PLANETARY AI LIMITED

What PLANETARY AI LIMITED does

Planetary AI Limited is a Scottish-incorporated (SC669693) private technology company founded in 2020, headquartered in Golspie, Sutherland, UK, that develops AI-driven software for early-stage mineral, geothermal, and natural hydrogen exploration. The company's core product is the XPLORE™ platform, which combines 57 knowledge-based resource deposit models with machine learning and semantic reasoning to integrate fragmented geological datasets — including structured geophysics, satellite imagery, and unstructured historical documents spanning over 100 years in multiple languages — into coherent prospectivity maps. Its stated differentiator is a transparent 'glass box' interpretation approach that provides auditable reasoning behind target selection, in contrast to opaque black-box alternatives. The platform is delivered through three tiered packages — Explorer (early-stage data organization), Discover (AI-generated prospectivity maps for target generation), and Pathfinder (country or regional-scale bespoke analysis for governments and major companies) — priced on a quote basis via multi-year contracts.

The company serves a dual customer base of mining and exploration companies (mid-tier through major) and government agencies, with disclosed projects across the UK, Scandinavia, Ontario (Canada), Botswana, the Guinea Shield, Western Australia, and Ireland. Named enterprise customers include Botswana Diamonds and Focus Xplore; the latter engagement integrated 20+ disparate datasets in 48 hours and identified 70+ areas of interest across 116,000 km² for lithium, uranium, and rare earth elements. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales driven by demo requests and contact forms, supported by website-based content marketing and detailed case studies. The company operates with a very small leadership team of three co-founders/directors and no disclosed institutional funding, suggesting a bootstrapped or founder-funded operating model rather than venture-backed scale.

Name

PLANETARY AI LIMITED

Legal name

Planetary AI Ltd

Website

https://planetary-ai.space

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Planetary AI builds the XPLORE™ AI platform for early-stage mineral, geothermal, and natural hydrogen exploration, combining 57 geological deposit models with machine learning and semantic reasoning to generate prospectivity maps for mining companies and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Exploration Software

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Support Activities for Mining (213)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL), Model Transparency, Explainability & Interpretability (XAI) (HDAAAMAB), Domain-Specific Training Data Solutions (e.g., medical, AV, geospatial) (HDAAALAL)

Keywords

• Mineral exploration software
• Geological AI platform
• Prospectivity analysis
• Mineral systems modeling
• Subsurface data integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Golspie

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Exploration Intelligence Services: Project-based AI-powered mineral exploration services delivered through three tiered packages (Explorer, Discover, Pathfinder). Pricing appears quote-based, targeting enterprise clients including mining companies and government agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Planetary AI develops and delivers the XPLORE™ AI-Exploration platform, which combines knowledge-based geological models with machine learning and semantic reasoning to integrate fragmented geological datasets into a coherent web of information. The platform is offered through three service packages (Explorer, Discover, Pathfinder) that produce transparent, defensible mineral prospectivity maps for mining companies and government agencies engaged in early-stage exploration for mineral, geothermal, and natural hydrogen resources.

Product overview

Planetary AI operates as a single unified platform company offering the XPLORE™ AI-powered mineral exploration platform. The platform combines knowledge-based geological models with cutting-edge machine learning and semantic reasoning to transform fragmented exploration data into coherent geological intelligence. XPLORE is offered through three service packages: the Explorer Package for early-stage data organization and assessment, the Discover Package for AI-driven target generation with prospectivity maps, and the Pathfinder Package for governments and major companies requiring country or regional-scale exploration analysis. The platform incorporates 57 resource deposit models and delivers transparent, defensible insights rather than opaque predictions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• XPLORE™: Advanced mineral exploration platform that combines knowledge-based geological models with cutting-edge machine learning. Incorporates 57 resource deposit models to interrogate all available geological data and interpret geology. Features semantic reasoning capabilities and creates transparent 'glass box' interpretation outputs.

Products and services

• XPLORE™ AI-Exploration Platform AI-powered mineral exploration platform that combines knowledge-based geological models with machine learning and semantic reasoning to integrate fragmented datasets and deliver mineral prospectivity maps for mining companies and government agencies.
• Explorer Package Early-stage exploration service package providing organization and cleaning of exploration data, assessment of data quality and gaps, and first-pass identification of permissive geological domains for mining and exploration companies.
• Discover Package Target generation service package offering AI-generated prospectivity maps for selected commodities, recommendations on targeting and open ground opportunities, with clear explanations of why the model targeted specific areas.
• Pathfinder Package Comprehensive service package for governments and major companies providing bespoke country or regional-scale prospectivity analysis, multi-commodity modelling, and turnkey solutions for national-scale exploration planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Target generation time reduced from 6-9 months to 8 weeks (Botswana Diamonds case)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

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 capability8 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SLB (Schlumberger): Global oilfield services giant that has extended its data and AI capabilities into mineral exploration and subsurface modelling. Represents the broad incumbent threat with deep customer relationships and substantially greater resources than Planetary AI.
• CGG: Major geoscience company providing geophysical surveying, subsurface imaging and data services used in mining and energy exploration. Overlaps with Planetary AI in supporting mineral exploration through integrated geophysical and geological interpretation services.
• BHP: Diversified major miner with significant in-house AI and digital exploration programmes targeting critical minerals. Represents a potential customer, partner, or competitor depending on whether it continues to build internally versus adopt external platforms like XPLORE.

Direct peers

• KoBold Metals: AI-driven mineral exploration company backed by significant venture capital, applying machine learning to multi-disciplinary geological data to identify lithium, cobalt, and copper deposits. Closest direct competitor in business model, target customer (mining exploration teams), and technology approach (AI over geological datasets).
• Minerva Intelligence: AI platform targeting geological hazards and mineral prospectivity, including critical minerals assessments. Comparable AI-software-for-geoscience positioning and shared focus on explainable, knowledge-based outputs.
• Earth AI: Early-stage company combining AI-driven mineral targeting with proprietary drilling to validate AI-generated prospects. Directly comparable in offering AI prospectivity outputs to junior and major mining explorers.
• VerAI Technologies: Applies machine learning to public geological datasets to generate AI mineral prospectivity maps for mining companies. Comparable customer base (junior to major miners) and overlapping deliverable (AI-generated targets) to XPLORE.
• GoldSpot Discoveries: Pioneer in applying machine learning and data analytics to mineral exploration targeting across multiple commodities. Closely comparable in marrying geological domain expertise with ML-driven prospectivity analysis for mining clients.
• GeologicAI: Applies AI and computer vision to drill core and rock data to accelerate mineral deposit characterisation. Comparable in using multimodal AI (vision + textual geological data) to deliver exploration insights to mining operators.

Emerging players

• Ideon Technologies: Uses cosmic-ray muon tomography to image subsurface density anomalies for mineral exploration. Adjacent in delivering subsurface intelligence to mining explorers but with a sensing-based rather than software-AI core.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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