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Rio Tinto

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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Corporate VCDeploying now

Pre-seedSeedSeries AMetalsMining

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50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque101days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$44MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $5.0MRounds led0 of 3
Pitch Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Pre-seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

What they do

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth’s mineral resources.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
MetalsMining
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jul
    FAST MetalsPre-seed · US · Azolla Ventures$4.3MWith 4 others
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Jul
    GeologicAISeries B · CA · Blue Earth Capital$44MWith 5 others
  5. Jan
    ElectraSeries A · US · TechCrunch$257MWith 9 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Recently backed

The latest companies Rio Tinto put money into.

GeologicAI$44M · Jul 2025Electra$257M · Jan 2025

Quick answers about Rio Tinto

What does Rio Tinto invest in?

Rio Tinto invests most often at Pre-seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Metals and Mining.

How active is Rio Tinto?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Rio Tinto invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: FAST Metals (Pre-seed, Jul 2026), GeologicAI (Series B, Jul 2025) and Electra (Series A, Jan 2025).

How big are Rio Tinto's cheques?

The median round it joins is $44M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $5.0M.

Is Rio Tinto investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Rio Tinto?

Rio Tinto is a corporate VC based in London, United Kingdom.

When was Rio Tinto founded?

Rio Tinto was founded in 1873.

Where does this information on Rio Tinto come from?

From 4 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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