# KoBold Metals

> AI-driven mineral exploration for battery metals and critical materials.

## Why it is interesting

KoBold applies AI to finding critical minerals — climate + supply-chain + American Dynamism in one thesis.

## Profile

- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** climate-tech, deep-tech, ai-ml
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series C (Jan 2025): $537M at $2.96B led by Durable Capital Partners and T. Rowe Price; a16z participated (Bloomberg)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Durable Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price, Bond
- Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/02/kobold-used-ai-to-find-copper-now-investors-are-piling-in-to-the-tune-of-537m/
- VCT directory co-investors: none mapped (non-directory syndicates noted above); reviewed 2026-07-24

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz

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