What Minexx does

Minexx is a London-headquartered, privately held technology-enabled mining company founded in 2019 and operating primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with an additional presence in Mauritius and the UAE. The company runs a vertically integrated model that combines physical and data-driven trading of critical minerals (cobalt, copper, tin, tantalum, tungsten, niobium, iron, and gold) with its proprietary MineSmart digital platform, which provides end-to-end traceability, ESG data integration, automated compliance reporting, and digital payments via smart contracts. The platform is deployed as a multi-sided network connecting artisanal and semi-industrial miners, government regulators, finance and development partners, and industrial off-takers such as battery material manufacturers.

Minexx monetises through four revenue streams: recurring MineSmart platform services, transaction-based physical and data-driven mineral trading, pre-financing solutions tied to verified offtakes, and industrial investments and ESG advisory for governments and industry. Its proprietary technology stack includes MineSmart Trace (on-site digital capture and miner profiling), MineSmart AI (AI-powered traceability and data verification), and an AI-enabled machine-learning ore sorting system developed with Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy for low-grade tin, tungsten, and tantalum material. The company is aligned with multiple responsible-sourcing frameworks including the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation, OECD Due Diligence Guidance, ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism, Responsible Minerals Initiative, and CRAFT Code.

Minexx sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales targeting governments, finance and development partners, and industrial off-takers. Its go-to-market is anchored by partnerships including a strategic alliance with Shanghai Greatpower Nickel and Cobalt Materials for cobalt and lithium traceability, a $1.5 million co-investment in Diamante for blockchain-based rare earth tokenization, and a $20 million Islamic finance investment secured in March 2025 to scale platform deployment.

Name

Minexx

Legal name

Minexx Ltd

Website

https://minexx.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Minexx is a London-based technology-enabled mining company that combines physical critical mineral trading, pre-financing, and ESG advisory with its proprietary MineSmart traceability and compliance platform to serve governments, finance partners, industrial off-takers, and artisanal miners in DRC and global markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. MineSmart Platform Services: Minexx provides its MineSmart digital platform for traceability, compliance, and payments across critical mineral value chains. Revenue is generated through platform deployment, data analytics services, and digital transaction processing for miners, buyers, regulators, and financiers.
2. Physical & Data-Driven Mineral Trading: Minexx engages in physical and data-driven trading of critical minerals (iron, cobalt, copper, niobium, tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold), connecting small-scale and semi-industrial mines to global markets with guaranteed offtake arrangements.
3. Pre-Financing & Access to Capital: Minexx provides pre-financing solutions to miners and mining operations, enabling access to capital tied to verified mineral offtakes and supply chain performance.
4. Industrial Investments & ESG Advisory: Industrial investments and ESG advisory services for governments and industry, supporting responsible sourcing policies, digital traceability frameworks, and ESG reporting infrastructures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Minexx operates the MineSmart Platform, a proprietary digital infrastructure delivering end-to-end traceability, ESG compliance, and digital payments across critical mineral supply chains. The company complements the platform with physical and data-driven mineral trading, pre-financing and capital access for artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs), and ESG advisory services, primarily serving governments, finance and development partners, and industrial off-takers.

Product overview

Minexx is a technology-enabled mining company offering a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the MineSmart platform. MineSmart serves as the digital backbone for end-to-end traceability, ESG compliance, and transparent transactions across critical mineral supply chains. The platform includes integrated modules: MineSmart Trace for on-site digital capture and miner profiling; MineSmart AI for AI-powered analytics and data verification; and Minexx Trace for extraction-site data capture. These modules work together to connect miners, buyers, regulators, and financiers through verified digital records, enabling responsible sourcing from artisanal and semi-industrial mines through to global manufacturers. Minexx also provides ESG-compliant mineral digitalisation systems and renewable energy solutions for mining operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MineSmart: Proprietary digital platform for traceability, compliance, and payments across critical mineral value chains, providing end-to-end tracking from mine to market with ESG data integration, automated compliance reporting, and digital payments.
• MineSmart AI
• Minexx Trace

