Paul Ernst

The Minerals Council of Australia operates as an industry association. The non-profit company is based in Kingston, Australia. The Australian company was founded by Gavan David Collery. Tania Constable has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, also known as AusIMM, is the leading organization for professionals working in the resources sector. AusIMM is based in Carlton, Australia, and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. The Australian company's main focus is on shaping careers, showcasing leadership, creating communities, and upholding standards.

Chinova Resources Pty Ltd. explores and develops copper, gold and zinc. The firm has identified targets throughout the Cloncurry tenements with prospect metals including copper, gold, molybdenum, rhenium, lead, zinc, silver, cobalt and uranium. The company was founded on January 20, 2004 and is headquartered in Milton, Australia.

Innovation Endeavors LLC (Innovation Endeavors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Dror Berman and Eric E. Schmidt. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Motion Metrics International Corp. specializes in developing advanced monitoring solutions. Its solutions include ShovelMetrics, LoaderMetrics, PortaMetrics and MetricsManager Pro. The company was founded by Shahram Tafazoli and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

DCVC Management Co LLC (DCVC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Zachary Bogue and Matthew Ocko. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CubeWorks, Inc. specializes in mm-scale sensing platform. The Cubisens systems are able to sense and process environment, wirelessly transmit the results or store it for later usage. The company was founded by Prabal Dutta, Yoonmyung Lee, David Blaauw, Dennis Sylvester, ZhiYoong Foo and David Wentzloff in 2013 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Fero Labs, Inc. focuses on bringing machine learning to the factory floor to optimize production and reduce wastage. It specializes in data analytics and machine-learning for the factories. The company was founded by Berk Birand and Alp Kucukelbir in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Starkware Industries Ltd. develops software and hardware solutions. It commercializes the STARK zero-knowledge proof system. The company was founded by Eli Ben Sasson, Alessandro Chiesa, Uri Kolodny, and Michael Riabzev and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.

C16 Biosciences LLC manufactures palm oil from microbes. The company was founded by David Heller, Shara Ticku and Harry McNamara and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Medical Informatics Corp. operates as a healthcare software company that provides clinical decision support technology for healthcare professionals. Its solutions include alarm manager, PatMon, MultiMon, Patient Hx, and rapid research. The company was founded by Craig Rusin and Emma Fauss in September 2010 and is headquartered in Houson, TX.

Federation Mining Pty Ltd. is an Australian company founded by Mark Le Messurier, an experienced underground mining engineer. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. The company's focus is on building a new gold/copper mining company.

Machina Labs, Inc. is an American advanced manufacturing company founded in 2019 by aerospace and automotive industry veterans. The company is based in an undisclosed location and its mission is to develop modular manufacturing solutions that can be reconfigured to manufacture new products simply by changing the software. Machina Labs is using AI and robotics to introduce groundbreaking flexibility to manufacturing, beginning with the aerospace, automotive, and defense industries. The company has raised $16.30 million from Innovation Endeavors, Congruent Ventures, and Embark Ventures. The CEO of the company is Edward Mehr.

FutureProof Technologies, Inc. is an insurance technology company that uses AI-powered projections to estimate asset-level losses from hurricane wind and flood. The company is based in San Diego, CA. FutureProof's climate-smart insurance products aim to close the coverage gap and encourage investment in climate adaptation and resilience. The company was founded by Mark Allen, Ashby Monk, Fielding L. Norton, Alisa Valderrama, and Alex Gelber, with Alisa Valderrama serving as CEO since incorporation.

Formic Technologies, Inc. provides flexible MIG/MAG robotic welding solutions for small and medium parts, ensuring consistent and quality welds every time. Formic Technologies is based in San Pablo, CA and was founded by Saman Farid and Misa Ilkhechi, with Saman Farid serving as the CEO since incorporation. The company has deep expertise across robotics and asset rentals, helping manufacturers get started with automation and overcome the high time and capital requirements. The company's robot-as-a-service model offers robotic systems for machine tending, material handling, inspection, welding, and more, saving money from day one.