KoBold Metals

Finding the materials of the future with AI and HI

Berkeley, United States · Founded 2018 · $924.5M raised

Employees
201–500
Founded
2018
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$924.5M
Last Round
$537.0M Series DSep 2024
Rounds
3

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About

KoBold Metals is a scientific mineral exploration company that applies AI, machine learning, and novel hardware sensors to discover critical battery metals including copper, cobalt, and lithium for the clean energy transition. The company integrates disparate geoscience data from reports, maps, and geophysical surveys into centralized predictive models, leading to the discovery of the Mingomba copper deposit in Zambia—described as one of the world's best copper deposits ever found.

Summary

KoBold Metals is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Berkeley, United States, founded in 2018. It has raised $924.5M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $537.0M Series D round in Sep 2024. Investors include T. Rowe Price, Durable Capital Partners and Bond Capital.

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Funding History

Series DSeries DSep 2024
$537.0M

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