# Rio Tinto: portfolio, investments and team

> Rio Tinto is a corporate vc based in United Kingdom. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

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# Rio Tinto

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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Corporate VC Deploying now

Pre-seed Seed Series A Metals Mining

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**50%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **101** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$44M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Rio Tinto highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Metals Mining
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jul** **[FAST Metals](https://millionrounds.com/company/fast-metals)** Pre-seed · US · Azolla Ventures **$4.3M** With 4 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[GeologicAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/geologicai)** Series B · CA · Blue Earth Capital **$44M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Electra](https://millionrounds.com/company/electra)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$257M** With 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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$44M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Pre-seed said *1*
- Series A said *1*
- Series B said *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Rio Tinto put money into.

[**GeologicAI** $44M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/geologicai)[**Electra** $257M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/electra)

## 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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