Melbourne, Australia — Est. 2022

Creating unicorns in the resources sector.

We are a network of financiers, mining entrepreneurs, geologists, engineers, scientists and senior management. Our mission is to identify, seed and finance the unicorns of our industry.

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2Portfolio Unicorns
2022Founded
MelbourneHeadquarters
01

Identify

By fundamental analysis

We meticulously assess your projects, challenge your ideas, and provide our perspective before we ever commit our capital.

02

Support

Through team effort

We believe in championing you. Through our network, we support your team-building efforts — our mission is to see you succeed and become a unicorn.

03

Finance

By debt / equity

When we are convinced of your qualities and conviction, and our values align, we invest our human capital and provide private equity or help you raise funds.

Our Vision

Resources that build economies, not just balance sheets.

Our vision is to foster unicorns in resource-related businesses that support economic development, create employment, support communities, and care for the earth.

We do this through conservation, reducing carbon emissions, and utilising renewable energy — assessing every project on its fundamentals before we invest our human capital alongside our financial capital.

When we're convinced of a team's qualities and conviction, and our key values align, we provide private equity or help raise funds through other equity capital markets.

Private EquityInvestment Type
ResourcesSector Focus
Human + FinancialCapital Deployed
Portfolio — File 01–02

Our Unicorns

Two ventures we've identified, seeded and supported across decarbonisation and artificial intelligence.

File 01 Solarh2e battery electric haulage
Decarbonisation · Heavy Haulage

Solarh2e

A joint venture with Shoal Group accelerating electrification of mine-to-port haulage — replacing diesel fleets with Battery Electric Vehicles and renewable charging infrastructure to help Australian haulage reach net zero by 2050.

“Using a digital environment is a smart way to ensure your decarbonisation project is investment ready.”Richard Zee, Founder, Solarh2e
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File 02 AISensys AI-driven robotic sensory system
Artificial Intelligence · Sensor Systems

AISensys

AISensys is building next-generation AI sensor systems for the resources sector. The venture is currently in stealth as it prepares to launch.

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Leadership

The people behind the network.

Resource Unicorns Capital is led by geologists and industry veterans who have spent decades building businesses and shaping policy across the resources sector.

Richard Zee

Co-Founder & CEO

A geologist with over 30 years of demonstrated entrepreneurial skill in building businesses from the ground up, Richard has held Managing Director and CEO roles at three publicly listed companies and numerous enterprises across Australia, Canada, South East Asia and China. He is experienced in raising capital for innovative, sustainable solutions with the potential to make a step-change.

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Sean Rooney

Director

A geologist with over 30 years of extensive, high-level government regulatory experience in the resources sector, Sean spent his career with the Victorian Government — responsible for executive management, business and strategy planning, policy advice, marketing and facilitation of Victoria's major resource projects.

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Get In Touch

Bring us your project.

Please provide a summary of your company or project and links to online profiles. We will promptly get back to you.

Address Level 8, Tower 3, World Trade Centre
18-38 Siddeley St, Docklands VIC 3008
Australia
Contact Richard Zee
info@resourceunicorns.com

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