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Recently Funded Natural Resources Startups in the United States

Updated Sep 2026

There are 69 funded Natural Resources startups in the United States (US) in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Natural Resources startup funding landscape in the United States, along with the 69 most recently funded Natural Resources startups in the United States.

Reno and Canada hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Natural Resources startups in the United States closed 53 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 33 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $4.8B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $11M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.5M and $32M.

Reno leads as a primary center for these ventures. Early stage labels dominate the mix, reflecting a field of young companies. Midsize teams are the standard, creating a profile of established operations that have moved past the initial founding phase. These firms represent a sweet spot for vendors targeting scaled startups before they reach corporate maturity.

Natural Resources funded startup statistics in the United States

Funded Natural Resources startups in the United States
69
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
33
53 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$4.8B
47 of 53 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$11M
middle half $1.5M to $32M

Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.

69 most recently funded Natural Resources startups in the United States

69 shown

Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.

E
El Paso, United States · Natural Resources
El Paso Minerals is a minerals exploration and mining company.
Seed ·
$2.0M
T
Bedford, United States · Natural Resources
The RSPB speaks out for birds and wildlife, tackling the problems that threaten our environment.We are the…
Series Unknown ·
$780k
F
Colorado Springs, United States · Natural Resources
Fortitude Gold is a gold producer focusing on projects with low operating costs and high margins. The company…
Series Unknown ·
$5.5M
A
Houston, United States · Natural Resources
Atana is a data-driven resource company that accelerates the exploration and development of flowing critical…
Seed ·
$28M
G
Sherman, United States · Natural Resources
Gridwater is a professional commercial and residential wastewater service provider.
Series Unknown ·
$1.0M
G
Golden, United States · Natural Resources
Golden Minerals Company, a mining firm specializing in gold and silver, is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.…
Series Unknown ·
$860k
P
Donnelly, United States · Natural Resources
Perpetua Resources deals with exploring for gold, antimony and other minerals in the historic Stibnite-Yellow…
Series Unknown ·
$2.9B
T
Scottsdale, United States · Natural Resources
TriStar Gold is an exploration-stage junior mining company. The company focuses on the acquisition,…
Series Unknown ·
$6.5M
C
Hamden, United States · Natural Resources
CREW Carbon specializes in removing greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater using engineered enhanced…
Series A ·
$19M
R
Mesa, United States · Natural Resources
Rango is a mining company that provides construction services.
Series Unknown ·
$25M
D
Casper, United States · Natural Resources
Disa is a forward-thinking company that specializes in freeing materials, utilizing technology to extract…
Series Unknown ·
$33M
T
York, United States · Natural Resources
The York Water is a water purification and distribution system that also collects, transports, and treats…
Series Unknown ·
$43M
S
Sedro Woolley, United States · Natural Resources
They develop disruptive technologies that are fundamentally shifting the world from waste disposal to…
Series Unknown ·
$500M
N
Wickenburg, United States · Natural Resources
North America Lithium and Gold Corporation is a mining industry.
Series Unknown ·
$1.0M
E
Fort Lauderdale, United States · Natural Resources
Eco World Water is a clean water tech company that offers wastewater processing through physical and chemical…
Series Unknown ·
$5.9M
I
Reno, United States · Natural Resources
I-80 Gold is a mining company that focuses on gold production and development.
Series Unknown ·
$288M
E
Carson City, United States · Natural Resources
Excalibur Metals Corp. is a mining company that specializes in precious metals exploration services.
Series Unknown ·
$2.5M
R
Lakewood, United States · Natural Resources
A mining and metals firm called Rare Element Resources Ltd. (REE) is situated in Vancouver, British Columbia,…
Series Unknown ·
$31M
B
Westminster, United States · Natural Resources
BioLargo is an innovative technology incubator and environmental engineering company that provides…
Series Unknown ·
$890k
B
Canada, United States · Natural Resources
Blue Jay Gold Corp is a company that specializes in exploring for high-grade gold in the Beardmore-Geraldton…
Series Unknown ·
$11M
C
Fairbanks, United States · Natural Resources
Contango ORE focuses on the exploration of gold, silver, and copper ores.
Series Unknown ·
$50M
K
Reno, United States · Natural Resources
Klir gathers, monitors, and analyzes regulatory compliance data, all in one easy-to-use web-based…
Series Unknown ·
$7.5M
A
Austin, United States · Natural Resources
Amermin is a recycling company that specializes in refining and selling of strategic minerals and metals.
Series Unknown ·
$12M
U
Elko, United States · Natural Resources
U.S. Gold is a junior gold exploration and development company focused on precious metals exploration…
Series Unknown ·
$31M
B
Seattle, United States · Natural Resources
Badwater Alchemy is a desalination company that offers water treatment solutions.
Seed ·
$2.0M
A
Beverly Hills, United States · Natural Resources
Atlas Lithium is a company that supplies vital minerals needed for the shift from fossil fuels to electric…
Series Unknown ·
$10M
H
Brisbane, United States · Natural Resources
Heirloom is a provider of direct air capture technology to enhance the natural process of CO2 absorption from…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
W
San Mateo, United States · Natural Resources
Waterline Development offers sustainable desalination solutions for farms, data centers, manufacturing…
Seed ·
$210k
S
Coeur D'alene, United States · Natural Resources
Scout Discoveries is a mineral exploration company focusing on precious metals discovery. It is pursuing a…
Series Unknown ·
$430k
A
Huntington Beach, United States · Natural Resources
AstroForge is a company focused on mining asteroids for gold and other minerals. Rather than bringing back…
Series Unknown ·
$220k
B
San Jose, United States · Natural Resources
