Terra AI is building a new category at the intersection of artificial intelligence, geoscience, and critical resource development.

As global demand for copper, lithium, nickel, rare earth elements, geothermal energy, and other strategic resources accelerates, the mining and subsurface industries face a growing challenge: traditional exploration methods remain slow, expensive, and highly uncertain. Terra AI was founded to help solve this problem by redefining how critical resources are discovered, evaluated, and developed.

By combining advanced machine learning, probabilistic modeling, and deep geoscience expertise, Terra AI helps exploration and mining companies make faster, more informed subsurface decisions with greater confidence and capital efficiency. The company’s platform integrates geological, geophysical, and drilling data into intelligent systems designed to improve targeting accuracy, accelerate discovery timelines, and reduce exploration risk.

Backed by Khosla Ventures, BHP, and Rio Tinto, Terra AI works with industry leaders to bring a more informed, data-driven approach to critical resource development.

Terra AI’s mission is to define the new global standard for data-driven critical resource development — breaking the cost and time curve required to support electrification, energy security, and the global energy transition.

The company operates with a strong partnership mentality, combining technical rigor, candid communication, continual learning, and environmental stewardship to help modern exploration teams solve some of the world’s most important resource challenges.

Who you are

You’re a commercial leader and a builder. You know how to turn complex technical capabilities into partnerships, customer relationships, and commercial opportunities. You bring the judgment to shape strategy and the willingness to roll up your sleeves to execute it.

You’re comfortable navigating the mining, critical minerals, energy, industrial technology, or other technically demanding markets. You can build trust with executives and technical specialists alike, listen carefully to what partners need, and translate those needs into a credible commercial path forward.

You’re energized by creating something new rather than stepping into a mature commercial machine. You can prioritize opportunities, build useful processes without unnecessary bureaucracy, and adjust course as markets, products, and partnerships evolve.

We recognize that exceptional candidates come from many professional, technical, and industry backgrounds. If your experience aligns with the spirit of this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every qualification.

What you’ll do

Terra AI is helping shape a new category at the intersection of artificial intelligence, geoscience, and critical resource development. As Head of Commercial Development, you’ll help design and execute our commercial strategy, with accountability for revenue growth, strategic partnerships, and market development.

You’ll build a high-quality pipeline of commercial and strategic opportunities and lead complex conversations across the mining and critical minerals ecosystem. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and delivery teams, you’ll connect market needs with the capabilities we build and the outcomes we can deliver.

This is a hands-on opportunity to help establish Terra AI’s commercial foundations. You’ll develop trusted relationships, create practical reporting and operating rhythms, and help determine how the commercial organization should grow as the business develops.

Core responsibilities

Define and execute Terra AI’s go-to-market and strategic partnership approach, translating company priorities into focused commercial activity
Build, qualify, and manage a high-quality pipeline of commercial and strategic opportunities, with clear ownership and follow-through
Lead complex commercial and partnership discussions across mining, critical minerals, and other technical markets
Develop trusted relationships with technical, executive, investor, and operational stakeholders
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and delivery teams to align customer and partner needs with platform development and delivery capabilities
Help establish scalable commercial processes, pipeline reporting, operating rhythms, and the foundations for future team growth
Bring market feedback and commercial judgment into company planning, prioritization, and partnership decisions

Qualifications

Significant experience leading complex commercial engagements, strategic partnerships, or market-facing initiatives, with clear ownership of outcomes
Experience in mining, energy, natural resources, industrial technology, or similarly technical industries
Strong commercial judgment and the ability to manage nuanced negotiations and external relationships
Ability to develop strategy and execute personally in an evolving, early-stage environment
Experience building practical commercial processes, opportunity pipelines, or go-to-market capabilities
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and executive audiences
Comfort navigating emerging markets, ambiguity, and changing commercial priorities
Curiosity about AI, geoscience, and how new technical capabilities can create measurable value for industry partners

Compensation & Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $195,000–$250,000. Actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, skills, location, and other job-related factors. This role is eligible for equity and Terra AI’s benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, FSA, and a 401(k) with company match. Performance bonus opportunities, if applicable, will be communicated separately.

