Ranking · Winter 2022 · Industrials · Climate

Impossible Metals

Underwater robotic vehicles that collect battery metals responsibly

5.7%

odds of being acquired in the next two years

0.8× the average (6.8%)

#2971 of 4,339 active YC companies · top 69%

Team of 20 · Los Angeles, CA, USA

Raises the odds

↑ based in United States of America

↑ based in America / Canada

↑ changed its name (pivot)

↑ based in Remote

Lowers the odds

↓ tag: Artificial Intelligence

↓ industry: Industrials

↓ tag: Hard Tech

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