# Orion Industrial Ventures

> Orion Industrial Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Energy, Mining and Mineral. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- Website: https://oiv.orionrp.com/

Orion Industrial Ventures is an investment firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.1M–$6.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Mining | 1 | 25% |
| Mineral | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Argentina | 1 | 25% |
| Australia | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giraffe Bio | Giraffe Bio is a developer of biomolecular technology to improve efficiency and sustainability in critical mineral extraction. The company’s platform customizes biomolecules to each mine’s unique geology, enhancing metal recovery, reducing water use, and minimizing environmental impact. | $6.4M | Seed | Oct 13, 2026 | https://www.giraffe-bio.com/ |
| LoopX | LoopX offers system solutions for autonomous vehicles, mining equipment manufacturers, and mining technology companies. | $4.1M | Seed | Aug 04, 2026 | https://www.loopx.ai |
| Thea Energy | Thea Energy is taking a faster approach to commercialize fusion energy. The company’s fusion systems will create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering developed at Princeton University and elsewhere. The company was founded in 2022with the objective of building modular, utility-scale fusion power. | $100M | Series B | May 27, 2026 | https://www.thea.energy/ |
| DryFlow Magnetics | DryFlow Magnetics is an industrial technology company that specialises in waterless mineral processing. | $6.5M | Seed | Dec 01, 2025 | https://dryflowmag.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AIR Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/air-capital-45d4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baruch Future Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baruch-future-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Seed Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-seed-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BHP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bhp-billiton-petroleum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hatch-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Linse Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linse-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Orion Industrial Ventures invest in?

Orion Industrial Ventures invests primarily in Energy, Mining and Mineral startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Argentina. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Orion Industrial Ventures invest in?

Orion Industrial Ventures typically joins rounds of $4.1M–$6.5M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Orion Industrial Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Orion Industrial Ventures took part in.

### When did Orion Industrial Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Orion Industrial Ventures closed in Oct 2026. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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