Terra AI is an equal opportunity employer. We make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, pregnancy or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, reproductive health decision-making, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

We’re committed to building a workplace where people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can do their best work. Terra AI also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know.

About the company

Terra AI uses AI systems to support decision-making in challenging natural resource projects. It provides an AI platform that models and optimizes complex mineral exploration and other resource development projects, helping users design faster, reduce capital costs, and improve energy and resource output. The core product is AI-driven decision-support tools that analyze subsurface data and project scenarios to mitigate subsurface risk, improve operational performance, and accelerate the energy transition. Terra AI differentiates itself by focusing specifically on critical resource development and subsurface risk in energy and mineral exploration, offering integrated AI models and optimization to guide design and execution from start to finish. The company’s goal is to help clients plan, design, and operate natural resource projects more efficiently and cost-effectively, advancing the energy transition and maximizing resource yields.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$23.3M

Headquarters

Redwood City, California

Founded

2023

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What believers are saying

June 3, 2026 raised $20 million, extending runway for enterprise deployments.
September 2026 careers page shows open Head of Commercial and geoscience roles.
July 2026 product pages claim 50-60% fewer meters and 2-3x better estimates.

What critics are saying

Mining sales cycles stay brutal; October 2026 pilots still need multi-year production proof.
BHP and Rio Tinto can internalize similar modeling, squeezing Terra AI by 2027.
If drill-targeting wins stay unproven, buyers revert to consultants and legacy geology software.

What makes Terra AI unique

June 2026 Series A from Khosla and BHP validates Terra AI's wedge.
Patented platform fuses geophysics, geochemistry, and drilling data into millions of 3D models.
Continuous uncertainty mapping and drill-planning agent target mining, geothermal, and carbon storage.

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2 year growth

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RAKwireless

Sep 24th, 2026

RAKwireless Bulletin: gateway management, new hardware, field stories & Upcoming events.

