Ukrainian-founded · YC S19
EARTH AI
EARTH AI is an Australian-U.S. critical-minerals company founded by Ukrainian geologist Roman Teslyuk. It raised a $20 million Series B and announced multiple mineral discoveries in 2025.
- Accelerator
- YC Summer 2019
- Stage
- Series B ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founded
- 2017
- Location
- Sydney · Los Angeles
- Focus
- AI · Critical minerals
- Status
- Active
Recent momentum
$20M Series B in January 2025; 2025 reporting added a high-grade indium prospect to earlier palladium, platinum, nickel, and gold discoveries.
Funding stage
$20M Series B led by Tamarack Global and Cantos Ventures, announced in January 2025.
Stage source ↗Hiring signal
Six current roles span geology, AI engineering, geochemistry, drilling, warehouse operations, and finance in Sydney.
Jobs ↗Ukrainian connection
Founder Roman Teslyuk studied geology in Lviv, worked in Ukraine, and represented Ukraine in national and international geology competitions before building EARTH AI abroad.
Founder
Roman Teslyuk
Founder and CEO · Ukrainian geologist educated at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
LinkedIn profile ↗Sources
- EARTH AI raises $20M ↗EARTH AI · Supports: funding, momentum, technology, founder.
- EARTH AI company profile ↗Y Combinator · Supports: company, batch, founder, location, traction.
Reviewed August 8, 2026. Methodology.