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Impossible Metals

Impossible Metals

Private
Pasadena, CaliforniaEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://impossiblemetals.com/

Last Round

Early Funding

Jul 3, 2025

Est. Valuation

$1.79M

Total Funding Raised

$22.83M

Momentum

Top 50%

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Company Overview

Impossible Metals is a deep-sea minerals technology company that develops autonomous underwater vehicles for the selective harvesting of polymetallic nodules from the seabed.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, Industrial Robotics, Energy Storage, Maritime & Shipping

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Data as a Service, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

autonomous underwater vehiclesAUVdeep-sea miningselective harvestingpolymetallic nodulesdeep-sea techsustainable miningcomputer visionrobotic manipulationcritical mineralsunderwater roboticsbattery metalsseabed extractionocean techblue economy

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Impossible Metals Comparables

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Impossible Metals Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Early FundingJul 3, 2025
SeedJun 21, 2022
SeedMay 1, 2022
AcceleratorMar 30, 2022
AcceleratorJan 19, 2022
Pre Seed
Sep 1, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Jason Gillham

CTO Co-Founder

Founding Team

Granger Whitelaw

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Oliver Gunasekara 🇺🇸🇬🇧

CEO Co-Founder

Founding Team

Impossible Metals Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Impossible Metals investors
InvestorRounds
Tango.vcSeed
Pareto VenturesSeed
ZillionizeSeed
NVO CapitalSeed
Aureolis VenturesSeed
GaingelsSeed
CapitalXSeed

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  • May 24, 2026

    Grew 23% QoQ, from 26 to 32 employees.

  • Mar 4, 2026

    Developing a hovering robotic mining system for EV battery minerals.

Recent news

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  • increases_headcount_byJul 16, 2026

    Impossible Metals Inc. increased headcount by 12 on Jul 15th '26.

  • expands_facilitiesJul 16, 2026

    Impossible Metals Inc. expanded facilities to Pennsylvania, United States, Northern America, Americas on Jul 15th '26.

  • attends_eventJul 14, 2026

    Impossible Metals Inc. attended event Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit on Jul 14th '26.

  • expands_facilitiesJul 14, 2026

    Impossible Metals Inc. expanded facilities to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Northern America, Americas on Jul 14th '26.

  • is_developingJul 6, 2026

    Impossible Metals Inc. is developing autonomous underwater technology aimed at collecting critical minerals from the ocean floor on Jul 7th '26.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is Impossible Metals a public or private company?

Impossible Metals is a private company.

What is the current stock price of Impossible Metals?

Impossible Metals is a private company with no public stock price. No recent secondary market data is available.

How much is Impossible Metals worth (valuation)?

Impossible Metals's valuation is estimated at $1.8M based on funding round data.

Can I buy Impossible Metals stock?

Impossible Metals shares may be available on secondary markets subject to transfer restrictions. Caplight facilitates secondary market transactions for accredited investors. Visit https://www.caplight.com to learn more.

When was Impossible Metals's last funding round?

Impossible Metals's most recent funding round was Early Funding on March 30, 2022.

Who are the main investors in Impossible Metals?

Key investors in Impossible Metals include Y Combinator.

Will Impossible Metals IPO soon?

No public IPO plans have been announced for Impossible Metals.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPasadena, California
Employee Range30
Year Founded2020
Last FundingJul 3, 2025

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