Westwin Elements
Rare Earth Metals · Non-ferrous Metals
$11.1Mtotal raised · 4 rounds on record
4hiring now · +2 posted in 30 days
$1Mlatest round · Venture round · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
50+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
A WIN FOR THE WEST. The United States relies entirely on imports for a mineral critical to defense, energy, and manufacturing. Westwin is closing that gap by localizing refining capacity, so the private and defense industrial bases are no longer exposed to foreign supply shocks.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$11.1M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$1M
Venture round · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
4
+2 posted in 30 days
The money's age
Fresh money
2 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
55/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
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
Sep 22
Board appointment Jonathan Dunn, Director · SEC Form D
Aug 31
Raised a round Venture round $1M · SEC Form D
May 30, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $550k · SEC Form D
May 19, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $5.4M · SEC Form D
Aug 14, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $4.2M · SEC Form D
2022
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Aug 2026 | $1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | May 2025 | $550k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | May 2025 | $5.4M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Aug 2022 | $4.2M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Westwin Elements Inc | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Ryan JonesExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Kaleigh LongExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Kelli MastersExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Michael CoxDirectorSEC Form D
Kacey ButcherDirectorSEC Form D
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Visa sponsorship
1 ▼ 80%
H-1B filings in 12 months
$133k
Median offered salary
4
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Other managers
1
In the register as Westwin Elements, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK
Other sponsors in the same field
Novelis 
Mariana Minerals 
USA Rare Earth 
Alcoa
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Apr 14, 2026 · Visa details by country
Growth
Hiring Momentum
71/100
Growing
Open positions
4
2 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
80 days
faster than 15% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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.
Field & Service
50%
Finance
25% ▼
Public Policy
25% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Oct 2026
People
Ryan Jones
Executive Officer
Kaleigh Long
Executive Officer, Director
Kelli Masters
Executive Officer
Michael Cox
Director
Kacey Butcher
Director
Kamran Khozan
Director
Randy Prude
Director
Jeemes Akers
Director
Mark Ott
Director
Nick Freitas
Director
Dennis Muilenburg
Director
Gary Glasscock
Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Westwin Elements over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
2
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
64/100
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News
Trade Tensions Underscore America's Need for Critical Minerals Independence
Ford directly called on high-purity nickel, questioning "what would they do without the high-grade nickel that we ship down to the U.S.?"
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Rebuilding the Arsenal of Freedom Requires Refined-in-America Nickel
The House Armed Services committee's framework warns that the decline of the defense industrial base has weakened both readiness and deterrence. Its answer is clear: American industry must be able to produce for the warfighter at speed and scale.
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Westwin Elements a Solution to Black Mass Export Ban
Keeping critical minerals in America is an important first step. Turning them into the finished materials our economy and national defense depend on is how we build lasting supply chain resilience and create strong American jobs along the way.
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Westwin Elements provides photos of possible Caesarstone property contamination
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WSAV) - Westwin Elements provided WSAV with a first look at some of the possible contamination at the Caesarstone property in Richmond Hill and evidence that the Development Author...
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Westwin Elements responds to Bryan County's call for investigation
Westwin said they will continue working for Bryan County residents in need of skilled labor and higher wages opportunities,
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Richmond Hill, Bryan County officials may be bound by non-disclosure agreement with Westwin Elements
Some Richmond Hill city officials may be limited in what they can publicly say about a controversial nickel refinery project after signing non-disclosure agreements with Westwin Elements.
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Aqua Metals and Westwin Elements Sign LOI for U.S.-Produced Nickel Carbonate Supply
--Aqua Metals, Inc., a pioneer in sustainable battery metals recycling and refining, today announced a non-binding Letter of Intent with Westwin Elements, America' s only major nickel refinery, outlining plans for the potential to supply by Aqua Metals up
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First US nickel refinery Westwin Elements enters $1.4 billion offtake agreements with Traxys
Westwin Elements is the first American nickel refinery, securing major agreements for sustainable supply in the US metals market.
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$1.4 Billion Nickel Sale To Global Metals Trading Firm, Traxys, Positions Westwin Elements As U.S. Critical Minerals Powerhouse
$1.4 Billion Nickel Sale To Global Metals Trading Firm, Traxys, Positions Westwin Elements As U.S. Critical Minerals Powerhouse.OKLAHOMA CITY, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Westwin Elements, America
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From cattle ranching to nickel refining, KaLeigh Long is true to herself
KaLeigh Long has built America's first major nickel refinery while proving that embracing femininity and staying true to one's roots can be powerful assets.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma City
United States
HQ
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Public Policy
Lawton
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service