# Tidal Metals funding: rounds and investors

> Tidal Metals has raised $8.5M across 1 round since 2024. Investors include DCVC and Cleantech Open. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/tidal-metals (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Tidal Metals*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Oil & Gas

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$8.5M** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $8.5M Sept 2024
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Sept 2024** Seed **$8.5M** [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Tidal Metals's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Dr. Howard Yuh** CEO and Cofounder
- **Dr. Ethan Schartman** CTO and Cofounder
- **Dr. Kevin Tritz** COO and Cofounder
- **Duncan O'Brien Jr.** CFO and Chief Strategy Officer

## Everyone who backed them

[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round

[Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) Accelerator **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Tidal Metals as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Halliburton Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haliburton-labs) Accelerator Per its own site

[Bidra Innovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bidra-innovation-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[First Spark Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-spark-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Tidal Metals

### Who invested in Tidal Metals?

Tidal Metals's investors include DCVC and Cleantech Open.

### How much has Tidal Metals raised?

Tidal Metals has raised $8.5M across 1 round since 2024.

### When did Tidal Metals last raise?

Tidal Metals's most recent round was a Seed of $8.5M in Sept 2024.

### What was Tidal Metals's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $8.5M in Sept 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Tidal Metals first?

Tidal Metals's first round on record, in Sept 2024, was backed by DCVC and Cleantech Open.

### What stage is Tidal Metals at?

Tidal Metals's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2024.

### Where is Tidal Metals based?

Tidal Metals is based in the United States.

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