Rayyan Islam

Rayyan Islam

Chief Executive Officer at Emergence Industries

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Rayyan the Co-Founder and General Partner of 8090 Industries.
He is a serial entrepreneur, investor and advisor focused on industrial technology and the low-carbon economy.
The companies he’s invested in, sourced and advised have grown to over $8B in private market value.
He is the co-founder and General Partner of 8090 Industries, the leading partner and investor for industrial breakthrough technologies focused on decarbonization and national security.
Rayyan has led investments in groundbreaking companies like EquipmentShare, Astranis, Cemvita, Circ, Oklo, Infinium, Orbit Fab, Quaise, Addionics, Living Carbon, Liberation Labs and more.
Rayyan is also the co-founder and President of Gold Hydrogen, the world's leading producer of abundant clean hydrogen from microbes and old oil wells for less than $1/kg.
Rayyan was recognized by Business Insider’s SEED 100, as one of the top 100 early-stage investors, alongside Peter Thiel and Vinod Khosla and amongst the most powerful seed stage climate tech VCs by Fortune Magazine.
Rayyan has spoken at NYU, Stanford, UT Austin and the United Nations on venture capital, energy and climate technologies and his work has been featured on Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Wired and more.
Influenced by his family upbringing in Bangladesh, he personally witnessed the ramifications of energy insecurity and climate change at a young age and its impact on communities globally.
Determined to make a serious dent on the issue, Rayyan has supported a cadre of climate technology solutions, drafted policy recommendations to President Joe Biden’s climate transition team and founded the decarbonization focused newsletter Decarbon Weekly, which is read by leading climate scientists, members of state and local governments, energy company C-Suite executives, founders, investors and foundations.
Rayyan lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, son and daughter.

Rayyan Islam active positions

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Private Equity Investor 2020-05-31
President -
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Founder 2020-11-30
Director/Board Member 2022-01-31
Private Equity Investor 2022-01-31
Private Equity Investor 2021-09-30
Director/Board Member 2021-06-30
Consultant / Advisor 2020-02-29
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University of Colorado Boulder Graduate Degree

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HELIOGEN, INC.

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