Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
90
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Rare earth metal discovery
Founded
8 years ago
2018
Employees
240
Valuation
$3.0 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
KoBold Metals is a Rare earth metal discovery company with 30 job openings. It is currently valued at $3.0 billion as a private company. 240 people work at KoBold Metals. The company was founded in 2018.
Jobs
Open jobs
30
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
8
(27%)
2.
Finance
6
(20%)
3.
Data Science
4
(13%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
2
(7%)
5.
Artificial Intelligence
1
(3%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🌎 Remote
28
(93%)
2.
🇺🇸 United States
27
(90%)
3.
🇨🇦 Canada
1
(3%)
4.
🇫🇮 Finland
1
(3%)
5.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
(3%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
16
(53%)
2.
Git
4
(13%)
3.
AWS
3
(10%)
4.
Docker
3
(10%)
5.
Kubernetes
3
(10%)
Financials
Valuation
$3.0billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Nov 2025
Latest secondary valuation
$3.3billion
11% from last round
Estimate as of Jun 16, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
7 months ago ($280 million)
Total funding
$1.2 billion
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$1.7 billion
Lead Investor - Series A
Andreessen HorowitzValuation per employee
$12.3 million
TrueUp
Rank
#419
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
57%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Rankings and awards
TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI
Mfikeyi Makayi (CEO, KoBold Metals Africa)
2025
Career-Launching Companies (by Aakash Gupta)
2025
Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers
2025
TechCrunch Most Disruptive Startups
2024
Norrsken Impact 100
2024
More rankings Layoffs
No known layoffs
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