KoBold Metals

Berkeley, CA · Founded 2018 · CIK 0001907824 · Software

AI-powered mineral discovery system combining novel sensors, data systems, and predictive models to identify critical mineral deposits

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Grants: —; No SBIR or STTR on record; Sector median: 0
Raised: $1.1B; 4 Form D · Nov 2025; 11 months since last filing
Contracts: —; No federal contracts on record
Patents: 19; 2 granted · 17 pending; Sector median: 0

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount

Federal ↑Equity ↓

202120222023202420252026

Capital and federal award history
Date	Event	Source	Amount
15 Feb 2022	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$200,833,325
27 Jul 2023	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$194,999,690
04 Oct 2024	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$491,455,627
14 Nov 2025	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$163,429,612

Form D · SEC

Peer position

Software · 4096 companies · ranked on federal contract value

Software companies ranked by federal contract value
#	Company	Contracts	Disclosed equity
1620	Wave Technology Foundation	—	$11K
1621	Cayuga Wireless LLC	—	$40K
1622	3DLOOK Inc.	—	$11M
1623	KoBold Metals	—	$1.1B
1624	ArteTranslation, Inc.	—	$1K
1625	VersaBuilt, Inc.	—	$2.6M
1626	Veryfi, Inc.	—	$19M

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 12 related persons

Sandy AlexanderExecutive Officer
Connie ChanDirector
Daniel EndertonExecutive Officer
Josh GoldmanDirector · Executive Officer
Joshua GoldmanDirector · Executive Officer
Kurt HouseDirector · Executive Officer
Mfikeyi MakayiExecutive Officer
Charles ParkExecutive Officer
Jay SimonsDirector
John ThompsonDirector · Executive Officer
Jeroen van der HoekDirector
Karl WhiteDirector

Patents

USPTO · 2 granted of 19

16 Jun 2026Induction Loop For Mineral Explorationgranted
01 Oct 2024Muon Detector For Muon Tomographygranted
—Carbonate Precipitation For Water Control In Mining Operationsapplication
—Geological Core Imaging Systemapplication
—Muon Tomography For Subsurface Feature Detection Using Muon Air Showersapplication
—Muon Tomography For Subsurface Feature Detection Using Muon Air Showersapplication
—Muon Tomography For Subsurface Feature Detection Using Muon Air Showersapplication
—Induction Loop For Mineral Explorationapplication
—Orienting An Underground Detector For Muon Tomographyapplication
—Carbonate Precipitation For Water Control In Mining Operationsapplication
—Muon Tomography For Subsurface Feature Detection Using Muon Air Showersapplication
—Physical Property Measurements Of Rock Core Samplesapplication