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
- San Mateo · Australia
- Focus
- AI · Critical minerals
- Status
- Active
Why it’s hot
$20M Series B in January 2025 followed by multiple discoveries of critical-mineral deposits in Australia.
Funding stage
$20M Series B for AI-driven mineral exploration, announced in January 2025.
Verify stage ↗Hiring signal
Current signals include AI engineering, geochemistry, and field roles in Australia.
View jobs signal ↗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
We use public primary sources where possible and identify exactly what each source supports.
- EARTH AI raises $20M ↗EARTH AI · Supports: funding, momentum, technology, founder.
- EARTH AI company profile ↗Y Combinator · Supports: company, batch, founder, location, traction.
Last reviewed: August 7, 2026. Read the methodology.