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Phoenix Tailings

Clean rare-earth metal producer recovering critical minerals from mining waste
Industrial 📍 Woburn, MA Founded 2019
Current Valuation
$250M
as of 2024-Q3
PRIVATE

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Phoenix Tailings going public?
No. Phoenix Tailings has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is Phoenix Tailings' valuation in 2026?
Phoenix Tailings is valued at $250M as of 2024-Q3, set by its Series B ($106.58M, Mar 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Phoenix Tailings filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Phoenix Tailings.
Who are Phoenix Tailings' investors?
Phoenix Tailings' investors include ArcelorMittal, BHP Ventures, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Envisioning Partners, Escape Velocity.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Phoenix Tailings extracts rare-earth elements (neodymium, dysprosium) and other critical minerals from mining and industrial waste streams using a proprietary low-emissions process. Strategic relevance to US rare-earth supply chain reshoring. Operating a pilot plant in New Hampshire and scaling to commercial volume.

Company Profile

CEO
Nick Myers
Founded
2019
HQ
Woburn, MA
Employees
~100
Total Raised
$80M
Last Round
Series B — $106.58M (Mar 2026) · Lead: ArcelorMittal
IPO Status
no imminent plans

Fundraising Status

Series B · $106.58M · 5 mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $80M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series B$106.58MMar 2026ArcelorMittal

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
Hiring steady
28% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
18
via lever
Product-build share
44%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
balanced build + GTM — 44% builders vs 56% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month18Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionOther5Finance & Strategy4Engineering4Hardware2Product1Clinical & Science1Ops & People1
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
2.1 Senior Process Engineer – Hydrometallurgist4.3. Production Engineer I5.1. Grant Program Manager7.1. Senior Electrical Engineer7.2. Controls Engineer II7.3. Mechanical Engineer II
Counted from Phoenix Tailings's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Nick MyersAnthony BalladonMichelle ChaoTomás Villalón

Investors

ArcelorMittal · BHP Ventures · Yamaha Motor Ventures · Envisioning Partners · Escape Velocity

Products

  • Rare-earth oxides
  • Nickel
  • Magnesium

Competitors

MP Materials · USA Rare Earth · Ucore Rare Metals
Critical MineralsRare EarthClimateReshoring
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.