Founding Buildout Round
US$10MTeam • IP • independent trade-offs • first-asset rights
Capital architecture
Build the company first. De-risk each mine at project level.
Founding capital assembles the team and advances several candidates; project capital follows secured asset rights, independent SMART trade-off studies, feasibility and permitting.
Asset-Specific Financing
Project levelEngineering • feasibility • permits • multi-lift implementation • project debt or offtake
For qualifying critical-mineral projects, government-backed loans, guarantees and infrastructure can reduce capital risk. Strategic procurement and reserves such as Project Vault can strengthen demand certainty. These programs are potential support—not committed SMART financing.
Next: the founding partnership
See the leadership, execution and equity structure for the builder who turns SMART into a multi-asset operator.