Combining geological data with AI-driven reasoning to optimise exploration in real time

Hades is a vertically integrated, tech-enabled mining company, unlocking deep geothermal and critical minerals responsibly and at scale.

Increasing copper recovery from low-grade ores in heap leaches by harnessing microbial communities, synthetic biology techniques, and a cloud-native platform

CO2 removal and storage technology, facilitating permanent, low-cost, and fully-measured carbon capture, removal, and storage, using water and minerals

Electrokinetic recovery to extract metals from stranded deposits

Developing sustainable leaching and Nano Filter technologies for the precision separation of critical metals

Supra Elemental Recovery is a University of Texas at Austin spinout, co-founded by CEO Katie Ullmann Durham and COO Jordan Sessler, applying supramolecular chem…

Next generation computer vision for material detection and analysis

Automated drill rigs that consolidate drilling, lab testing, planning, and analysis into a single system

Zero waste, cost-efficient lithium extraction

Building a library of metal-binding proteins, to establish novel integrated separation process for improved recovery of critical metals

Enzyme database for removing pollutants from soil, air, and water

Mimicking effects of lightning to stimulate biological and electrochemical changes in seeds to enhancing crop performance

Extracting metals directly from underground deposits, using high-voltage electric fields to create fractures in rock, allowing conductive fluids to dissolve and extract metals.

Foray grows plant cells in bioreactors to produce high-value molecules and materials, helping industry scale nature-based products without harming ecosystems.

Fast Metals is developing next-generation metal production to deliver a cleaner, more efficient, and resilient supply of critical industrial materials.

DNAir is building air eDNA sensors that turn invisible biological signals into real-time insight for biodiversity, biosecurity, and public health.

Spoor uses AI-powered computer vision to monitor wildlife around infrastructure projects, helping developers cut environmental impact and meet biodiversity regulations.

Namu Robotics designs autonomous tree-planting robots that restore forests faster, improve survival rates, and provide rich data for credible climate projects.

Founded by CEO Dr Liviu Mantescu and CTO Sebastian Stolzenberg, Berlin-based Watergenics develops real-time water quality monitoring for mining and industrial c…

Founded in 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin by Alexander Strange (a former Blue Origin and Astranis engineer), Dr Aaron Olson (a NASA physicist specialising in neutro…