Baniql assists in environmentally friendly extraction of nickel for use in advanced batteries.
Seed ·
Undisclosed
A
Tucson, United States · Natural Resources
Alaska Silver is a company involved in mining that provides services related to mining exploration.
Series Unknown ·
$14M
W
Crystal Lake, United States · Natural Resources
Waterly provides utilities with a digital solution through Waterly Core, a data management app for daily…
Series A ·
$4.0M
W
Bartlesville, United States · Natural Resources
An American cobalt refinery called Westwin Elements provides the defense, battery, and pharmaceutical…
Seed ·
$550k
H
Winnemucca, United States · Natural Resources
Hycroft Mining is a company focused on developing a method to extract valuable gold and silver minerals from…
Series Unknown ·
$44M
T
Tamarack, United States · Natural Resources
Talon Metals is a base metals company in a joint venture with Rio Tinto on the high-grade Tamarack…
Series Unknown ·
$41M
T
Terradot
Stanford, United States · Natural Resources
Over the course of millions of years, the natural process of rock weathering has played a key role in…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
G
Quincy, United States · Natural Resources
GRAIN Ecosystem is a new company that focuses on tackling global warming and speeding up the process of…
Seed ·
Undisclosed
D
Lead, United States · Natural Resources
Dakota Gold is a company focused on revitalizing gold exploration and development, with a dedication to new…
Series Unknown ·
$35M
M
MAKOR RESOURCES
Atlanta, United States · Natural Resources
MAKOR RESOURCES helps in Artisanal and small-scale sector development, responsible mining, and ethical…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
C
St Louis, United States · Natural Resources
Central States Water Resources transforms how water utilities work by utilizing technology and innovation to…
Series Unknown ·
$325M
A
Canada, United States · Natural Resources
Multi-Mineral Exploration and Project Generation in Newfoundland and Labrador
Series Unknown ·
$530k
E
San Francisco, United States · Natural Resources
Epic Cleantec, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, is a comprehensive water technology company that offers a…
Series B ·
$12M
A
Orlando, United States · Natural Resources
Aquaria provides solutions to secure access to clean water. The organization adapts its approaches based on…
Series Unknown ·
$100M
M
Morocco, United States · Natural Resources
Mx2 Mining is a gold exploration company. Mx2 is in charge of a number of African metal businesses, such as…
Series Unknown ·
$12M
L
Tucson, United States · Natural Resources
Liberty Star Minerals (LBSR: OTCQB) combines classic mineral exploration with state of the art technology to…
Series Unknown ·
$10M
T
Naperville, United States · Natural Resources
The Conservation Foundation is a group dedicated to preserving and restoring land and water resources,…
Series Unknown ·
$50k
A
Huntington Beach, United States · Natural Resources
AstroForge is a company specializing in asteroid mining, extracting precious minerals like gold. Rather than…
Series A ·
$40M
N
Reno, United States · Natural Resources
NuLegacy Gold Corporation is a Nevada-based gold exploration company with a focus on discovering and selling…
Series Unknown ·
$730k
G
Los Angeles, United States · Natural Resources
Greentek Solutions is a Sister Company of an Canadian Multinational Group. this Branch focuses on Industrial…
Seed ·
$4.0M
D
Reno, United States · Natural Resources
Desert Hawk Gold is a company that specializes in acquiring, investigating, and advancing mineral and metal…
Seed ·
$150k
U
Houston, United States · Natural Resources
USA Water Holdings offers modernization and outstanding water service. They provide water, wastewater…
Series Unknown ·
$10M
P
Prairie Rivers Network
Champaign, United States · Natural Resources
Prairie Rivers Network is dedicated to ensuring the availability of uncontaminated water, sustainable energy,…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
L
Denver, United States · Natural Resources
LiTHOS mission is to deliver sustainable lithium production without the use of evaporation ponds. We offer…
Series Unknown ·
$550k
L
Michigan, United States · Natural Resources
Landmarks Illinois is a non-profit organization that tirelessly promotes the importance of preserving…
Series Unknown ·
$1.0M
B
Furlong, United States · Natural Resources
Boomerang Water is a compact water bottling facility that sterilizes, fills, and seals glass and aluminum…
Series Unknown ·
$12M
G
Kemah, United States · Natural Resources
The main goal of Galveston Bay Foundation is to safeguard the environment and preserve the Earth's natural…
Series Unknown ·
$30k
G
Phoenix, United States · Natural Resources
Global Water Resources, Inc. is a company that manages water resources in certain communities, primarily in…
Series Unknown ·
$2.8M
T
Lakewood, United States · Natural Resources
Taranis Resources is a mining exploration company exploring the Thor deposit in British Columbia. Taranis is…
Series Unknown ·
$840k
T
Milwaukee, United States · Natural Resources
The Water Council is focused on redefining the Milwaukee region as the World Water Hub for water research,…
Series Unknown ·
$1.0M
K
Miami, United States · Natural Resources
Key Metals is a company that explores minerals and has expertise in finding and developing base and energy…
Series Unknown ·
$4.2M
J
Boulder, United States · Natural Resources
Jetti makes it possible to extract copper from low-grade primary sulfides, such as chalcopyrite, the world’s…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
I
Charlotte, United States · Natural Resources
Iperionx are into developing of zero carbon, sustainable critical mineral supply chains.
Post-IPO Equity ·
$16M
B
Pasadena, United States · Natural Resources
Brazil Minerals is a mining organization that mines concessions for gold, jewels, and sand. It was…
Debt Financing ·
$740k
A
Elephant Butte, United States · Natural Resources
American Magnesium gives surface mining and rock quarry business. The Company centers around the development…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$1.8M
S
Le Mars, United States · Natural Resources
SmithCo is to design and build the world’s best side dump trailers with customized solutions.
Grant ·
$500k
B
Florida, United States · Natural Resources
Blue Water Ventures International is an industry leader in shallow water, historic shipwreck exploration, and…
Post-IPO Equity ·
$800k
G
Woburn, United States · Natural Resources
Gradiant provides solutions in waster water treatment & desalination and end-to-end water solutions for…
Series C ·
$100M
K
Reno, United States · Natural Resources
Klir gathers, monitors, and analyzes regulatory compliance data, all in one easy-to-use web-based…
Series A ·
$16M

