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Mining Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the mining sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,044 recently funded mining companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,044
Total Funding
$473.0M
Avg Funding
$18.9M
Global Reach
5
countries

Top Cities for Mining

North Vancouver
Toronto
New York
Vancouver
Burleson
Calgary

Recently Funded Companies

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North Vancouver, Canada

Dark Star Minerals is a rare earth complex, one of the vital natural resources that focuses on exploring, developing, and producing.

$74K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Radio Fuels Energy is a mining and exploration company that offers uranium extraction services.

$1.1M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

North American Energy Opportunities offers traditional resource identification services to exploration and production companies.

$2.0M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Liberty Gold is an exploration-stage company that engages in the exploration, production, and development of gold and precious metals.

$20.3M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

ONGold Resources is a mining company that explores and develops gold mines.

$6.7M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Taura Gold is a gold exploration company focused on advancing its Shabu Property in the Red Lake Mining Division.

$9.1M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Burleson, United States

Big Star Blockchain offers full service infrastructure for mining and data center solutions.

$648K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

Global Helium is a helium development company serving the medical, government, and research communities.

$2.6M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Roche, United Kingdom

British Lithium discovers, evaluates, develops, and operates mineral resource projects.

$2.0M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

NewsCatcher is a news API that provides news articles and information services

$500K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Ottawa, Canada

Sight Power develops integrated software-hardware solutions.

$449K raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Aston Bay is a mining company that specializes in the fields of real estate and exploration of precious metals.

$3.7M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

A Premier Zinc Exploration Platform.

$50.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kelowna, Canada

Kiboko Gold is a mining company that offers acquisition, exploration, and development of gold projects.

$862K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Avanti Gold creates sustainable benefit for communities and the environment, through responsible development of gold assets.

$18.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Perth, Australia

92 Energy Limited is a uranium exploration company.

$5.2M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Sailfish is a yield-focused royalty company.

$40.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Perth, Australia

Belararox is a mineral explorer focusing on securing and exploiting deposits.

$3.9M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Doré Copper Mining focuses on the development of high-grade copper-gold brownfield projects.

$3.5M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

K92 Mining has commenced gold production from the Irumafimpa Gold Deposit.

$150.0M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Torr Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on high-quality highway-accessible copper and gold projects.

$3.8M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Kinterra Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in the critical metals required to advance the energy transition.

$80.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

George Town, Cayman Islands

Vox Royalty is a growth precious metals royalty and streaming company

$55.0M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Pasofino Gold is a gold mining company focused on advanced-stage roger gold-copper projects.

$8.7M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Daura Gold is a gold exploration company, one of Peru's historic mining regions known for high-grades.

$5.1M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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 1,044 mining companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$18.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$473.0M
Countries Represented
5

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Mining

1.Toronto
7 companies$153.7M
2.Vancouver
7 companies$246.2M
3.Perth
2 companies$9.0M
4.North Vancouver
1 companies$74K
5.New York
1 companies$2.0M

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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