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Alta debuts with $5.1 million Seed to sustainably separate critical minerals using advanced biochemistry

  • Writer: Burk TechnoEconomics
    Burk TechnoEconomics
  • Jan 7
  • 1 min read

Updated: Sep 14

Alta is using advanced biochemistry to reinvent how we separate critical minerals, aiming for cleaner, more sustainable extraction. They’ve launched with a $5.1 million seed round and are deploying computationally optimized proteins (licensed from Lawrence Livermore) to selectively bind rare earths from low-grade sources, reducing environmental harm. Read the full story on DCVC: https://www.dcvc.com/news-insights/alta-debuts-with-5-1m-seed-to-sustainably-separate-critical-minerals-using-advanced-biochemistry/

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