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Giraffe Bio raises $6.4M to help miners extract copper

Original: Giraffe Bio aims its bespoke biomolecules at the looming copper shortage As AI data centers and EVs drive up demand for

Giraffe Bio, a startup developing bespoke biomolecules for mining, has raised a $6.4 million seed round to help extract more copper from existing deposits. The company is betting that surging demand for copper from AI data centers and electric vehicles will leave miners searching for new ways to squeeze more output out of ore, using biological agents rather than traditional chemical or mechanical processes.

Why now: Copper demand from AI data centers and EVs is seen as creating a shortage, making new extraction technologies timely.

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• Giraffe Bio aims its bespoke biomolecules at the looming copper shortage As AI data centers and EVs drive up demand for copper, Giraffe Bio has unearthed a $6.4 million seed round to help miners extract more of the mineral. https:// justpaste.in/news/giraffe-bio-… · justpaste · 2

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