Lithosquare
Category: AI in Climate / Energy
Paris-based AI startup applying foundational AI models to accelerate critical metals exploration, reducing analysis from months to days. Lithosquare was founded in 2024. The company is led by Aymeric Préveral-Etcheverry. Based in Paris, France. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $25M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include World Fund; Kindred Capital; Daphni; Omnes Capital; Ovni Capital; AGORANOV.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $25M
Value proposition
Lithosquare combines foundational AI, geological expertise, and real-world data to radically speed up mineral exploration — reducing uncertainty, prioritizing the right targets, lowering costs, and accelerating discovery of critical metal deposits (copper, lithium, nickel).
Products and solutions
Foundational Geology AI platform that integrates multimodal data (maps, textual reports, surveys, geophysical data like magnetism and radioactivity) to generate novel exploration targets, build dynamic 3D geo-scenarios, and sequence field programs from sampling to drilling.
Unique value
First-principles Geology AI that doesn't just pattern-match known deposits but encodes geological science to discover new types of deposits in deeper, unexplored terrains — reducing analysis timelines from months to days.
Target customer
Mining and exploration companies, primarily in Europe and North America, with operations in the Middle East, South America, and Africa.
Industries served
Critical minerals mining and exploration; energy transition metals (copper, lithium, nickel)
Technology advantage
Foundational AI model trained on multimodal geological data (maps, reports, geophysical surveys) that enables geologists to reason, test new hypotheses, and search where they've never been — unlike traditional ML pattern-recognition models that only find what's already been discovered.
How they differentiate
Unlike KoBold Metals (US-focused, massive capital) and others, Lithosquare is European-based with a first-principles geological AI approach that encodes geological science rather than just pattern-matching known deposits. The company targets European sovereignty in critical minerals supply chains and uses a business model combining upfront payments, outcome-based payments, and revenue-sharing on future mines.
Main competitors
KoBold Metals (US, raised $537M Series C at $3B valuation); VerAI Discoveries (US); Earth AI (Australia)
Key partnerships
Eramet + BRGM framework partnership (Jun 2026) for AI-driven critical metals exploration initially in Africa, Aterian plc JV completed Jun 2026 — Lithosquare investing €1.0M in 2026 for initial 15% interest + NSR in 9 Morocco/Botswana projects (earlier Apr 2026 work delivered 8 priority targets), French Tech 2030 laureate (2025 cohort)
Notable customers
Eramet (French mining/metallurgical group) — framework partnership with BRGM for AI exploration (Jun 2026), following earlier joint programme, Aterian plc (UK-listed) — JV completed Jun 2026 with €1.0M Lithosquare investment for 15% interest + NSR across 9 Morocco/Botswana copper/critical metals projects
Major milestones
Founded April 2024, AGORANOV non-equity assistance (Oct 2024), French Tech 2030 laureate (2025 cohort), Aterian JV HoT announced (Dec 2025), Aterian JV delivered 8 priority targets (Apr 2026), $25M Seed round co-led by World Fund & Kindred Capital (May 2026), Aterian JV completion — €1.0M earn-in for 15% in 9 projects (Jun 2026), Eramet + BRGM framework partnership for AI critical-metals exploration in Africa (Jun 2026)
Growth metrics
Planning to double team to 40 employees; opening North America office; 1,614 LinkedIn followers (as of mid-2026)
Market positioning
European leader in AI-driven critical metals exploration, positioning to compete globally with US-based KoBold Metals while focusing on European supply chain sovereignty and diversification of critical mineral sources.
Geographic focus
Europe (headquarters), Africa (Morocco, Botswana), Middle East, South America, North America
Patents and IP
No public patents identified. Registered EU/FR trademark 'Lithosquare' (filed Sep 2024, classes 06/09/42); trademark 'LithoGPT' filed Nov 2024 then withdrawn.
About Aymeric Préveral-Etcheverry
Ex-CEO & Co-Founder of FieldBox.ai; Master of Science from MINES ParisTech (engineering school). Mining engineer background.
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Official website: https://www.lithosquare.com