder & Managing Partner at HouseVedika JainGeneral Partner at WEEKENDIlse CalderonFintech / Consumer at OVO FundMario BrassescoInvestment Director at Encomenda VC

+ 20 more

Also worked at ESEN Sistem Entegrasyon1

Karem OzmenAdvisory Board at Reno Seed Fund

Colleagues at 8090 Industries

Charles Oppenheimer
Investor at 8090 Industries
David Deak
PhD at 8090 Industries
Dominik Madani
Investor at 8090 Industries
Emma Hessler
Investor at 8090 Industries
Fatimah Bello
Investor at 8090 Industries
Garuth Acharya
Associate at 8090 Industries
Grant Brown
Principal at 8090 Industries
Haluk Sabanci Dincer
Investor at 8090 Industries

Network2

Ed Phillips
Managing Director, Global at Future Planet Capital
Fatimah Bello
Investor at 8090 Industries

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