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