RAKwireless Bulletin: gateway management, new hardware, field stories & Upcoming events. Sep 24, 2026 Welcome to the RAKwireless Bulletin. The past months brought new ways to monitor gateways for LoRaWAN(R), new hardware for industrial networking and Meshtastic, and field projects showing RAKwireless technology at work. See what's new with WisDM Metrics, WisGate Connect Router RAK7392, the Verizon-certified RAK7268CV2-V, and WisMesh Repeater Mini V2. RAKwireless Technology Limited also cover LoRaWAN field testing, smart agriculture, DEF CON, and upcoming RAKwireless appearances in Birmingham, Amsterdam, and Valencia. Tl;dr. * WisDM Metrics and Remote Extension Install add fleet-wide visibility and remote WisGateOS 2 extension management. * A WisGateOS 2 tutorial covers CSV import and bulk generation for adding multiple devices. * New hardware includes WisGate Connect Router RAK7392, RAK7268CV2-V, and WisMesh Repeater Mini V2. * Kevin Cheng shared a lightweight LoRaWAN field-testing workflow using Field Tester Pad and RAK7268. * Lee Cheng Zhe's project measured LoRaWAN coverage across Sunway City, while TERRA AI chose RAKwireless for its farm network. * Rokland showcased an exclusive green WisMesh Pocket V3 at DEF CON 34. * Upcoming events include The Things Conference in Amsterdam and IoT Sparks in Valencia. More ways to manage gateways for LoRaWAN(R). WisDM Metrics brings fleet-wide data into one view. Managing gateways one by one gets harder as a LoRaWAN network grows. WisDM Metrics brings fleet data into customizable, no-code dashboards so teams can review gateway health and network performance from one place. Track LoRa link quality, CRC errors, uplink and downlink results, CPU and memory use, uptime, and backhaul traffic. Dashboards can also be narrowed by gateway, location, firmware, or metric conditions, making it easier to spot devices that need attention first. WisDM Metrics is included across all WisDM plans at no additional cost. See how WisDM Metrics brings gateway health and network performance into fleet-wide dashboards, without checking gateways one at a time. New WisDM feature: Remote Extension Install. WisDM Remote Extension Install is a new feature that lets teams install, update, and manage available WisGateOS 2 extensions on eligible gateways through a guided workflow in the WisDM console. Select the target gateway, choose an extension, start the remote install, and monitor status from the same console. At launch, available extensions include Cellular Failover, WiFi Reboot, Operation & Maintenance (O&M), and Port Management. Add multiple devices faster in WisGateOS 2. Adding devices one at a time can slow down larger LoRaWAN deployments and increase manual entry errors. WisGateOS 2 provides two ways to handle bulk registration more efficiently. Use CSV Import when you already have a large device list with assigned settings. Use Bulk Generate when you need sequential device EUIs and JoinEUIs, with consistent IDs that can be saved to CSV for later use. New hardware for edge, Cellular, and mesh deployments. WisGate Connect Router RAK7392 brings industrial networking to Raspberry pi(r). WisGate Connect Router RAK7392 combines Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 with four native Ethernet ports, MiniPCIe expansion, and two WisBlock slots for industrial networking and edge applications. RAKPiOS adds Docker capabilities for router applications, protocol gateways, VPNs, and other edge workloads. With networking and expansion built into one platform, RAK7392 reduces the need for separate adapters and extra integration work. WisGate Edge Lite 2 adds a verizon-certified variant. Some US deployments require carrier-approved hardware before IT or procurement teams can move forward. The RAK7268CV2-V adds Verizon certification to WisGate Edge Lite 2 for projects that need Verizon LTE connectivity. The three variants cover different connectivity requirements. RAK7268V2 uses Ethernet and WiFi, RAK7268CV2 adds LTE Cat 4, and RAK7268CV2-V adds Verizon certification. The Verizon variant also includes WisGateOS 2, WisDM, Zero Touch Provisioning, secure MQTT/TLS, PoE, and 9-36 V DC input. WisMesh Repeater Mini V2 adds a high-power option. WisMesh Repeater Mini V2 gives Meshtastic networks a dedicated outdoor relay for