Where are funded Natural Resources startups located in the United States?

Where funded Natural Resources startups in the United States are based, by the city on the company record.

City
Funded startups

Funded Natural Resources startups in the United States by state

The states with the most funded startups on record.

Funding stages of funded Natural Resources startups in the United States

How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Natural Resources startups in the United States break down by stage.

Stage
Rounds, last 24 months

A further 40 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.

About the FundedIQ Natural Resources startup funding data in the United States

FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.

Figures on this page cover the 69 funded Natural Resources startups in the United States currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (6 of 53 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Natural Resources startups in the United States is dated Jun 2026.

The table above shows the 69 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.

Frequently asked questions

How many funded Natural Resources startups are there in the United States?

FundedIQ tracks 69 funded Natural Resources startups in the United States. This page lists the 69 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.

How much funding have Natural Resources startups in the United States raised?

Natural Resources startups in the United States tracked by FundedIQ have raised $4.8B in disclosed capital across 53 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 33 rounds in the last 12 months. 47 of those 53 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

Which cities have the most funded Natural Resources startups in the United States?

Reno leads with 5 companies, then Canada (2), Houston (2) and Huntington Beach (2).

What is a typical funding round size for Natural Resources startups in the United States?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $11M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.5M and $32M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

What is the most common funding stage for Natural Resources startups in the United States?

Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 8 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (3) and Series B (2). A further 40 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.

How often is the Natural Resources startup funding data in the United States updated?

The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Natural Resources startups in the United States is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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