Genomines
AI for Science · Mining
1open role
$45Mlatest round · Series A · Sep 2025 · 13 mo ago
7backers · Entrepreneur First, Engine Ventures
19+team · French register · Dec 2023
Overview
Genomines pioneers sustainable mineral extraction using hyperaccumulator plants, harnessing genomics to mine critical metals from soil, above ground and at scale.
How Genomines hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
Genomines scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$45M
1 round on record
Latest round
$45M
Series A · Sep 2025 · 13 mo ago
Team
20–49
French register · Dec 2023
Hiring now
5
open roles
Backers
7
Entrepreneur First, Engine Ventures
The money's age
Due for its next round
13 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Sep 2025 | $45M | — | businesswire.com |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | GENOMINES | recherche-entreprises |
| Registered | 4 Aug 2021 |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Entrepreneur First 
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Jobs
≈ $45k – $97k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · PhD · Les Ulis
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
31/100
Slowing
Open positions
5
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
193 days
faster than 6% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
100% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added qPCR to stack
Oct 2026
Added PCR to stack
Oct 2026
Added LIMS to stack
Oct 2026
Financials
Total raised
$45M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2025 | $45M | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Genomines over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
2
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
53/100
Developer tools
LIMS
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Connections
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Shared investors
DeepTech & Climate FondsVia a fund
Engine VenturesVia a fund
Telluride Venture NetworkVia a fund
WindVia a fund
Lowercarbon CapitalVia a fund
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Owner
Same company
Same group
Likely
News
Dali Rashid 2026 Fellow
Genomines is a biotechnology company producing nickel from plants as a low-impact alternative to conventional mining for electric vehicle batteries.
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Report
Leapfrogging China's Critical Minerals Dominance Council on Foreign Relations
The United States cannot out-mine and out-process China. Instead, it should leapfrog China's dominance by scaling disruptive innovation, recovery, and recycling.
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HEC Paris
A world-class business school, making an impact through an exclusive community of students, alumni, academics and global partners.
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January 3rd 2026 By Business Wire Genomines Raises 45M Series A to Redefine Global Metal Extraction with Plant-Based Nickel
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A radical approach to cost reduction at climate tech companies December 7th 2025 By McKinsey
A radical approach to cost reduction at climate tech companies
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Genomines: $45 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Future Of Metal Extraction
Genomines is a pioneering company that is transforming the future of metal extraction by utilizing innovative, plant-based farming techniques. Recently, the company announced that it has successfully raised an impressive $45 million in its Series A fundin
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Genomines, la start-up qui mine du nickel grâce aux plantes
Avec une levée de 45millions de dollars, la jeune pousse mise sur des plantes génétiquement améliorées pour extraire du nickel, métal clé des batteries. Une technologie encore expérimentale, mais qui suscite l'intérêt de l'industrie automobile.
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Genomines Raises $45M Series A to Redefine Global Metal Extraction with Plant-Based Nickel
Genomines' platform produces plant-sourced battery-grade nickel faster, cheaper, and cleaner than traditional methods Early partners include Hyundai Motor Group, Jaguar Land Rover and other
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Les Ulis
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Le Perreux-sur-Marne
France
HQ
Les Ulis
France
Plant / site
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5 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Administrative, AI/ML, Field & Service
17 bis Avenue des Andes, 91940 Les Ulis