Tech Company Financing Transactions

First Phosphate Funding Round

On 4/18/2026, First Phosphate landed $200 million in funding from EIFO.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/18/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$200,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Environmental
Mailing Address
1500 Royal Centre, 1055 West Georgia Street, P.O. Box 11117
Vancouver, BC, V6E 4N7
Canada
Email Address
Overview
First Phosphate ( CSE: PHOS OTCQX: FRSPF OTCQX-ADR: FPHOY FSE: KD0 ) is an exploration, mineral development and cleantech company dedicated to building and onshoring a vertically integrated mine-to-market LFP battery supply chain for North America. Target markets include energy storage, data centers, robotics, mobility and national security. First Phosphate's flagship Bégin-Lamarche Property in Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec is one of North America's rare igneous phosphate resources, yielding high-purity phosphate with minimal impurities.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Laurence Zeifman
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Chief Executive Officer
John Passalacqua
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Chief Financial Officer
Bennett Kurtz
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Executive Vice President
David Dufour
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President
Armand MacKenzie
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VP - Finance
Arnab De
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VP - Operations
Yves Desrosiers
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