Duranium
YC S25San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 12 employees · 1 known investors
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Duranium develops reactor technology that modernizes carbochlorination metallurgy to produce titanium, magnesium, aluminum, zirconium, and hafnium with reduced emissions and lower costs while securing critical minerals for U.S. manufacturing independence.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsRoboticsManufacturingAdvanced MaterialsClimateTechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S25)
Duranium was founded in 2025 by Brenden Prins-McKinney and Berkley Noble.
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Brenden Prins-McKinneyinCEO and Co-FounderHe previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Co. advising the U.S. Department of Defense on domestic chemical production, and holds a law degree from Stanford University where he was a Knight-Hennessy Scholar.
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Berkley NobleinCo-Founder and CTOHe has expertise in molten-salt electrolysis, holds a patent for an electrochemical metal cell, and previously built a U.S. pilot magnesium electrolyzer.
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- What does Duranium do?
- Duranium develops reactor technology that modernizes carbochlorination metallurgy to produce titanium, magnesium, aluminum, zirconium, and hafnium with reduced emissions and lower costs while securing critical minerals for U.S. manufacturing independence.
- Who founded Duranium?
- Duranium was founded by Brenden Prins-McKinney, Berkley Noble in 2025.
- Who are Duranium's investors?
- Duranium's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Duranium headquartered?
- Duranium is headquartered in San Francisco, US.