about us
Prosperity starts underground
The rate at which mankind explores and extracts resources from the earth defines civilization’s progress. Each era of history begins and ends with minerals.
Today's exploration efforts are falling short
Without more metal mines, the future won't happen. Terra AI is accelerating exploration to ensure it does.
Energy, defense, and AI are driving massive secular growth for critical minerals
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Energy, defense, and AI are driving massive secular growth for critical minerals
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Energy, defense, and AI are driving massive secular growth for critical minerals
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From mine to market, China currently dominates critical mineral supply chains
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From mine to market, China currently dominates critical mineral supply chains
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From mine to market, China currently dominates critical mineral supply chains
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Exploration, not discovery, is the critical bottleneck mineral supply
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Exploration, not discovery, is the critical bottleneck mineral supply
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Exploration, not discovery, is the critical bottleneck mineral supply
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Most projects get stuck after discovery
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Most projects get stuck after discovery
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Most projects get stuck after discovery
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Successful exploration projects have very attractive returns
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Successful exploration projects have very attractive returns
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Successful exploration projects have very attractive returns
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By accelerating and de-risking mining’s longest lead item, post-discovery exploration, Terra AI will change the fundamental economics of mining and boost downstream industries
This will unlock a huge new opportunity for investors and explorers - the value of metal produced from new discoveries each year is worth ~$900Bn to miners - but only $12Bn of that value is returned to exploration.
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"Mining isn't everything, but without mining, everything is nothing"
Max Planck
"Mining isn't everything, but without mining, everything is nothing"
Max Planck
meet our team
We are
AI PhDs
mine developers
geophysics PhDs
mine investors
tech founders
data scientists
reservoir engineers
Terra AI
AI PhDs
mine developers
geophysics PhDs
mine investors
tech founders
data scientists
reservoir engineers
Terra AI
AI PhDs
mine developers
geophysics PhDs
mine investors
tech founders
data scientists
reservoir engineers
Terra AI
Anthony leads the development of decision support tools for sustainable natural resource projects related to clean energy and the discovery of critical minerals. He is also a visiting scholar at Stanford University. After getting his Ph.D at Stanford he served as executive director of the Stanford Center for AI safey where his research centered around algorithmic decision-making for safety-critical applications.
Anthony leads the development of decision support tools for sustainable natural resource projects related to clean energy and the discovery of critical minerals. He is also a visiting scholar at Stanford University. After getting his Ph.D at Stanford he served as executive director of the Stanford Center for AI safey where his research centered around algorithmic decision-making for safety-critical applications.
Anthony leads the development of decision support tools for sustainable natural resource projects related to clean energy and the discovery of critical minerals. He is also a visiting scholar at Stanford University. After getting his Ph.D at Stanford he served as executive director of the Stanford Center for AI safey where his research centered around algorithmic decision-making for safety-critical applications.
Luke completed his MBA at Stanford. As an independent sponsor, he started and managed new critical minerals mining companies including Gold Ridge, Richmond Vanadium, and Bromus Kaolin, returning over ~$189M in returns on ~$14M invested since 2016. He previously started his own critical minerals fund with support from partners at Fortress and Khosla.
Luke completed his MBA at Stanford. As an independent sponsor, he started and managed new critical minerals mining companies including Gold Ridge, Richmond Vanadium, and Bromus Kaolin, returning over ~$189M in returns on ~$14M invested since 2016. He previously started his own critical minerals fund with support from partners at Fortress and Khosla.
Luke completed his MBA at Stanford. As an independent sponsor, he started and managed new critical minerals mining companies including Gold Ridge, Richmond Vanadium, and Bromus Kaolin, returning over ~$189M in returns on ~$14M invested since 2016. He previously started his own critical minerals fund with support from partners at Fortress and Khosla.
Markus earned a PhD in Earth Sciences from Stanford University. For more than 20 years he has bridged academia and industry—acting as an advisor in industry and as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford—while converting his research into large‑scale deployments for carbon storage, geothermal, and enhanced‑oil‑recovery projects. At Terra AI he drives the creation of AI‑based decision‑support tools that mitigate subsurface risk, enhance operational performance, and accelerate the energy transition.
Markus earned a PhD in Earth Sciences from Stanford University. For more than 20 years he has bridged academia and industry—acting as an advisor in industry and as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford—while converting his research into large‑scale deployments for carbon storage, geothermal, and enhanced‑oil‑recovery projects. At Terra AI he drives the creation of AI‑based decision‑support tools that mitigate subsurface risk, enhance operational performance, and accelerate the energy transition.
Markus earned a PhD in Earth Sciences from Stanford University. For more than 20 years he has bridged academia and industry—acting as an advisor in industry and as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford—while converting his research into large‑scale deployments for carbon storage, geothermal, and enhanced‑oil‑recovery projects. At Terra AI he drives the creation of AI‑based decision‑support tools that mitigate subsurface risk, enhance operational performance, and accelerate the energy transition.
William holds a PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. He was previously the John W. Miles Fellow in Computational Geophysics at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, & has been awarded the Matthews award in geophysics. William’s research explores geophysical simulation, inversion methods, & novel geoscientific data representations.
William holds a PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. He was previously the John W. Miles Fellow in Computational Geophysics at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, & has been awarded the Matthews award in geophysics. William’s research explores geophysical simulation, inversion methods, & novel geoscientific data representations.
William holds a PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. He was previously the John W. Miles Fellow in Computational Geophysics at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, & has been awarded the Matthews award in geophysics. William’s research explores geophysical simulation, inversion methods, & novel geoscientific data representations.
