Day: July 21, 2025
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Venture Capital Fuels Startups for Scarce Material SolutionsFrom battery recycling startups in Silicon Valley to lithium refining innovators in Europe, a new breed of companies is emerging to tackle one of the most critical planetary challenges of the next decade: material scarcity. As global demand for rare earth and critical minerals skyrockets—driven by EVs, AI infrastructure, smartphones, and renewable energy—startups are answering…