Cantos Ventures

Cantos Ventures is a United States-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco. It specializes in pre-seed and seed-stage investments across technology-driven sectors, including climate, biotechnology, aerospace, and computing, as well as related applications such as real estate, health care, logistics, and finance. The firm targets early-stage startups applying technology to address broad challenges, including climate change, disease, poverty, conflict, and other systemic risks, and typically writes checks in the range of about $25,000 to $50,000 per investment. Cantos Ventures has approximately $90 million under management and pursues opportunities from founders with the ambition to change the world.

Amee Kapadia

Principal

Past deals in Mining

Earth AI

Series B in 2025
Earth AI is an AI-powered mineral exploration company that develops software and services to locate mineralization in greenfield and remote areas lacking prior geological data. Its platform analyzes satellite, geophysical, and geochemical data to auto-generate geological maps and provides location targeting suggestions to geologists, helping to predict ore locations and guide drilling decisions. The company operates as a vertically integrated explorer focused on metals such as copper, lead, zinc, nickel, cobalt, vanadium and rare earths, with a business model that combines predictive targeting with exploration execution. Founded in 2016 and based in Parramatta, Australia, Earth AI aims to improve discovery chances while reducing exploration risk and costs.

Intramotev

Series A in 2024
Intramotev designs and manufactures autonomous electric cargo trains for efficient freight transportation. Their vehicles operate autonomously using battery power, reducing emissions compared to diesel alternatives. They are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing rail systems, serving mines, manufacturing facilities, ports, and other specialized private railroads.

Intramotev

Venture Round in 2022
Intramotev designs and manufactures autonomous electric cargo trains for efficient freight transportation. Their vehicles operate autonomously using battery power, reducing emissions compared to diesel alternatives. They are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing rail systems, serving mines, manufacturing facilities, ports, and other specialized private railroads.

Earth AI

Seed Round in 2021
Earth AI is an AI-powered mineral exploration company that develops software and services to locate mineralization in greenfield and remote areas lacking prior geological data. Its platform analyzes satellite, geophysical, and geochemical data to auto-generate geological maps and provides location targeting suggestions to geologists, helping to predict ore locations and guide drilling decisions. The company operates as a vertically integrated explorer focused on metals such as copper, lead, zinc, nickel, cobalt, vanadium and rare earths, with a business model that combines predictive targeting with exploration execution. Founded in 2016 and based in Parramatta, Australia, Earth AI aims to improve discovery chances while reducing exploration risk and costs.

Intramotev

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Intramotev designs and manufactures autonomous electric cargo trains for efficient freight transportation. Their vehicles operate autonomously using battery power, reducing emissions compared to diesel alternatives. They are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing rail systems, serving mines, manufacturing facilities, ports, and other specialized private railroads.
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