Eclipse Ventures

We invest with both financial and strategic focus, targeting companies that bring innovation, uniqueness and impact to legacy industries. We aim to add value by leveraging the deep industry and business knowledge of our partners.

Orion Resource Partners (“Orion”) is a global alternative investment management firm with approximately $8.0 billion under management, specializing in acquiring, developing and monetizing assets in base and precious metals and minerals, many of which are leveraged to the global push to decarbonize. Recognizing the generational investment opportunity for mining and other heavy industries to enable global decarbonization, Orion’s platform, Orion Industrial Ventures (“OIV”), will invest in and scale emerging technology companies to provide the minerals and materials and other industrial solutions required for sustainable global growth. We are looking for creative thinkers and astute investors seeking to make a difference by bringing change to a historically technophobic part of the economy and, in doing so, enable global decarbonization.

At BHP, our products are the essential building blocks of progress, fueling change and lifting the living standards of millions of people around the world. Across our global operations, we are committed to working in ways that are true to our BHP Charter values of Sustainability, Integrity, Respect, Performance, Simplicity and Accountability.

We are entrepreneurs who deploy their industrial experience and network to build successful companies on a global scale We invest capital, know-how, connections, and, most importantly, our direct commitment to building businesses. We are not just investors or advisors: we work alongside founders in the transition from project to company, even taking on executive and operational roles. We roll up our sleeves, get on the ground, and work hands-on because we believe in the ideas we choose and are committed to making them grow.

Outsiders Fund is a Seed and Series A venture capital firm that partners with founders disrupting outdated markets where massive value remains trapped in stale software or infrastructure. The dustier and more boring an industry, the more excited we get. The firm has deployed $50m out of its first fund, and is currently deploying capital out of its second fund. Outsiders was founded by Austin McChord and Teddy Seem in early 2020 after leaving General Catalyst to focus on the parts of the world they felt were not getting enough attention. Before that, Austin was the founder of Datto, a data back-up and continuity company he grew from his parents’ basement into a multi-billion dollar public company. Teddy was an investment engineer at Bridgewater Associates and later led the machine learning initiatives at a NYC start-up before attending Harvard Business School and starting Outsiders Fund. Technological Innovation Continues To Accelerate, Yet The Distribution Of This Innovation Is Glaringly Non-Uniform. The day’s hottest, most visible sectors attract talent, media attention, and venture dollars. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that visibility constitutes importance. Patient perspective, however, leads the observer to understand that hidden sectors and technologies exert outsized impact on our day-to-day lives. With That, We Find The Most Interesting Spaces Are Those That Are Overlooked. Overlooked spaces present mismatches between sector-specific technological adoption and the broader state of technological innovation, thereby creating opportunities to unlock massive value from stale infrastructure. Understanding the hidden complexities and the gaps presented from long-standing incumbents in these sectors excite us. We Believe The Best Disruptors To Build In These Sectors Are Those With Outside Perspectives. They rely on grit, curiosity, and unwavering conviction - and aren’t afraid to disrupt the status quo. They bring fresh perspectives, unburdened by the way things have always been done. They bring a cross-pollination of ideas from variegated experiences. At the core, they are the ones willing to put everything on the line to make their vision a reality.

We are focused on advancing Celestica's global strategy in key end markets and connecting portfolio companies to our services including new product introduction, design and advanced engineering support, as well as our global supply chain and manufacturing expertise. We focus on investing in Seed to Series C companies aligned with Celestica's core markets as well as other emerging markets with complex electronics.