Rio Tinto & Founders Factory Mining Tech Program
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Applications
- Open
- Locations
- Perth, Remote
- Duration
- 4 months
About this program
The Rio Tinto & Founders Factory Mining Tech Program funds and accelerates technologies that shape the future of mining and speed up industrial decarbonisation. Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that finds, mines and processes the Earth's mineral resources. The program operates from the Founders Factory hub in Perth and remote. Founders get cash investment, a four-month cohort-based support program led by expert operators, and access to Rio Tinto's industrial expertise and mining facilities and testing grounds in Western Australia. Investment themes are exploration and ore body knowledge, metals processing and recovery, waste and water, mining redesign, novel materials and reduced impact mining.
Key Benefits
- Cash investment and opportunities for follow-on funding through investor networks
- Four months of expert-led programming across product development, operations, commercialisation, data science, partnerships and fundraising
- Commercial opportunities with Rio Tinto and access to mining facilities and testing grounds in Western Australia
- Global community of founders, operators and investors at private in-person and online events
- Playbooks and resources to de-risk your startup
- Hand-picked deals, discounts and benefits with software and service providers, worth AU$500,000
Eligibility
- Startups building mining and industrial decarbonisation technology
- Investment themes: exploration and ore body knowledge, metals processing and recovery, waste and water, mining redesign, novel materials, reduced impact mining
Program Structure
- 4-month cohort-based program
- Perth hub or remote
Program questionnaire
What Founders Factory asks on its own application. Nothing is answered here, prepare these, then apply on their site.
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First Name
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Last Name
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Email
Email - 4
LinkedIn URL
Link - 5
What is the name of your startup?
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What is your startup's website?
Link - 7
In what year was your startup founded?
Number - 8
In which country is your startup located?
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Describe the problem your startup is solving
Long answer - 10
Describe your product and technical solution:
Long answer