A geoscience frontier company building AI to accelerate subsurface resource development for a clean energy future. Backed by Khosla.
About the role
Terra AI is developing an investment capability alongside its technology and geoscience business. We already have a robust pipeline of potential investments emerging from our existing work and industry relationships. We’re looking for a founding investment leader to turn that opportunity into a disciplined, scalable platform—helping define where we invest, how we structure transactions, and how we attract the capital and partners needed to execute. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- You don’t need to be a geoscientist, but you’re curious about the subsurface and excited by the prospect of combining differentiated technical intelligence with disciplined investing
- Mining, critical minerals, energy, and other real-asset markets interest you because you understand both their potential and their complexity
- Most importantly, you want to build. You’re energized by the opportunity to help create an investment platform rather than inherit an established fund, and you bring the relationships, judgment, and hands-on approach to make that ambition credible
- 10+ years of relevant experience in principal investing, private equity, natural resources investing, investment banking, asset management, or a closely related capital markets role
- Track record of originating, evaluating, structuring, and executing investments or transactions, with clear personal ownership of outcomes
- Investment experience in mining, metals, critical minerals, oil and gas, energy, or other natural resources is strongly preferred
More about this role
Terra AI is building a new category at the intersection of artificial intelligence, geoscience, and critical resource development.
As global demand for copper, lithium, nickel, rare earth elements, geothermal energy, and other strategic resources accelerates, the mining and subsurface industries face a growing challenge: traditional exploration methods remain slow, expensive, and highly uncertain. Terra AI was founded to help solve this problem by redefining how critical resources are discovered, evaluated, and developed.
By combining advanced machine learning, probabilistic modeling, and deep geoscience expertise, Terra AI helps exploration and mining companies make faster, more informed subsurface decisions with greater confidence and capital efficiency. The company’s platform integrates geological, geophysical, and drilling data into intelligent systems designed to improve targeting accuracy, accelerate discovery timelines, and reduce exploration risk.
Backed by Khosla Ventures, BHP, and Rio Tinto, Terra AI works with industry leaders to bring a more informed, data-driven approach to critical resource development.
Terra AI’s mission is to define the new global standard for...
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