AlkaLi Labs
Americas
San Francisco
,
United States
Startup
FOUNDED
2023
HEADCOUNT
2-20
FUNDING
Seed
Keywords:
bacteria, biomining, AI/ML, gene_editing
BUSINESS
Develops engineered microbes for biological extraction of lithium and other critical minerals from oilfield brine waste streams, targeting low-concentration brines (50+ ppm) that conventional direct lithium extraction methods (400+ ppm threshold) cannot economically process.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; engineers microbes using AI-assisted protein design and CRISPR genome editing as hyperaccumulators for lithium and critical-mineral recovery from low-concentration oilfield brines (50+ ppm) below the threshold of conventional direct lithium extraction.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
AI-assisted protein design; CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering; bioprocess engineering
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Engineered microbes for lithium, rare earths, cobalt extraction