OIC
VC Fund
New York, United States
OIC is a Venture Capital company that provides capital solutions for business owners and operators.OIC work closely with mid-sized private companies and family-owned businesses to offer creative credit, equity, and growth capital solutions to scale deployment of sustainable infrastructure and technologies. They are more than just a source ofcapital; they collaborate with partner companies to transform ideas into action and drive long-term value for them and investors.Founded by Nazar Massouh in 2015 and is located in New York, NY.
- Total investments:
- 52
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 81%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries OIC invests in
Stages OIC invests in
Countries OIC invests in
Contacts
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Jeremy Glick
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Nazar Massouh
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Rob Rusk
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 18 (35%)
- Manufacturing 9 (17%)
- Oil and Gas 7 (13%)
- Renewable Energy 7 (13%)
- Recycling 4 (8%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 18 (35%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 9 (17%)
- Funding Round 6 (12%)
- Post-IPO Debt 5 (10%)
- Private Equity 4 (8%)
Country
- United States 33 (63%)
- Canada 2 (4%)
- Mexico 2 (4%)
- Israel 1 (2%)
- Germany 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Jeremy Glick
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
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Nazar Massouh
CEO, Co-Founder, and Co-Managing Partner
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CEO, Co-Founder, and Co-Managing Partner | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
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Rob Rusk
Co-Founder and Chairman
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Co-Founder and Chairman | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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USFibers
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US Fibers in helping many successful industrial companies reach recycling goals manufacture, textiles engineering, and color management. | Private Equity / May 04, 2026 | |
Cizzle Brands
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Cizzle Brands is a consumer products company that develops better-for-you nutrition and hydration products, including its flagship CWENCH Hydration sports drink and Spoken Nutrition nutraceutical line. The company formulates with athletes, trainers, and performance experts, distributes through retail and digital channels, secures certifiedclean-sport credentials, and supports its operations via working capital financing. | $40M / Post-IPO Debt / Dec 24, 2025 | |
Gauzy
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Gauzy is a world leading vendor of material science, focused on developing, manufacturing, and marketing LCG® (light control glass) technology. As the only company in the world working with two of the three active light control technologies, SPD and PDLC, Gauzy is a true pioneer in its field.LCG® nanotechnologies allow glass to change fromtransparent to varying degrees of opaque on demand for privacy, custom shading, solar control, and transparent displays in the spaces where you spend your time most. Smart glazing enabled by Gauzy is revolutionizing the way light is perceived, transforming any window into an active material.Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Gauzy has subsidiaries in both the US and Germany, and is upheld by its global presence: two dedicated production facilities and R&D centers in Israel and Germany, Three US Sales and Distribution Centers, Sales and Marketing Offices in China, sales managers that cover all continents, and a global distribution network of over 60 certified partners that bring LCG® to automotive and architectural customers in over 40 countries. Gauzy LCG® is used by global brands including Crowne Plaza, Deloitte, Intel, WeWork, The Ritz Carlton, OUE, and more.Gauzy’s technology bridges the gap between science and our everyday lives as chemistry is paired with static transparent materials. So who is Gauzy? The innovators. The creators. The thinkers. The scientists. The people touching lives and making you experience your life differently: through light. | $12M / Post-IPO Equity / Dec 02, 2025 | |
Carbon Revolution
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Carbon Revolution is an Australian-based advanced manufacturing company that designs, manufactures and markets single piece carbon fibre wheels. | $5M / Post-IPO Debt / Oct 31, 2025 | |
Energy Vault
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Energy Vault SA offers an energy storage technology utilizing fundamental principles of science to deliver a storage solution that's as compassionate to the planet as it is efficient to build and operate. The Energy Vault solution utilizes the same fundamentals of physics and kinetic energy as pumped hydro but replaces the water with custommade cylindrical blocks utilizing an extremely innovative use of low-cost materials.The system is modular and can be designed with a capacity of between 10 and 35MWh and a power output of up to 5MW. The system has been designed for a 30+ year life with no degradation in storage capacity. | $300M / Post-IPO Equity / Oct 09, 2025 | |
DartPoints
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DartPoints focuses on excellent customer satisfaction as it relates to preserving and protecting its client's mission-critical facilities. The company specializes in deploying and operating edge colocation data centers which have empowered the benefits of the Edge for Carriers, Enterprises, and Content Providers. | Private Equity / Apr 30, 2025 | |
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DartPoints
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DartPoints focuses on excellent customer satisfaction as it relates to preserving and protecting its client's mission-critical facilities. The company specializes in deploying and operating edge colocation data centers which have empowered the benefits of the Edge for Carriers, Enterprises, and Content Providers. | Debt Financing / Apr 30, 2025 | |
Forge Nano
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Forge Nano develops materials engineering technologies focused on precision surface coatings and advanced battery materials. The company applies atomic layer deposition processes to modify powders at the nanoscale, enabling improvements in energy storage, semiconductor components, and industrial materials. Its offerings include coating equipmentsystems as well as engineered materials used in lithium-ion batteries and other applications. The company also supports partners with process development and integration of coating techniques into manufacturing workflows. Its work spans sectors such as electronics, energy storage, and specialty materials, where controlled surface properties influence performance and durability. | $40M / Series D / Apr 29, 2025 | |
CargoBeamer
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The CargoBeamer Group is a logistics service provider in the “combined transportation road-rail segment” based in Leipzig, Germany. Thanks to the company's technology of railcars, handling terminals and logistics software nearly all standard semi-trailers of all types can use the train – without additional conversions and reinforcements forthe trailer and even without a driver and tractor unit. CargoBeamer trains currently run on five different routes including locations in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and the UK. In the medium-term CargoBeamer will realize a European route-network of high-performing and innovative transhipment facilities at important transport hubs. This will secure sustainable rail-transport for hundreds of thousands of semi-trailers per year – reducing CO2-emissions and relieving environment and society. | $67.2M / Debt Financing / Feb 07, 2025 | |
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Carbon Revolution
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Carbon Revolution is an Australian-based advanced manufacturing company that designs, manufactures and markets single piece carbon fibre wheels. | $5M / Post-IPO Debt / Dec 23, 2024 | |
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Co-Investors
Ascent Hydrogen Fund
2 deals together
Bullrock Renewables
1 deal together
Catalus Capital
1 deal together
ExxonMobil
1 deal together
GCM Grosvenor
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does OIC invest in?
OIC invests primarily in Energy, Manufacturing and Oil and Gas startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 52 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at OIC?
The team at OIC includes Jeremy Glick (Partner), Nazar Massouh (CEO, Co-Founder, and Co-Managing Partner) and Rob Rusk (Co-Founder and Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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