BHP Ventures
Corporate VCSeed–Growth
What they invest in
from 8 of 8 portfolio companiesCleantech ×7New Materials ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×2Climate Tech ×2Deep Tech ×2Energy ×2Biotech ×1Circular Economy ×1
HQs:United States×7Canada×1
Investments · 8 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 12023 · 15 dated
Allonnia applies industrial biology—screening microbes and engineered proteins that interact with metals—to recover copper, nickel, and rare earths from ore and mine waste streams like coal ash, tailings, and acid mine drainage.
BiotechCleantechNew MaterialsBoston, US
Nicole Richards(CEO)inKent Sorenson(Chief Technology Officer)inChuck(Executive)inPamela(Head of Human Resources)inHugh(Financial Leadership)in
BoardTom Biegala(Director)
Co-investorsBison VenturesFerment StudioGeneral AtlanticVale VenturesViking Global Investors
Antora manufactures thermal battery systems for long-duration energy storage, serving manufacturers and data centers seeking to tap into low-cost renewable power.
CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSunnyvale, US
Andrew Ponec(Chief Executive Officer, co-founder)inDavid BiermaninJustin BriggsinDavid Bierman, Ph.D.(Chief Commercial Officer, co-founder)Justin Briggs, Ph.D.(Chief Operating Officer, co-founder)
BoardChristina Karapataki(Director)in
Co-investorsTemasekCongruent VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Fifty YearsGS FuturesISV+12 more
Boston Metal develops Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE), an electrified process for producing steel and other metals from a range of oxide feedstocks without direct emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsWoburn, US
Donald Sadoway(Co-founder (MIT professor))inAntoine Allanore(Co-founder (MIT professor))Tadeu Carneiro(CEO)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesClimate InvestmentPrelude VenturesInternational Finance CorporationBMW i VenturesEnergy Impact Partners+7 more
Caplight provides pricing data and analytics for the private company secondary market, including historical pricing trends, trade history, real-time market alerts, and investor insights sourced from primary and secondary transactions.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Justin Moore(Director)inJavier Avalos(Executive Officer, Director)inMaria Rabinovich(Executive Officer)in
BoardJake Gibson(Director)in
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesClocktower VenturesEthos VCFin CapitalL'ATTITUDE VenturesLEAP Global Partners+3 more
Cuprum Metals develops a patented leaching technology for extracting copper and nickel from copper sulfide ores and tailings, achieving high recovery yields in minutes at room temperature.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsNaples, US
Roger Pettman(Executive Officer, Director)
Electra develops a chemistry-based iron production process powered by clean energy to produce iron at scale without environmental damage.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesCongruent VenturesEarth Venture CapitalLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital+6 more
pH7 Technologies develops a proprietary electrochemical closed-loop process for extracting critical metals and minerals — including platinum group metals, gold, copper, and tin — from primary and secondary resources with lower energy, water, and environmental impact.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsVancouver, CA
Mohammad Doostmohammadi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPangaea VenturesTDK VenturesBreakwater VenturesCircular Innovation FundEnergy & Environment InvestmentFine Structures Ventures+2 more
SiTration develops silicon-based electro-extraction (SEE) and nano-filtration (SNF) technologies that recover metals and critical minerals from mining waste, leachate, and recycled material using electricity and no added chemicals.
CleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsCambridge, US
Brendan Smith(Executive Officer, Director)inJeffrey Grossman(Director)
BoardJacob Bro(Director)inMatthew Nordan(Director)in
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesCarbonThe E14 FundWorking Capital FundExtantia CapitalOrion Industrial Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Antora · intelligence360.news · Aug 17, 2026

Cuprum Metals · intelligence360.news · Jul 8, 2026

Electra · stocktitan.net · Jul 6, 2026
Boston Metal · recyclingtoday.com · May 28, 2026
pH7 Technologies · recyclingtoday.com · Apr 29, 2026
Allonnia · nextmsc.com · Dec 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does BHP Ventures invest at?
- BHP Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
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