EARTH AI
YC S19San Francisco, US · Founded 2016 · Delaware corporation · 12 employees · 21 known investors
Earth AI uses AI to locate critical mineral deposits by analyzing geological data, supporting the supply chain for hardware and emerging technologies.
Also known as Earth AI
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S19)
EARTH AI was founded in 2016 by Roman Teslyuk.
Board
Investors · 21
Also in the syndicate · 2
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$35.4M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2022–2024
▶$25.9MraisedFeb 2025 · 52 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Ian RountreeDirector
- Mikhail TaverDirector
- Jamie LeeDirector
- Isabella SykesDirector
- Roman TeslyukExecutive Officer, Director
- Arnoud BalhuizenDirector
- Offering amount
- $25.9M
- Amount sold
- $25.9M
- First sale
- Dec 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$9.5MraisedFeb 2023 · 38 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Roman TeslyukExecutive Officer, Director
- Mikhail TaverDirector
- Arnoud BalhuizenDirector
- Ian RountreeDirector
- Offering amount
- $11.6M
- Amount sold
- $9.5M
- First sale
- Dec 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Earth AI is a mineral exploration company that uses artificial intelligence to locate deposits of critical minerals. Its public positioning centers on the premise that the new industrial era — including data centers, humanoid robots, eVTOL aircraft, fusion energy, space and defense applications — depends on critical minerals whose projected demand outpaces the output of current and developing mines.
The company has developed a proprietary AI model, referred to as MTP, built in-house and trained on geological data covering roughly 400 million geological sites. The model is used to identify the source rocks associated with mineral deposits and to generate exploration targets. Earth AI describes combining this predictive targeting with physical execution, including holding mineral rights, drilling holes and advancing a portfolio of exploration projects.
Business model
Earth AI pairs AI-driven mineral targeting with hands-on exploration, holding mineral rights and drilling identified targets across a portfolio of projects rather than only supplying predictions.
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Market position
Earth AI positions itself against conventional mineral explorers, claiming a shorter timeline to new mine discovery and a higher discovery success rate than other explorers.
Technology
Earth AI's core technology is MTP, an internally developed AI model trained on data from approximately 400 million geological sites. The model is designed to locate the source rocks that give rise to mineral deposits and to produce prioritized drill targets, which the company then tests through physical drilling.
Go-to-market
The company frames its output as serving critical-mineral demand from hardware-intensive sectors including data centers, humanoid robotics, eVTOL aircraft, fusion energy, space and defense.
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Key figures
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Competitors · 3
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Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- EARTH AIearth-ai.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does EARTH AI do?
- Earth AI applies its own AI model to geological data to find critical mineral deposits for the hardware economy.
- Who founded EARTH AI?
- EARTH AI was founded by Roman Teslyuk in 2016.
- Who are EARTH AI's investors?
- EARTH AI's investors include AirTree Ventures, Alpaca VC, Blackbird Ventures, Cantos Ventures, Corigin Ventures, DCVC (Data Collective), Deep Acre, Fifty Years and 11 more.
- How much funding has EARTH AI raised?
- EARTH AI has disclosed $35.4M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is EARTH AI headquartered?
- EARTH AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.