# KoBold Metals **Domain:** Critical Minerals / AI-Driven Exploration **Doc Type:** Company Node **Maturity:** Developing ## Definition **KoBold Metals is a California-based mineral-exploration company, founded in 2018, that applies machine learning and data science to find deposits of battery and critical metals, including in [[wiki/Greenland|Greenland]].** Forbes reported (January 9, 2026) that Jeff Bezos, [[wiki/Bill Gates|Bill Gates]], and Michael Bloomberg have invested since 2019 and that [[wiki/Sam Altman|Sam Altman]] invested in 2022, and that the company "has looked for valuable rare earth minerals ... through AI-powered exploration of the island." ## War With Empire Context [[articles/war with empire/Greenland and Freedom City|Greenland and Freedom City]] classifies KoBold as **exploration capital**, distinct from the **jurisdictional capital** represented by [[wiki/Praxis|Praxis]]: two separate capital vectors converging on the same substrate. Under the [[wiki/2026 Greenland Security Agreement|2026 Greenland Security Agreement]], resource extraction falls within the [[wiki/Adversary Investment Veto|adversary investment veto]]. ## Relationships - **Investors (per Forbes):** [[wiki/Bill Gates|Bill Gates]] · [[wiki/Sam Altman|Sam Altman]] · Jeff Bezos · Michael Bloomberg. - **Territory:** [[wiki/Greenland|Greenland]]. - **Source:** [[articles/war with empire/Greenland and Freedom City|Greenland and Freedom City]] in [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [These Billionaires Bet Big On Greenland—After Trump Took Interest](https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinadilicosa/2026/01/09/these-billionaires-bet-big-on-greenland-after-trump-took-interest/) (Forbes, January 9, 2026).