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Princeton Critical Minerals

Newark, United States

series-a$11M raisedFreshly fundedClean EnergyAdvanced MaterialsManufacturing Tech

◆ Total Raised

$11M

◆ Stage

series-a

◆ Location

Newark, United States

◆ Founded

2023

◆ Team size

11-50

◆ Links

Website ↗

◆ About Princeton Critical Minerals

Newark, New Jersey-based clean technology startup accelerating lithium production from brine sources using modular, data-driven platforms.

◆ What sets it apart

It uses a modular, data-driven platform that improves lithium recovery from existing brine infrastructure instead of requiring a wholly new extraction process.

◆ Sectors

Clean EnergyAdvanced MaterialsManufacturing Tech

◆ Business

Modelhardware

CustomerLithium and critical-minerals producers, brine-pond operators, and industrial customers seeking higher-yield extraction from saline resources

◆ Notable

  • Formally created in 2023 from Princeton University research
  • Raised $16M in combined equity and non-dilutive funding in 2026
  • Piloted technology with SQM in Chile
  • Received an NSF cooperative agreement worth $1.555M
  • Participated in the HAX accelerator in Newark

◆ Funding rounds

series-a$11M

13 Aug 2026

Led by SOSV HAX

With The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, Prospect Innovation, Astor Management AG, Black Forest Ventures, New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Evergreen Fund

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Clean EnergyAdvanced MaterialsManufacturing TechSeries AUnited StatesLatin America

◆ FAQ

What does Princeton Critical Minerals do?

Newark, New Jersey-based clean technology startup accelerating lithium production from brine sources using modular, data-driven platforms.

Where is Princeton Critical Minerals based?

Princeton Critical Minerals is based in Newark, United States, founded in 2023.

How much has Princeton Critical Minerals raised?

Princeton Critical Minerals has raised $11M in tracked funding and is currently at the series-a stage.

Who has invested in Princeton Critical Minerals?

Investors in Princeton Critical Minerals include SOSV, ARPA-E, Astor Management, Black Forest Ventures, Grantham Foundation, National Science Foundation, New Jersey Economic Development Authority and NJEDA.