# Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator

> Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator is a VC fund backing Mining and Chemical Engineering. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator is a VC fund focused on Mining and Chemical Engineering.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $2M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 2 | 17% |
| Chemical Engineering | 2 | 17% |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 17% |
| Water | 1 | 8% |
| Energy | 1 | 8% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 17% |
| United States | 2 | 17% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chemshift Technologies | Chemshift Technologies is a clean-tech company which helps in refining process and transform crude lithium intermediate products. |  | Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Chemshift Technologies | Chemshift Technologies is a clean-tech company which helps in refining process and transform crude lithium intermediate products. |  | Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Supra Elemental Recovery | Supra Elemental Recovery develops a technology platform to selectively recover high-purity critical minerals from dissolved industrial waste streams. The company initially focuses on gallium and scandium, which are important to semiconductor, aerospace, energy, defense, and communications applications. Its process uses proprietary reusablecartridges that capture and release elements in sequence, aiming to refine multiple elements from multiple feedstocks. The technology is also being evaluated for elements such as cobalt, lithium, and lanthanides used in batteries, magnets, and electronics. Supra works with partners that supply waste feedstock or purchase recovered critical minerals. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Supra Elemental Recovery | Supra Elemental Recovery develops a technology platform to selectively recover high-purity critical minerals from dissolved industrial waste streams. The company initially focuses on gallium and scandium, which are important to semiconductor, aerospace, energy, defense, and communications applications. Its process uses proprietary reusablecartridges that capture and release elements in sequence, aiming to refine multiple elements from multiple feedstocks. The technology is also being evaluated for elements such as cobalt, lithium, and lanthanides used in batteries, magnets, and electronics. Supra works with partners that supply waste feedstock or purchase recovered critical minerals. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Voluna | Voluna delivers a drone-based neutron system that maps subsurface minerals in real time – no rigs, no lab delays. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Voluna | Voluna delivers a drone-based neutron system that maps subsurface minerals in real time – no rigs, no lab delays. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Material Difference | Material Difference is an AI-powered company that helps miners accurately define ore bodies using advanced artificial intelligence tools. It enables better decision-making on where to conduct additional drilling and data collection for maximum value. By optimizing these processes, the firm drives efficiency and profitability in mining operations. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Material Difference | Material Difference is an AI-powered company that helps miners accurately define ore bodies using advanced artificial intelligence tools. It enables better decision-making on where to conduct additional drilling and data collection for maximum value. By optimizing these processes, the firm drives efficiency and profitability in mining operations. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Watergenics | Watergenics mission is to map the water quality of the planet and help the society transit to a renewable economy. |  | Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Watergenics | Watergenics mission is to map the water quality of the planet and help the society transit to a renewable economy. |  | Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Founders Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-factory) — VC Fund, 12 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator invest in?

Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator invests primarily in Mining, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Consulting startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator's check size?

Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator typically joins rounds of $2M–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator participates in.

### When did Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rio Tinto Mining Tech Accelerator closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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