Hydrova is a mineral processing company building an innovative solvent extraction platform to enable the green energy transition.


Hydrova was founded out of MIT in 2020 and has received both venture capital and federal grant funding. Our team of mission-driven engineers based in Southern California is developing cutting edge technology to improve the efficiency and sustainability of mineral and metal production.

Our Team

  • Rostam Reifschneider

    Founder & CEO

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  • Amin Mirkouei

    Amin Mirkouei, Ph.D., P.E.

    Chief Scientific Advisor

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  • Xiaoxi Wu, Ph.D.

    Xiaoxi Wu, Ph.D.

    Sr. Process Engineer

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  • Alexander Chu

    Alexander Chu

    Chemical Process Engineer

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  • Keven Sahs

    Keven Sahs

    Metallurgical Engineer

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  • Mason Cooney

    Creative and Marketing

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Our Advisors

  • Dr. Addison Stark

    Dr. Addison Stark

    Industrial Processes

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  • Dr. David Reed

    Dr. David Reed

    Leaching and Extraction

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  • Dr. Krishnan Raja

    Dr. Krishnan Raja

    Metallurgy and Electrolysis

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  • John Swallow

    John Swallow

    Mining and Exploration

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  • Dr. Claudio Berti

    Dr. Claudio Berti

    Geology

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