This free sheet contains 100 accelerators and incubators you can apply to today, along with information about the industries they generally invest in.
This free sheet contains all the information about the top 100 unicorns, including their valuation, HQ's location, founded year, name of founders, funding amount and number of employees.
This free Notion document contains the best 100+ resources you need for building a successful startup, divided in 4 categories: Fundraising, People, Product, and Growth.
The modern mining sector is increasingly driven by technology, from AI powered discovery to new extraction methods. This shift is attracting large investments, with companies like KoBold Metals raising over $944 million to find critical minerals.
Other startups are focused on making mining cleaner and more sustainable. For example, Eden uses electricity to break rocks, and Allonnia uses biotechnology to handle mining waste.
Below is our list of 41 Mining startups worth keeping an eye on.
Everything you need to raise funding for your startup, including 3,500+ investors, 7 tools, 18 templates and 3 learning resources.
Buy It For $97 $297 →Information about the industries, countries, and cities they generally invest in.
Get the Sheet for $50Information about their valuation, HQ's location, founded year, name of founders, funding amount and number of employees.
Get the Sheet for $50List of startup investors in the BioTech, Health, and Medicine industries, along with their Twitter, LinkedIn, and email addresses.
Get the Sheet for $50List of 250 startup investors in the AI and Machine Learning industries, along with their Twitter, LinkedIn, and email addresses.
Get the Sheet for $50List of 250 startup investors in the FinTech and Finance industries, along with their Twitter, LinkedIn, and email addresses.
Get the Sheet for $50Domino Data Lab builds an enterprise platform for data science teams to develop and deploy AI and machine learning models faster. The platform is designed to centralize infrastructure and tools, enabling organizations to scale their AI initiatives.
Emirates Global Aluminium operates as the world’s largest producer of ‘premium aluminium’ and stands as the biggest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside of oil and gas. They supply this metal for a wide range of applications, from automotive parts to construction materials.
Eden developed a technology that uses electricity to fracture rock deep underground for natural resource recovery. This process increases permeability, enabling more efficient geothermal energy production and sustainable mining.
KoBold Metals uses artificial intelligence to discover the critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and renewable energy. Their proprietary technology platform analyzes geological data to pinpoint new deposits of resources like cobalt, nickel, and lithium.
Infinitum builds a new class of high-efficiency electric motors using a patented air-core stator made from a printed circuit board. Their design results in motors that are half the size and weight of conventional ones, offering a more sustainable and powerful option for the automotive, HVAC, and data center industries.
Space DOTS provides an intelligence core for detecting and attributing hidden threats within the space domain. Their platform delivers real-time, high-precision data to improve Space Domain Awareness and manage space traffic.
ByteDance builds content platforms that use machine learning to help people create and discover engaging videos and information. Their breakout app, TikTok, has grown into a global destination for short-form video and cultural trends.
TechMet builds projects that produce, process, and recycle the critical minerals required for the global clean energy transition. Their portfolio secures the supply chain for key metals like lithium and nickel, directly supporting the electric vehicle and renewable energy industries.
Allonnia creates biological treatments for some of the world's most persistent waste streams. Their teams engineer microbes and enzymes to break down and upcycle contaminants, focusing on plastics, PFAS, and byproducts from mining.
Noveon Magnetics developed a proprietary Magnet-to-Magnet recycling process that transforms magnetic waste into new high-performance magnets. Their technology helps create a circular economy and a resilient domestic supply chain for critical rare earth materials.
Our top picks are just a glimpse into a much larger movement. Across the board, companies have raised billions to improve everything from manufacturing processes to data analysis.
You'll find a mix of new startups and established players, each contributing in their own way. Here’s a closer look at the other companies shaping the mining startup ecosystem.
| Startup | Main Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | 2015 | $170.1M | Series D | |
| AgTech | 2022 | $37M | Series A | |
| Crypto | 2011 | $170M | Venture Round | |
| Energy | 2017 | CA$14.7M | Series A | |
| Energy | 2016 | £126.4M | Corporate Round | |
| Manufacturing | 2019 | $102.6M | Series B | |
| Analytics | 2015 | $11M | Series A | |
| AgTech | 2016 | $92M | Convertible Note | |
| Manufacturing | 1962 | $1.3B | Debt Financing | |
| Hardware | 1900 | $24.2M | Grant | |
| Manufacturing | 2023 | $5.1M | Seed | |
| Cloud | 2021 | $17M | Series A | |
| AI | 2024 | $4.4M | Pre-Seed | |
| Manufacturing | 2020 | $12.1M | Seed | |
| AI | 2022 | $4.8M | Seed | |
| Manufacturing | 2015 | $94M | Venture Round | |
| Environment | 2023 | $400k | Pre-Seed | |
| AI | 2017 | CHF10.7M | Venture Round | |
| Crypto | 2014 | — | — | |
| Enterprise | 1991 | $578M | Private Equity | |
| Manufacturing | 2022 | €4.8M | Grant | |
| AgTech | 2023 | $2.7M | Pre-Seed | |
| Environment | — | $146.3M | Debt Financing | |
| Environment | 2017 | $35M | Series B | |
| Analytics | 2020 | £3M | Grant | |
| Hardware | 2016 | €14.4M | Series A | |
| Manufacturing | 2001 | $775.2M | Debt Financing | |
| Fintech | 2012 | $66M | Venture Round | |
| Analytics | 2016 | €11.5M | Initial Coin Offering | |
| Analytics | 2018 | $51M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $4.3M | Seed | |
| Hardware | 2017 | $100M | Undisclosed | |
| Environment | 1960 | $126M | Debt Financing | |
| Analytics | 2013 | $14.1M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2016 | $5M | Venture Round | |
| Manufacturing | 2012 | $500M | Debt Financing | |
| Data | 2015 | — | — | |
| Manufacturing | 2006 | €23.6M | Debt Financing | |
| Analytics | 2018 | $4.5M | Convertible Note | |
| Manufacturing | 1968 | $170M | Debt Financing | |
| Manufacturing | 2018 | $100M | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2018 | $9.6M | Seed | |
| Crypto | 2022 | $3.7M | Seed | |
| Crypto | 2023 | $250M | Corporate Round | |
| Manufacturing | 2018 | €9.1M | Seed | |
| Mobility | 2016 | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | |
| Manufacturing | 2021 | €1.1M | Seed | |
| Data | 2017 | €820k | Seed | |
| Manufacturing | 2009 | €5.7M | Equity Crowdfunding | |
| Crypto | 2017 | $43M | Initial Coin Offering | |
| AI | 2010 | €2M | Grant | |
| Analytics | 2021 | $507k | Seed | |
| Data | 2017 | CN¥10M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2016 | €150k | Pre-Seed | |
| Crypto | 2017 | — | — | |
| Manufacturing | 1968 | — | — | |
| Energy | 2015 | — | — | |
| AI | 2015 | — | — | |
| Enterprise | 1891 | — | — |
