Rio Tinto (RT Ventures)
CVC🇦🇺 AustraliaInvestment thesis
Rio Tinto's corporate venture capital fund (launched 2021), backing startups from pre-seed to Series B across five themes: exploration and orebody knowledge; metals processing and recovery; waste and water; mining redesign; and novel materials. Also runs a Founders Factory-partnered mining-tech accelerator.
Notable portfolio
ChemshiftForesight Spatial LabsVoluna
Sector focus
Mining techDecarbonisationMetals processingExplorationNovel materialsCritical minerals