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Cornish Lithium: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Cornish Lithium is an advanced company that researches and develops methods for extracting lithium from geothermal brines in Cornwall, UK. They prioritize environmentally-friendly practices in their pursuit of a sustainable supply of lithium. The company has obtained agreements with the owners of mineral rights in the region and utilizes modern technology to reassess the area for lithium reserves, as well as other valuable metals like tin, copper, and cobalt. The UK views a reliable domestic supply of these metals as crucial to its industrial strategy in the transition towards electric vehicle production.

www.cornishlithium.com LinkedIn Penryn, United Kingdom 51-100 employees
Total raised
$79.1M
Rounds
3
Latest
Undisclosed round
Aug 2023

Cornish Lithium has raised $79.1M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $68.4M announced in Aug 2023.

That round is above the $14M median round size for Energy companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Cornish Lithium Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$79.1M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$68.4M in Aug 2023
Employees
51-100
reported band
Headquarters
Penryn, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2023.

Cornish Lithium Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$68.4M
Grant
$2.3M
Undisclosed round
$8.4M

Cornish Lithium raised $8.4M in an undisclosed round announced in Jun 2021.

1.3 years later, a Grant of $2.3M was announced in Sep 2022.

11 months later, an undisclosed round of $68.4M was announced in Aug 2023.

Cornish Lithium Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Jeremy Wrathall
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Cornish Lithium Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$14M
5,285
$4.0M

Cornish Lithium's latest round of $68.4M is above the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Cornish Lithium Funding FAQs

What does Cornish Lithium do?

Cornish Lithium is an advanced company that researches and develops methods for extracting lithium from geothermal brines in Cornwall, UK. They prioritize environmentally-friendly practices in their pursuit of a sustainable supply of lithium. The company has obtained agreements with the owners of mineral rights in the region and utilizes modern technology to reassess the area for lithium reserves, as well as other valuable metals like tin, copper, and cobalt. The UK views a reliable domestic supply of these metals as crucial to its industrial strategy in the transition towards electric vehicle production.

How much funding has Cornish Lithium raised?

Cornish Lithium has raised $79.1M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $68.4M announced in Aug 2023.

When did Cornish Lithium last raise funding?

Cornish Lithium's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $68.4M, announced in Aug 2023.

Who is the CEO of Cornish Lithium?

Jeremy Wrathall is listed as CEO at Cornish Lithium.

Where is Cornish Lithium headquartered?

Cornish Lithium is based in Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Cornish Lithium have?

Cornish Lithium is in the 51-100 employee band.

How does Cornish Lithium's funding compare to other Energy startups?

Cornish Lithium's latest round of $68.4M is above the $14M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Cornish Lithium Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Cornish Lithium is left off this page rather than filled in.

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