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Rio Tinto and Founders Factory back five mining startups
+4.1 positive
Outlets report a fifth Founders Factory mining tech cohort with Rio Tinto.
How each outlet covered it
| Outlet | Headlines | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Tech News | 1 | +5.0 |
| Mining Magazine | 1 | +5.0 |
| MarketScreener | 1 | +4.2 |
| MINING.COM | 1 | +4.2 |
| International Mining | 1 | +4.2 |
| IndexBox | 1 | +4.2 |
| GlobeNewswire | 1 | +3.7 |
| Pluang | 1 | +3.3 |
| Geomechanics.io | 1 | +3.3 |
Day by day
Friday 9 October 2026
Fieldstone Bio was selected for the Rio Tinto and Founders Factory accelerator.
- +4.2 Fieldstone Bio, Inc. announced that it expects to receive funding from Rio Tinto Group, Founders Factory Limited
Rio funding startup through accelerator programme - +3.7 Fieldstone Bio Selected for Rio Tinto and Founders Factory Mining Tech Accelerator
Rio co-runs mining tech accelerator - +3.3 Fieldstone Bio joins Rio Tinto accelerator to a...
Startup joins Rio accelerator programme
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Rio Tinto backs the next wave of mining technology.
- +5.0 Rio Tinto backs next wave of mining tech
Rio backing mining technology investment
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Outlets report a fifth Founders Factory mining tech cohort with Rio Tinto.
- +5.0 Rio Tinto's start-ups using AI and quantum computing to solve mining's problems
Rio-backed start-ups using AI and quantum computing. - +4.2 Rio Tinto, Founders Factory back five mining startups
Rio and Founders Factory back five startups. - +4.2 Fifth cohort of start-ups join Founders Factory’s Mining Tech Accelerator with Rio Tinto
Rio backing mining tech start-ups via accelerator. - +4.2 Rio Tinto, Founders Factory Invest in Five Mining Startups - News and Statistics
Rio and Founders Factory invest in startups. - +3.3 Fifth Founders Factory–Rio Tinto mining tech cohort: integration lessons for engineers
Coverage of Rio mining tech cohort.