Why EV makers are backing a startup that turns daisies into metal miners
1 dec. 2025
12:00
A field of daisies could one day be worth more than a mine.
French startup Genomines, which mines critical metals using plants, has received serious backing from some of the world's top investors.
As EV-makers look to shore up supplies of critical minerals for batteries – could the startup capitalise on demand?
French startup Genomines, which mines critical metals using plants, has received serious backing from some of the world's top investors.
As EV-makers look to shore up supplies of critical minerals for batteries – could the startup capitalise on demand?
In the rolling grasslands of South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, a field of genetically enhanced daisies is quietly pulling critical metals from the soil – and catching the attention of some of the world’s top investors and automakers.
The plants to French startup Genomines which recently secured €45m from investors including Engine Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and Teampact Ventures to scale its ‘phytomining' technology.