Alta

Denver, United States · Founded 2022 · $10.5M raised

Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Founded
2022
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$10.5M
Last Round
$1.0M GrantMay 2025
Rounds
3

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Alta is pioneering a new mineral separation technology that can extract valuable resources from complex material streams. The company uses engineered proteins to separate rare earth elements and other strategic materials with unprecedented selectivity, creating customized metal-binding proteins with a high affinity for the target metal ion. Alta serves industries including defense, electronics & semiconductors, energy & transportation, and recycling sectors that require high-purity rare earths, critical minerals, or other metals.

Summary

Alta is a Clean Tech company based in Denver, United States, founded in 2022. It has raised $10.5M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $1.0M Grant round in May 2025. Investors include DCVC (Data Collab), Voyager Ventures and Orion Industrial Ventures.

Funding History

GrantGrant FundingMay 2025
$1.0M

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Investors

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