Products and services

• MineSmart Platform Minexx's proprietary digital backbone providing end-to-end traceability, automated ESG compliance, and digital payment functionality across critical mineral supply chains. It is offered to governments, finance and development partners, and industrial off-takers seeking verified, ESG-compliant critical mineral sourcing.
• Physical and Data-Driven Mineral Trading Minexx's physical mineral trading service that supplies industrial off-takers with verified volumes of critical minerals, leveraging MineSmart provenance and ESG data to underpin transactions. It targets buyers of critical minerals who require auditable, ESG-compliant supply.
• Pre-Financing and Access to Capital Capital access and pre-financing services for artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) operating within MineSmart-verified supply chains. It is designed to formalize ASM participation in critical mineral value chains and reduce financing risk via platform-based provenance data.
• Industrial Investments and ESG Advisory Advisory and investment services for industrial clients, combining capital deployment with ESG and responsible-sourcing advisory aligned to the MineSmart framework. It is offered to industrial counterparties seeking compliant investment or partnership structures in critical minerals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Automated ESG compliance reports generated across traceable supply chains
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DiamanteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Minexx and Diamante entered a partnership to tokenize Minexx's rare earth element supply chain operations on the Diamante quantum-safe Layer-1 blockchain network, marking the first institutional-grade commodity tokenization on a quantum-proof chain. Minexx co-invested $1.5 million alongside Jefferson Capital in Diamante. Partnership aims to accelerate protocol development, ecosystem growth, and enterprise go-to-market expansion.
• Abu Dhabi Maritime AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Multi-year strategic agreement to develop and deploy AI-powered mineral processing technologies for tin, tungsten, and tantalum operations in DRC. Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy leads design, development, and capital investment for machine-learning-driven industrial processing solution. Minexx provides operational working capital and deployment within established DRC operations, enabling real-world application and performance optimization. Partnership addresses economic upgrading of low-grade mineral material to export-ready standards.
• Shanghai Greatpower Nickel and Cobalt MaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Strategic partnership to strengthen transparent, sustainable, and responsible supply chains for critical minerals supporting the global energy transition. Minexx provides ESG-compliant mineral digitalisation system enabling full-chain tracking of cobalt, copper, tin, tantalum, tungsten, and lithium. Partnership includes collaboration on renewable energy and decarbonisation solutions for mining sector, including electric trucking and low-carbon logistics.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Kavout: Kavout applies AI and data analytics to commodities and supply-chain signals. Comparable as an enabling AI/data analytics player in the adjacent critical-minerals analytics layer rather than as a direct competitor in traceability or sourcing.

Broad incumbents

• Glencore: Glencore is one of the world's largest diversified miners and commodity traders with cobalt and copper exposure in the DRC. Comparable as a broad incumbent mining operator in the same geographies and minerals that Minexx is digitizing, and as a potential customer/competitor for offtake flows.
• Trafigura: Trafigura is a global commodity trader with significant metals and minerals trading operations including cobalt, copper, and tin. Comparable as a broad incumbent on the physical-trading and offtake leg, though Trafigura is a portfolio giant rather than a focused responsible-sourcing platform.

Emerging players

• Elementum: Elementum operates a cloud-native supply chain platform with real-time visibility and risk-management features. Adjacent peer on supply-chain digital infrastructure for industrial buyers, with partial overlap on traceability and ESG data aggregation.
• Source Certain International: Source Certain delivers provenance verification and traceability for mineral and metal supply chains using forensic and data-driven methods. Comparable on the provenance-verification functionality but smaller-scale and more focused on forensic verification than blockchain-anchored records.
• Sustained: Sustained builds supply-chain ESG and compliance tooling for industrial buyers, with overlap on due-diligence and traceability reporting. Comparable on the ESG data and compliance dashboard functionality but broader than critical minerals specifically.

Direct peers

• Circulor: Circulor provides blockchain-based traceability and supply-chain transparency for battery materials, minerals, and industrial supply chains. It is the closest direct peer — same blockchain traceability thesis, same downstream OEM customers (auto/electronics), and same focus on ESG and due-diligence documentation for critical minerals.
• RCS Global: RCS Global specializes in responsible mineral sourcing, chain-of-custody audits, and ESG due diligence for 3TG and cobalt supply chains. Direct overlap with Minexx on regulatory frameworks (OECD, EU CM Regulation, RMI) and on serving downstream smelters/refiners and OEMs needing verified responsible-sourcing assurance.
• Minespider: Minespider offers blockchain-based mineral traceability and ESG reporting for mining supply chains, including battery raw materials. Competes directly with MineSmart on provenance tracking, compliance reporting, and integration with downstream manufacturer procurement systems.
• Proforest: Proforest provides responsible sourcing, supply-chain due diligence, and ESG advisory services for commodities including minerals, palm oil, and forestry products. Direct peer on the ESG advisory and supply-chain compliance leg of Minexx's offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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