Tech Company Financing Transactions

Phoenix Tailings Funding Round

Eni Next, Envisioning Partners and Geodesic Capital invested in a $40.2 million Series B funding round for Phoenix Tailings. The financing closed on 2/19/2026.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/19/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$40,200,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from the round will expand Phoenix Tailings' capabilities beyond its current production of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr), dysprosium (Dy), and terbium (Tb) to include samarium (Sm), yttrium (Y), and other critical rare earth metals.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Environmental
Mailing Address
8B Henshaw Street
Woburn, MA 01801
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Phoenix Tailings (Techstars Boston 2020) was founded to be the world's first fully clean mining and metals production company. By harvesting the value held within mining waste, Phoenix Tailings creates zero carbon emission metals including rare earth metals, iron, PGMs, and pigments.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nick Myers
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Chief Operating Officer
Michelle Chao
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Chief Technical Officer
Thomas Villalón
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VP - Administration
Patrick Portmann
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VP - Client Services
Anthony Balladon
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VP - Engineering
Alex Nyarko
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