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⛏️ 100 Metals and Mining Mavericks to Know
PLUS: Visionaries Tomorrow, Zero Carbon Capital, Sunna Ventures, Marble, Savia Ventures and MITO Technology weigh in on the future of metals

Clean energy needs lithium, nickel, and rare earths, but the way we mine them today risks undermining the climate progress they’re meant to drive.
Enter high-performance mineral exploration, engineered enzymes for metal discovery, genetically enhanced plants, ultra-efficient extraction technologies and mycoleaching from mine waste - just some of the ways bold Founders are reimagining how we source and recover vital metals for the energy transition.
And investors and corporates are paying attention. Just this month:
Hertha Metals announced $17 million to develop a breakthrough process for more efficient steel and high-purity iron production.
RarEarth raised €2.6 million to accelerate rare elements recycling and sustainable magnet production in Europe
Jälle Technologies secured €2 million to scale battery recycling and graphite upcycling into high-value materials
Apple committed $500 million to MP Materials to strengthen its domestic rare-earth supply
Startups and scaleups are rethinking the entire mineral supply chain, because the future of clean tech depends on it. Head this way to unearth 100 startups leading the charge.
In this week’s edition:
100 Metals and Mining Mavericks
3 Mining Startups at HackSummit
6 Investors Share their Predictions
7 Topics in the HackSummit Spotlight
⛏️ 100 Metals and Mining Mavericks
A wave of bold startups are rethinking how we find, extract, and recover critical minerals, using biotech, AI, automation, and circularity to make mining smarter, cleaner, and more resilient.
These 100 startups are both lowering environmental impact while also helping meet the surging demand for materials essential to the energy transition. Discover the full list of startups to watch including Boston Metal, Element Zero, Giraffe Bio, Helios, KoBold Metals, Magrathea, RarEarth, Recupere, Redwood Materials, SiTration, Stegra.
Plus, hear from investors at Visionaries Tomorrow, Zero Carbon Capital, Sunna Ventures, Marble, MITO Technology and Savia Ventures on which mining technologies they’ll be backing and building next.
🎤 Speakers x Mining
You’ll find 3 of the brightest minds behind nextgen metals and mining technologies at the HackSummit on 10-11th December in New York.
Together, they’ve raised over $28 million to push the boundaries of what’s possible, from AI-powered exploration to microbial mining.
Next up, they will dive into what it takes to build breakthrough technologies in one of the world’s toughest industries:
⛏️ Romain Teslyuk of EARTH AI - Reinventing how we discover and extract critical minerals, using AI to make exploration faster, cheaper, and more sustainable.
🦠 Liz Dennett of Endolith - Mining with microbes to access resources in extreme environments without the heavy footprint of traditional extraction.
🌎 Ted Feldmann of Durin - Automating the future of mineral discovery by building and operating automated drill rigs.
Beyond Metals and Mining
To make the most of the New York ecosystem, this next edition will focus on the overarching theme of Abundance.
From resilient supply chains to automation-driven sustainabilty and scaled clean energy, the most promising technologies today aren’t just reducing harm, they are building new systems designed to produce more efficiently, regenerate faster, and unlock access at scale.
At the HackSummit, we’ll explore how abundance is redefining the future of climate and industry, not by cutting back but through smarter systems, resilient infrastructure, and scaled innovation.
Super Early Bird Tickets to the HackSummit in New York are selling fast - reserve your place today to lock in the best rates and come join us, and 500+ others, on 10-11th December for 2 days of the most productive networking and deal-making you’ll have all year.
Here’s to building an abundant future
Laura at Hack
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