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Giraffe Bio aims its bespoke biomolecules at the looming copper…

The startup's seed round will fund proteins that help miners extract more copper from ore, as AI data centers and electric vehicles drive demand; the rocks remain unavailable for comment.

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Published 8:57 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by TechCrunch: “Giraffe Bio aims its bespoke biomolecules at the looming copper shortage”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:57 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA startup called Giraffe Bio just raised six point four million dollars to help miners pull more copper out of the ground, because AI data centers and electric cars are eating the supply.

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