extending communication between nodes. The new version offers a high-power option up to 30 dBm, or 1 W, where regional regulations permit. It also retains solar operation and IP67 protection while adding updated waterproof USB Type-C connectivity and improved battery mounting. Meshtastic comes pre-flashed, and Bluetooth allows configuration without connecting the repeater to a computer. LoRaWAN and Meshtastic outside the lab. Kevin Cheng shares a lightweight field test kit for LoRaWAN. RAKwireless Regional Manager Kevin Cheng shared the portable kit he uses for LoRaWAN field testing: a Field Tester Pad, RAK7268 gateway, tripod, compatible USB-C PD power bank, and a 12 V Type-C-to-DC5521 trigger cable. The Field Tester Pad handles the measurements while the rest of the kit fits into a backpack for field work. Kevin described this as his own configuration and recommends checking that the power bank and cable provide the required 12 V output before connecting the gateway. Student project establishes a LoRaWAN coverage baseline across Sunway City. A university project put LoRaWAN coverage planning through a real-world test at Sunway City. Lee Cheng Zhe presented the work during SUNForge at Sunway University. The project used a RAKwireless gateway and tracker to collect location-tagged RSSI, SNR, and data-rate measurements. Lee and his co-supervisor, Dr Abdikarim Ibrahim, compared the measurements with CloudRF predictions, revealing coverage gaps and weak-signal areas associated with shadowing and non-line-of-sight propagation. The results give the team measured data for future gateway placement and wider IoT planning. TERRA AI Chooses RAKwireless for Its LoRaWAN Network. TERRA AI chose RAKwireless as it builds its own LoRaWAN network to connect farms. The project brings long-range wireless connectivity into agricultural environments where devices may need to communicate across large areas. The announcement points to another way LoRaWAN can bring connected devices and data collection to agricultural operations beyond conventional network coverage. Rokland showcases an exclusive WisMesh Pocket V3 at DEF CON 34. Rokland brought an exclusive green WisMesh Pocket V3 to DEF CON 34 in Las Vegas, putting Meshtastic hardware in front of attendees exploring mesh communications and long-range wireless. RAKwireless VP of Strategic Growth & Design Partner Gavin Brown joined the Rokland team onsite to meet attendees, talk about Meshtastic deployments, and help bring the WisMesh community into the DEFCON conversation. Upcoming: meet RAKwireless at events. The Things Conference 2026 | Amsterdam | September 22-23. RAKwireless returns to The Things Conference as a Gold Sponsor and newly recognized Strategic Contributor to the LoRaWAN ecosystem. Meet the team at Booth L11 at De Kromhouthal in Amsterdam. On September 23, Xose Pérez will present the keynote Operational Visibility and AI Troubleshooting. Carl Erick Rowan will demonstrate real-world low-power performance with RAK3172-F modules, while Gavin Brown will join a panel on designing and manufacturing reliable LoRaWAN devices. RAKwireless Technology Limited will also feature WisGate Soho Lite, RAK3172-F, and the RAK7437/RAK7437C BACnet Gateway at its booth. IoT Sparks 2026 | Valencia | october 7. Xose Pérez will present Operational Visibility and AI Troubleshooting at IoT Sparks 2026 in Valencia. As gateway fleets for LoRaWAN grow, finding the cause of an issue can mean sorting through large volumes of metrics, logs, and events. Xose will show how AI can turn that raw operational data into actionable troubleshooting steps and shorten the path from symptom to cause. Xose and Gavin Brown will also be onsite to discuss LoRaWAN deployments and taking IoT projects from pilot to production. This month in one view. The past few months' developments point to a broader direction for RAKwireless: helping teams move from connecting devices to operating larger deployments with better visibility, field data, and hardware matched to real deployment requirements. As LoRaWAN and Meshtastic networks expand, the challenge shifts from getting devices online to managing, testing, and troubleshooting them effectively over time. IoT Made Easy, The RAKwireless Team Note: Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi Ltd.

