KoBold Metals

About

KoBold Metals is a developer of machine prospector technology intended to facilitate a search for cobalt ore locations digitally.

Berkeley,California,United States
101 - 250
https://www.koboldmetals.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series B
Last Funding Money Raised: $192.50M
Industries: Machine Learning,Mineral,Mining,Software
Founded date: Jan 1, 2018
Number Of Employee: 101 - 250
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: KoBold Metals Co

KoBold Metals is investing in battery materials projects across the globe by combining basic ore-deposit science, big data, and scientific computing with patient private capital.The company's software uses datasets with conventional geochemical, geophysical and geological data in statistical association models to identify prospects to ensure a cobalt supply for the electric vehicle revolution, enabling mineral exploration companies to find new sources of cobalt through machine learning and data analysis.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

2

$212.50M

KoBold Metals has raised a total of $212.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 10, 2022 from a Series B round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Feb 10, 2022	Series B	$192.50M	10	—	—	Detail
Mar 4, 2019	Series A	$20M	1	Andreessen Horowitz	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

1

10

KoBold Metals is funded by 10 investors. Andreessen Horowitz and Apollo Projects are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Andreessen Horowitz	—	Series B
Apollo Projects	—	Series B
BHP	—	Series B
Bond Capital	—	Series B
Breakthrough Energy Ventures	—	Series B
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board	—	Series B
Earthshot Ventures	—	Series B
Equinor Ventures	—	Series B
John Zimmer	—	Series B
Scott Belsky	—	Series B