# Prospect Mining Studio

> Prospect Mining Studio is a VC fund in New York backing SaaS and Water. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/prospectminingstudio/
- Website: https://prospectminingstudio.com/

Prospect Mining Studio is a VC fund in New York focused on SaaS and Water. Prospect Mining Studio supports startups of all stages, forward-thinking innovators, and prominent researchers as they build, pilot, and scale frontier technologies that will advance the natural resource and mining industries with a focus on sustainable and socially responsible solutions.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Water | 1 | 50% |
| Chemical | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vivek Salgaocar | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vivek-salgaocar |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| talpasolutions | talpasolutions a predictive SaaS analytics provider for the mining industry that helps companies optimize machine performance, reduce breakdowns, and improve safety by making data more understandable. talpasolutions makes it possible for operators and machine manufacturers in heavy industry to use machine data that would have otherwise been lost.talpasolutions concentrates on building visualization and analysis applications for the industrial internet. In the first step, large amounts of data from the machines are recorded. Comprehendable visualizations allow for different stakeholders to understand relationships based on sensor data and contextual data and to react to critical information, which would otherwise have been buried in the data transfer. In the second step the newest predictive models are applied to eliminate events such as errors and the breakdown of machines critical to the process. This increases not only the availability but also the workload of the machines. talpasolutions has built a network out of industry partners to develop solutions that stretch across various sectors and unify industry experience, data science, and workflow connectivity. Using predictive instructions our platform recognizes problems before they occur and supports users with workflow-based processes. Our applications make it possible to collect performance data from machines in order to recommend optimal fleet combinations for respective scenarios to customers. This leads to more operating hours, higher efficiency, and an improved lifetime value of the machines. | $16.3M | Series B | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| CyanoGuard AG | Cyanoguard AG is a chemical technology company specialised in the development of novel toxin detection methods to improve environmental monitoring, food safety and health care in remote settings and locations. Its innovative technology enables fast and safe cyanide detection in food, waste water and other samples. Its method is selective andrequires no special training and/or equipment.Equipped with the latest research, and with over six years of close collaboration with leading industry partners, the company is dedicated to resolve today's cyanide issues, offering fast and safe toxin detection in any setting at any time. | $500K | Seed | Mar 04, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [F-LOG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-log-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gruenderfonds Ruhr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gruenderfonds-ruhr) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hannover Digital Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hannover-digital-investments-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MIG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mig-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NRW.BANK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nrw-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Prospect Mining Studio invest in?

Prospect Mining Studio invests primarily in SaaS, Water and Chemical startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Prospect Mining Studio?

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### Who are the partners at Prospect Mining Studio?

The team at Prospect Mining Studio includes Vivek Salgaocar (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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