PR Newswire

Jun 3rd, 2026

Terra AI raises $20M to accelerate mineral exploration with AI-powered subsurface modelling

Terra AI, an artificial intelligence platform for mineral and energy exploration, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Khosla Ventures, with strategic investment from BHP Ventures. The company's patented technology integrates exploration data to generate millions of geological models, helping teams evaluate subsurface scenarios and optimise drilling approaches. Terra AI's platform produces 3D models that map assets and uncertainty within minutes, addressing the lengthy timeline for new discoveries, which typically take 17 years to reach production. The funding will accelerate deployment of Terra AI's generative geological modelling platform across mining, enhanced geothermal and carbon storage projects. The company has built momentum with commercial customers across copper, gold, rare earth elements and reservoir projects. Its technology is also being applied to carbon storage sites for identifying safe, permanent storage locations.

TechNode Global

Jun 3rd, 2026

Terra AI raises $20M to accelerate mineral and reservoir exploration to meet global critical mineral and energy demands.

Terra AI raises $20M to accelerate mineral and reservoir exploration to meet global critical mineral and energy demands. June 3, 2026 The fundraiser included a Series A investment led by Khosla Ventures and strategic investment from BHP Ventures PALO ALTO, Calif., June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Terra AI, the artificial intelligence platform helping solve subsurface uncertainty for mineral and energy development, today announced it raised $20 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures and strategic investment from BHP Ventures. Terra AI's patented technology integrates nearly every type of exploration data to generate millions of geological models, enabling teams to evaluate a comprehensive range of potential subsurface scenarios. This allows project teams to identify the best drilling and geophysical approaches to reduce key uncertainty and rigorously assess project economics earlier than ever before. By going beyond geological visualization and delivering risk-quantified decision insights, Terra AI helps explorers on virtually every important decision across their portfolio from determining which assets to acquire in a portfolio to accelerating and de-risking resource development efforts. The outcome: resource pipelines are developed faster and more efficiently to help the world meet its resource needs. "Explorers today face increasing complexities like rising project uncertainty and immense pressure to bring new resources online faster," said John Mern, CEO Terra AI. "This investment enables us to move to the next phase of Terra AI's growth by scaling our generative modeling engine, accelerating enterprise-grade deployments, and advancing the subsurface inference technology the industry needs to meet critical mineral demand." Typically, new discoveries require an average of 17 years to advance to production. Terra AI's platform integrates explorers' full dataset to produce geologically realistic 3D models that map assets and uncertainty in minutes, allowing developers to make more informed decisions faster. Its geology reasoning agent works with operators to create precise and optimized exploration plans, enabling teams to develop critical assets with minimal time, cost, and environmental disruption. The same platform is now being applied to carbon storage sites where understanding subsurface uncertainty is equally critical to selecting safe, permanent storage locations. "The world's ability to discover and develop critical resources is fundamentally constrained by outdated, fragmented exploration," said Rajesh Swaminathan, Partner at Khosla Ventures. "Terra AI is defining a new, AI-native exploration approach with their continuously improving 3D Earth model. We believe their technology will dramatically accelerate the development of the critical minerals the world needs, and we're excited to help them scale this vision globally." Over the past year, Terra AI has demonstrated modeling capabilities on mining and reservoir projects from early exploration through production and has built strong early momentum with a growing roster of commercial customers across copper, gold, REE, and reservoir projects. Its technology addresses the longest, most capital-intensive, and uncertain phase of subsurface resource development. Terra AI's modeling will dramatically compress the time and capital required to define deposits and reservoirs, opening ways to assess and develop resources at higher fidelity. "Successful exploration depends on reducing geological uncertainty and progressing opportunities efficiently," said Laurel Buckner, VP of Ventures at BHP. "Terra AI's technology has the potential to improve drill targeting, support faster prospect evaluation, and help explorers focus capital on the highest-value opportunities." The capital will accelerate deployment of Terra AI's generative geological modeling platform across mining, enhanced geothermal, and carbon storage. About Terra AI: Terra AI solves the world's most critical subsurface problems with cutting-edge artificial intelligence. The company's patented platform fuses geophysics, geochemistry, and drilling data to generate probabilistic models of the underground - driving faster, more accurate, and lower-cost resource exploration. Backed by Khosla Ventures, BHP Ventures, Rio Tinto, and others, Terra AI is already being adopted in the field and creating value for priority projects with the world's leading resource companies. Learn more at www.terraai.com. About Khosla Ventures: Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investments in artificial intelligence, financial services, healthcare, consumer, enterprise, and sustainability sectors. It is known for making early capital investments in startups such as OpenAI, Instacart, Affirm, DoorDash, and Block. https://www.khoslaventures.com/ About BHP Ventures: BHP Ventures is the in-house venture capital arm of BHP Group Limited. The fund invests in breakthrough technologies, shaping the future of BHP and the global resources industry. BHP Ventures complements the innovation already underway within BHP by enabling new partnerships and creating opportunities to strengthen the company's portfolio and lower emissions. BHP is a global resources company that produces essential commodities the world needs, including iron ore, copper, steelmaking coal - and soon potash. With operations and projects in over 90 countries around the world, BHP is the world's largest copper producer.

finanzen.at

Apr 23rd, 2025

Terra AI joins Mining Tech Accelerator

The Mining Tech Accelerator, a partnership between Founders Factory and Rio Tinto, announced six new investments in startups focused on decarbonizing the mining value chain. Among them is Terra AI, based in Palo Alto, US, which specializes in mineral exploration to reduce drilling costs and improve accuracy. The startups will receive seed capital and join a four-month accelerator program to commercialize their technologies with Rio Tinto. The investment amounts were not disclosed.

Terra AI

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