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Mining Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the mining sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,063 recently funded mining companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,063
Total Funding
$472.1M
Avg Funding
$18.9M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Cities for Mining

Vancouver
Calgary
Montréal
Singapore
Zug
Denver

Recently Funded Companies

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Vancouver, Canada

Xcite Resources is an early-stage exploration firm that wants to develop in the discovery and development of energy transition metals.

$5.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

Canada-based company primarily engaged in the acquisition and development of lithium mining properties in Chile.

$5.1M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

Evolve is a strategic metals royalty company that strives to be one of the first to apply the royalty and streaming model.

$37.5M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Silver Dollar Resources is an an exploration company that acquires and mines mineral property assets.

$4.3M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Onyx Gold is a gold exploration firm.

$19.2M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Ackcio builds real-time, reliable, wireless, monitoring solutions for industrial applications.

$3.0M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zug, Switzerland

Open Mineral is an online exchange for physical commodities, connecting buyers and sellers to trade directly, efficiently, and transparently

$33.0M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Barrell Lithium is an energy company that invests in battery storage, carbon sequestration, brine minerals, and technology.

Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Hertz Energy provides sustainable long-term lithium resource investment and extraction.

$2.2M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Verdera Energy is specializing in the development of advanced uranium assets.

$947K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Discovery Silver mainly engages in developing silver deposits.

$250.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Goldsky Resources is a mining and mineral development company that focused on the exploration and development of gold and cobalt projects.

$58.1M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Rockfire Resources is engaged in exploration for gold and copper resources in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

$4.3M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Clarksdale, United States

Mid America Horizon is an oil and gas company that offers helium exploration services.

$940K raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tallinn, Estonia

DataHive AI delivers for AI companies hard-to-collect web data - collected, labeled, and ready for model training.

$3.5M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Rush Gold is a mining exploration company focused on advancing its Skylight gold property.

$361K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zürich, Switzerland

Captive Advertising System

$515K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cincinnati, United States

GRIID is a vertically-integrated bitcoin self-mining company that owns and operates a growing portfolio of bitcoin mining facilities.

Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Candelaria Mining is a Canadian-based gold development and exploration company.

$7.8M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Hudson Labs is software that extracts hard-to-find information in a public company filing like annual reports.

Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

AQUITAINE METALS is an gold and strategic metals exploration company

$32.6M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Chakana Copper is a minerals exploration company that aims to find and advance mineral projects to an economic resource.

$904K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Golden Spike Resources is a mineral exploration firm that focuses on locating, acquiring, and unlocking value from mineral assets.

$1.8M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Culico Metals is a mining company that explores and develops minerals production and projects.

$1.2M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

UNDO is a carbon removal company specialising in enhanced rock weathering.

Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Mining Startup Ecosystem

The mining sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Mining

Mining companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The mining sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Mining Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,063 mining companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$18.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$472.1M
Countries Represented
6

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Mining

1.Vancouver
11 companies$133.1M
2.Toronto
3 companies$251.2M
3.London
2 companies$4.3M
4.Calgary
1 companies$5.1M
5.Montréal
1 companies$37.5M

Related Industries

Companies in the mining sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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