John has over 15 years of industry experience in subsurface modeling, including commercial projects on 5 continents and at a Silicon Valley research center. He has 5 patents pending on the use of machine learning in reservoir engineering. John holds a MSc, a B.Eng.
John has over 15 years of industry experience in subsurface modeling, including commercial projects on 5 continents and at a Silicon Valley research center. He has 5 patents pending on the use of machine learning in reservoir engineering. John holds a MSc, a B.Eng.
John has over 15 years of industry experience in subsurface modeling, including commercial projects on 5 continents and at a Silicon Valley research center. He has 5 patents pending on the use of machine learning in reservoir engineering. John holds a MSc, a B.Eng.
Danny is a 1x tech founder and geologist. His undergrad research at Williams College on placer gold deposits won the Freeman Foote award in geoscience. He previously worked in real estate, finance and as the founder of a seed-stage B2B logistics tech startup. In his spare time, Danny advises on transactions in the mining sector for FOs and PEs, builds the mining tech community and promotes forward-thinking American minerals policy.
Danny is a 1x tech founder and geologist. His undergrad research at Williams College on placer gold deposits won the Freeman Foote award in geoscience. He previously worked in real estate, finance and as the founder of a seed-stage B2B logistics tech startup. In his spare time, Danny advises on transactions in the mining sector for FOs and PEs, builds the mining tech community and promotes forward-thinking American minerals policy.
Danny is a 1x tech founder and geologist. His undergrad research at Williams College on placer gold deposits won the Freeman Foote award in geoscience. He previously worked in real estate, finance and as the founder of a seed-stage B2B logistics tech startup. In his spare time, Danny advises on transactions in the mining sector for FOs and PEs, builds the mining tech community and promotes forward-thinking American minerals policy.
Kyle Clark is an accomplished Engineering Manager with expertise in enterprise solution architecture and software development. He possesses strong cloud architecture skills, including experience with data platforms, Kubernetes infrastructure, and workload automation. Kyle is also an experienced project leader, skilled in Agile methodologies, managing delivery timelines, scope, and budget. He has a history of leading teams, defining architecture visions, and driving projects to successful realization.
Kyle Clark is an accomplished Engineering Manager with expertise in enterprise solution architecture and software development. He possesses strong cloud architecture skills, including experience with data platforms, Kubernetes infrastructure, and workload automation. Kyle is also an experienced project leader, skilled in Agile methodologies, managing delivery timelines, scope, and budget. He has a history of leading teams, defining architecture visions, and driving projects to successful realization.
Kyle Clark is an accomplished Engineering Manager with expertise in enterprise solution architecture and software development. He possesses strong cloud architecture skills, including experience with data platforms, Kubernetes infrastructure, and workload automation. Kyle is also an experienced project leader, skilled in Agile methodologies, managing delivery timelines, scope, and budget. He has a history of leading teams, defining architecture visions, and driving projects to successful realization.
Brandon has over 15 years of experience delivering complex technical programs that bridge software, data science, and mission-driven impact. He has industry experience in carbon removal, developing data pipelines for geospatial sensing and modeling, and previously helped scale a tech consulting firm as a co-owner. Brandon has a background as a software engineer and holds a B.S. in Mathematics.
Brandon has over 15 years of experience delivering complex technical programs that bridge software, data science, and mission-driven impact. He has industry experience in carbon removal, developing data pipelines for geospatial sensing and modeling, and previously helped scale a tech consulting firm as a co-owner. Brandon has a background as a software engineer and holds a B.S. in Mathematics.
Brandon has over 15 years of experience delivering complex technical programs that bridge software, data science, and mission-driven impact. He has industry experience in carbon removal, developing data pipelines for geospatial sensing and modeling, and previously helped scale a tech consulting firm as a co-owner. Brandon has a background as a software engineer and holds a B.S. in Mathematics.
Jake has over a decade of industry experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence. He initially worked in geospatial intelligence and remote sensing for defense and intelligence applications, before pioneering the use of deep learning for gaze tracking on Meta's Quest Pro and Google's Project Moohan virtual reality devices. Jake holds a B.S. in physics and an M.S. in materials science and engineering.
Jake has over a decade of industry experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence. He initially worked in geospatial intelligence and remote sensing for defense and intelligence applications, before pioneering the use of deep learning for gaze tracking on Meta's Quest Pro and Google's Project Moohan virtual reality devices. Jake holds a B.S. in physics and an M.S. in materials science and engineering.
Jake has over a decade of industry experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence. He initially worked in geospatial intelligence and remote sensing for defense and intelligence applications, before pioneering the use of deep learning for gaze tracking on Meta's Quest Pro and Google's Project Moohan virtual reality devices. Jake holds a B.S. in physics and an M.S. in materials science and engineering.
Harrison completed his PhD in the Stanford Intelligent Systems Lab (SISL), where his research focused on Bayesian inference and generative modeling to evaluate the safety of complex autonomous systems. He has industry experience in both autonomous driving and aerospace.
Harrison completed his PhD in the Stanford Intelligent Systems Lab (SISL), where his research focused on Bayesian inference and generative modeling to evaluate the safety of complex autonomous systems. He has industry experience in both autonomous driving and aerospace.
Harrison completed his PhD in the Stanford Intelligent Systems Lab (SISL), where his research focused on Bayesian inference and generative modeling to evaluate the safety of complex autonomous systems. He has industry experience in both autonomous driving and aerospace.