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Kurt House

Founder

Chief Executive Officer at KoBold Metals

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Kurt House is Chief Executive and Co-Founder of KoBold Metals. His work centers on building businesses in natural resources, energy technology, and heavy industry, with an emphasis on large-scale scientific computing and data integration.

Chief Executive Officer at KoBold Metals

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KoBold Metals's investors · 10

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Baruch Future VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2022Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checksCleo CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDurable Capital PartnersBethesdaEarthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksStandard InvestmentsNew York

Experience

  1. KoBold MetalsChief Executive & Co-Foundercurrent2018 — present
  2. Stanford UniversityProfessor Adjunct2015 — 2018Palo Alto
  3. Phase Change Resources, LLCPartner2015 — 2017
  4. C12 Energy, LLCChief Executive & Co-Founder2008 — 2014
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)KAUST Post-Doctoral Research Fellow2008 — 2010
  6. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2001 — 2003
  7. Stanford University & Affymetric Inc.Research Fellow2000

Skills & more

Energy38Cleantech18Sustainable Energy11Renewable Energy20Energy Policy9Venture Capital11Start-ups24Climate Change5Clean Technology2Entrepreneurship12Private Equity2Corporate Development2
+12 moreManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyEnergy EfficiencyFinancial ModelingOil & GasUpstreamOil & Gas ExplorationReservoir EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringGeochemistryPetroleum GeologySolar Energy

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Who is Kurt House?
Kurt House is Chief Executive and Co-Founder of KoBold Metals. His work centers on building businesses in natural resources, energy technology, and heavy industry, with an emphasis on large-scale scientific computing and data integration.
Where does Kurt House work?
Kurt House is Chief Executive Officer of KoBold Metals.
What companies did Kurt House found?
Kurt House founded KoBold Metals.
Where did Kurt House go to school?
Kurt House studied at Harvard University (PhD, Earth & Planetary Science); Claremont McKenna College (BA, Physics).

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