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About
Ollie Crush is co-founder and CEO of Linca, an Auckland-based cleantech company focused on developing and commercialising technologies to recover critical minerals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. He previously co-founded Mint Innovation, where he served as Chief Scientific Officer and worked on scaling mineral recovery technologies from laboratory research to industrial deployment. Crush has over 10 years of experience in deep tech research and development and commercialisation, with a current focus on strategy, capital, team building, and global partnerships.
Co-founder at Mint Innovation
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Experience
- LincaChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Mint InnovationChief Scientific Officer2016 — 2026Auckland, New Zealand
- BIOTech New ZealandExecutive Council Member2020 — 2021New Zealand
- TutorlyFounder2014 — 2020Auckland, New Zealand
- Outset VenturesFactotum2017 — 2019Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Imperial College LondonResearch Associate2012 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
- London 2012Volunteer2012London Area, United Kingdom
- University of CambridgePhD Candidate2007 — 2011Greater Cambridge Area
- Bottle Boy Ltd.Founder2007Dunedin, New Zealand
- Cookie Time Ltd.Franchisee2006Christchurch, New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ollie Crush?
- Ollie Crush is co-founder and CEO of Linca, an Auckland-based cleantech company focused on developing and commercialising technologies to recover critical minerals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. He previously co-founded Mint Innovation, where he served as Chief Scientific Officer and worked on scaling mineral recovery technologies from laboratory research to industrial deployment. Crush has over 10 years of experience in deep tech research and development and commercialisation, with a current focus on strategy, capital, team building, and global partnerships.
- Where does Ollie Crush work?
- Ollie Crush is Co-founder of Mint Innovation.
- What companies did Ollie Crush found?
- Ollie Crush founded Mint Innovation.
- Where did Ollie Crush go to school?
- Ollie Crush studied at University of Cambridge (PhD, Biotechnology); University of Otago (BAppSc, Molecular Biotechnology).
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University of Cambridge mafia589
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Imperial College London mafia378
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University of Otago mafia34
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Outset Ventures mafia3
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Also worked at Linca1
Also worked at Mint Innovation7
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