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Mining Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the mining sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,042 recently funded mining companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,042
Total Funding
$1.8B
Avg Funding
$73.3M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Cities for Mining

Zürich
Vancouver
Calgary
Toronto
New York
Los Angeles

Recently Funded Companies

Export
Zürich, Switzerland

Tinamu is offering a solution for automated stockpile volume monitoring in warehouses.

$1.2M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

StrategX Elements is an exploration company that focuses on discovery of cobalt and associated energy transition metals.

$637K raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

Located in the heart of the lithium triangle SALi owns 58,000 hectares throughout the El Quemado mining district.

$572K raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Foremost Lithium Resources & Technology is a mining company that specializes in lithium mineral exploration.

$35K raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Generation Mining is a mineral development company that focuses on zinc and molybdenum projects in Canada.

$310.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Manning Ventures focusses on the exploration and discovery of energy metals, critical materials, lithium, and associated materials.

$426K raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Summa Silver is a mineral exploration company that focuses on high-grade silver and gold on the Hughes Property in Tonopah, Nevada.

$6.9M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Silver Hammer Mining is a junior resource company advancing the past-producing Silver Strand Mine.

$1.3M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

7 Chord's BondDroid AI is a real-time dynamic pricing engine of tradable assets make informed profit-maximizing decisions.

$1.5M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

California Resources is an oil and natural gas company that focuses on energy transition in the sector.

$550.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

1911 Gold Corp is a gold producer which represents the next generation of exploration and production of precious and base metals.

$31.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Woburn, United States

Phoenix Tailings is a rare earth metals production company that transforms mining waste (tailings) into usable rare earth metals and alloys.

$500.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

NOA Lithium Brines is a mining industry.

Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kelowna, Canada

F4 Uranium is a mining company that explores and develops Uranium projects.

$714K raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Panther Minerals is an exploration-stage mining company.

$1.1M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Surface Metals recognized for the exploration, development, and production of lithium and precious metals.

Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Southlake, United States

Principal Mineral develops and supplies strategic metals, high-performance alloys, and advanced materials from industrial mineral sources.

$280.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Data driven revenue-stage deep tech company, offering patented, cost-efficient and sustainable refining technologies for critical metals.

$548K raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

The Metals Company provides battery-powered shifts to clean energy and electric vehicles.

$85.2M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

GrupoTusMaquinas is a marketplace that offers lending, renting, leasing, selling, and financial solutions for industrial machinery.

$1.2M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Graycliff Exploration is a mineral exploration company.

$2.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Vita Resources is an exploration company focused on gold and copper.

$2.1M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Perth, Australia

Delta Lithium is a lithium gold copper explorer, mining and development company.

$31.5M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

BitFuFu is a digital asset and cloud mining service provider that offers blockchain infrastructure to users for cryptocurrency mining.

$6.6M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

MCC Mining Corp is a mining company.

$16.9M raised
Jun 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 1,042 mining companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$73.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$1.8B
Countries Represented
7

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Mining

1.Vancouver
10 companies$143.5M
2.Toronto
3 companies$312.0M
3.Zürich
1 companies$1.2M
4.Calgary
1 companies$572K
5.New York
1 companies$1.5M

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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