KoBold Metals
Updated: March 08, 2026
CEO Kurt House
Country: USA | Funding: $1.2B (+)
Founded: 2018
Website: https://www.koboldmetals.com
KoBold Metals is developing AI platform for automated cobalt deposit exploration. Company's drones collect RGB, hyperspectral and LiDAR data and capture 360-degree images of core samples on the drill rig, before they are crushed or moved. The platform organizes and analyzes this imagery along with reports, old maps, handwritten notes, geophysical and geochemical data. AI models then make all sorts of predictions: from resource determination (e.g., grade, thickness) to geological (e.g., rock type, lithology) and physical properties (e.g., conductivity, magnetic susceptibility). This enables the company to make optimal exploration and development decisions.
Founded: 2018
Website: https://www.koboldmetals.com
KoBold Metals is developing AI platform for automated cobalt deposit exploration. Company's drones collect RGB, hyperspectral and LiDAR data and capture 360-degree images of core samples on the drill rig, before they are crushed or moved. The platform organizes and analyzes this imagery along with reports, old maps, handwritten notes, geophysical and geochemical data. AI models then make all sorts of predictions: from resource determination (e.g., grade, thickness) to geological (e.g., rock type, lithology) and physical properties (e.g., conductivity, magnetic susceptibility). This enables the company to make optimal exploration and development decisions.
