● Funded now
MP Materials $400M · Dept of War
Ioneer $996M · DoE LPO
Cove Kaz tungsten $700M · DFC
Brazil rare earth $565M · DFC
Orion CMC — DRC $1.8B · DFC+ADQ
Tanbreez Greenland $120M · EXIM
EnergySource Li $1.25B · DoE LPO
Project Vault $10B · EXIM
MP Materials $400M · Dept of War
Ioneer $996M · DoE LPO
Cove Kaz tungsten $700M · DFC
Brazil rare earth $565M · DFC
Orion CMC — DRC $1.8B · DFC+ADQ
Tanbreez Greenland $120M · EXIM
EnergySource Li $1.25B · DoE LPO
Project Vault $10B · EXIM
Critical minerals · capital readiness

Enter a mineral.
See what actually got funded.

CapVein shows you what funded critical-minerals projects had — and what yours is missing. Start free.

“I watched millions of dollars die in a filing cabinet. The geology proven, the study done — projects just sitting there, unbankable. What was missing wasn't the mineral. You need money to get the project ready for the money.
Doris · Founder, CapVein
The bottleneck

The capital exists. The bankable projects don't.

There is more money chasing critical minerals than ever. What's missing is a pipeline of projects ready to receive it — and that gap is measurable.

~€2bn
EU capital allocated but undeployed — too few fundable projects to absorb it.
45%
of submitted projects rejected for inadequate readiness (IRENA). Another 25% for weak financials.
8–9 yrs
average gap between identifying a project and reaching implementation (DBSA).
The method

From unbankable to fundable, in the right order.

CapVein measures your project against what actually got funded — then guides you to close the gap. Evidence, not opinion.

01
Free

Discover

Enter a mineral. See what got funded, who funded it, and what those projects had.

02
Email

Diagnose

Score your project against the 7 Standards for your stage. See your exact gaps.

03

Sequence

A 90-day path — gaps ordered by what kills deals first, not cosmetics.

04

Close

Templates, tracking, and referral to the specialists who close each gap.

05

Prove

Generate a Fundability Profile investors and DFIs can actually act on.

The standard we measure against

The 7 Readiness Standards.

Every funded project cleared these bars. Yours is scored against them — weighted for your stage and where you sit in the value chain.

01
Offtake & DemandA committed buyer at a viable price — or a revenue backstop.
decisive
02
Resource ConfidenceA resource statement to JORC or NI 43-101.
required
03
Feasibility & Financial ModelA bankable study for your stage; an investor-grade model.
required
04
ESG, Traceability & StandardsOECD due diligence, ESIA, EU CRMA readiness.
rising bar
05
Permitting & LicencesMining licence, environmental permits, community consent.
required
06
Equity & Capital StructureAdequate anchor equity before debt or DFI capital.
required
07
Strategic Alignment & TriggerA reason the funder moves now — designation, MoU, jurisdiction.
the door
Pricing

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CapVein informs, diagnoses, and refers. It does not arrange finance or advise on securities.

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