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Durin
El Segundo, California · Founded 2024
Valuation
—Est.
Raised
$3MEst.
Stage
Pre-Seed
Open roles
4
Durin builds and operates automated drilling rigs to accelerate mineral discovery.
Funding History
Pre-Seed$3M
Apr 2025 · Lead: 8090 Industries
Participants: 1517 Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Bedrock Capital, Champion Hill Ventures, Contrary Capital, Day One Ventures, Lux Capital
Other Participating Investors
Silent Ventures
Open roles at Durin
Software EngineerEl Segundo, CASenior Mechanical EngineerEl Segundo, CASenior Controls EngineerEl Segundo, CAMechanical EngineerEl Segundo, CA
Median posted comp $150K – $180K (3 postings)Careers page ↗
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