About KoBold Metals
KoBold Metals is an AI-driven mineral exploration and development company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. It applies statistical modeling, big data aggregation, machine learning, and foundational ore-deposit science to discover critical minerals — including copper, cobalt, lithium, and nickel — essential for electric vehicles and the renewable energy transition. The company operates as a full-stack scientific exploration firm, combining human geological expertise with its proprietary Machine Prospector platform to improve the pace and efficacy of mineral discovery globally.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$1.2B
Last stage
Series D
Investors
Founders
Josh Goldman
Co-founder and President of KoBold Metals. Holds a Ph.D. and has a background spanning academia and the hard sciences. Previously worked with Kurt House and Jeff Jurinak at Phase Change Resources.
LinkedInJeff Jurinak
Co-founder of KoBold Metals with background in reservoir engineering. Previously worked alongside Kurt House and Josh Goldman at Phase Change Resources.
Kurt House
Kurt House is the co-founder and chief executive of KoBold Metals, leading the company's AI-driven exploration for critical minerals like copper.
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