Founding Scientist

_One of First Momentum's portfolio companies (Imperial alumni, £2M raised) is looking for a Founding Scientist in London to lead the chemistry program and help release geothermal energy worldwide:

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Deep tech startup unlocking stranded geothermal energy and critical minerals

London (on-site) | Full-time | £50–70k salary + founding equity

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Our Mission

Drilling advances are unlocking access worldwide to the Earth’s inner heat, creating the possibility for clean 24/7 power at civilisational scale. But reaching the heat is just the first step. The geothermal industry is still constrained by the chemistry of the fluids it brings to the surface. Today, plant operators are forced to reinject brines early to protect infrastructure from severe silica scaling, leaving usable energy and dissolved critical minerals out of reach. We raised £2 million to dev...