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Startup · United States

Vulcan Elements

HQ Durham, United StatesFounded 202351-200 employees

US maker of sintered NdFeB rare-earth magnets, with a pilot plant in Durham, North Carolina, and a planned 10,000-tonne-per-year factory in Benson, North Carolina.

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Technologies1

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Funding5 rounds · $1.12B

Disclosed
$1.12B
Latest
$431MStage undisclosed · Apr 3, 2026
Cumulative raised$1.12B
Dec 13, 2023Apr 3, 2026

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Government awards & programs4 awards · $4.0M obligated · up to $674M ceiling · 1 program

Awards received4

  • OSC conditional loan commitment for magnet manufacturing
    Nov 21, 2025 · Loan
    Confirmed
    Up to $620M
    Ceiling
  • CHIPS incentives letter of intent
    Nov 21, 2025 · Grant
    Confirmed
    Up to $50.0M
    Ceiling
  • Domestic rare earth magnet qualification
    Undated · Contract
    Confirmed
    $895K
    Obligated · up to $895K ceiling
  • Securing DAF supply chains with rare earth magnets
    Undated · Contract
    Confirmed
    $3.1M
    Obligated · up to $3.1M ceiling

Programs1

Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.

Supply chain2 inputs · 1 supplier · 1 customer · 2 facilities

Produces, processes or develops2

  • Develops · 10,000 tonnes/yr magnets · Vulcan Elements Benson magnet factory
    Planned factory.
    CriticalConfirmed
  • Produces · 10 tonnes/yr magnets · Vulcan Elements Durham magnet plant
    CriticalReported

Suppliers1

  • Supplies NdPr oxide
    MOU; initial validation quantities of light and heavy separated oxides.
    Confirmed

Customers1

Facilities2

  • Vulcan Elements Benson magnet factory
    Factory · Benson, North Carolina, United States
    Planned
    Confirmed
  • Vulcan Elements Durham magnet plant
    Factory · Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Operating · 2025
    Reported

People2

Hiring observations5 listings

  • IT Cybersecurity Engineer ↗

    Benson, NC · Full-time · Engineering

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Quality Engineer ↗

    Benson, NC · Full-time · Engineering

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Quality Engineer ↗

    Durham, NC · Full-time · Engineering

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • R&D Materials & Process Engineer ↗

    Benson, NC · Full-time · Engineering

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Senior Process Engineer ↗

    Benson, NC · Full-time · Engineering

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
84
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
8,515
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources18

Profile2

  1. 1

    Vulcan Elements · Supports Organization · name

    “Vulcan Elements - Rare Earth Magnets for a Resilient Future”
  2. 2

    Linkedin via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · logo, Organization · url

    “{"company_size": "51-200 employees"}”

Technologies1

  1. 3

    Defense News · Aug 25, 2025 · Supports Facility, Organization, Organization input, Organization technology

    “move beyond its current 10-metric-tonnes-producing pilot facility in Durham”

Funding8

  1. 4

    Triangle Business Journal · Apr 3, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Vulcan Elements raises $430M for Johnston County factory”
  2. 5

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Apr 2, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $430,723,746 USD”
  3. 6

    Vulcan Elements · Nov 3, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “financed by a $620 million Direct Loan from the Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital”
  4. 7

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Aug 20, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $62,444,972 USD”
  5. 8

    Vulcan Elements · Aug 11, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced the close of a $65 million Series A, led by Altimeter Capital and with significant participation from One Investment Management”
  6. 9

    Axios · Aug 11, 2025 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “has raised $65 million in Series A funding at a $250 million valuation”
  7. 10

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Nov 12, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $3,700,000 USD”
  8. 11

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Dec 26, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $5,201,998 USD”

Government3

  1. 12

    U.S. Department of War · Nov 21, 2025 · Supports Government award

    “signed a preliminary non-binding letter of intent to provide $50 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act”
  2. 13
    Government recordAward FA864924P1013

    USAspending.gov · Supports Government award, Government award · obligated amount

    “Award Amount: 3,128,422.09; Awarding Sub Agency: Department of the Air Force; Description: SECURING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (DAF) SUPPLY CHAINS WITH RARE EARTH MAGNETS”
  3. 14
    Government recordAward SP800025C0004

    USAspending.gov · Supports Government award, Government award · obligated amount

    “Award Amount: 894,681.00; Awarding Sub Agency: Defense Logistics Agency; Description: DOMESTIC RARE EARTH MAGNET QUALIFICATION”

Supply chain3

  1. 15

    The Defense Post · Sep 28, 2026 · Supports Supply relationship

    “The US Army has selected Vulcan Elements to supply rare earth magnets for SkyFoundry, its initiative to develop and manufacture small drones in the US.”
  2. 16

    Office of the Governor of North Carolina · Nov 18, 2025 · Supports Facility, Organization, Organization input

    “This manufacturing plant will achieve 10,000 metric tonnes of magnet production capacity”
  3. 17

    Energy Fuels · Aug 26, 2025 · Supports Supply relationship

    “Energy Fuels has agreed to supply initial quantities of high-purity "light" and "heavy" separated rare earth oxides to Vulcan in Q4 of 2025.”

People1

  1. 18

    Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders

    “{"founders": [{"id": "john-maslin-8183", "type": "person", "value": "John Maslin"}, {"id": "piotr-kulik-bdc6", "type": "person", "value": "Piotr Kulik"}]}”

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