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Empire Metals: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Empire Metals is a mineral exploration and resource development firm that focuses on important mineral assets. Empire Metals specializes in the exploration of titanium, copper, gold, and lithium resources.

www.empiremetals.com LinkedIn London, United Kingdom 1-10 employees
Mineral Mining Natural Resources Precious Metals
Total raised
$10.9M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
May 2026

Empire Metals has raised $10.9M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $10.9M announced in May 2026.

That round is above the $2.2M median round size for Natural Resources companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Empire Metals Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$10.9M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$10.9M in May 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: May 2026.

Empire Metals Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$10.9M

Empire Metals Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Shaun Bunn
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Empire Metals team: 1 has a LinkedIn profile.

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Empire Metals Funding Compared to Other Natural Resources Startups

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Median round

Empire Metals' latest round of $10.9M is above the median round in Natural Resources. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Empire Metals Funding FAQs

What does Empire Metals do?

Empire Metals is a mineral exploration and resource development firm that focuses on important mineral assets. Empire Metals specializes in the exploration of titanium, copper, gold, and lithium resources.

How much funding has Empire Metals raised?

Empire Metals has raised $10.9M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $10.9M announced in May 2026.

When did Empire Metals last raise funding?

Empire Metals' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $10.9M, announced in May 2026.

Who founded Empire Metals?

FundedIQ lists Shaun Bunn (Founder) at Empire Metals.

Where is Empire Metals headquartered?

Empire Metals is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Empire Metals have?

Empire Metals is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Empire Metals' funding compare to other Natural Resources startups?

Empire Metals' latest round of $10.9M is above the $2.2M median round size for Natural Resources companies on FundedIQ across 620 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Empire Metals 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 Empire Metals is left off this page rather than filled in.

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