Sustainable Founders Forum

Will co-founded Mint Innovation in 2016, drawing inspiration from their previous experiences at LanzaTech, a pioneering New Zealand cleantech company. Now Mint has plants in Australia and New Zealand extracting gold and precious metals from e-waste. A truly innovative story.
Come along and hear Will speak about his sustainable success - along with uncommon tribulations and trials - and share a hot beverage and lovely buns with fellow founders and entrepreneurs.

About Sustainable Founders Forum

Sustainable Founders Forum is a network of entrepreneurs and innovators within the SBN which meets regularly to share ideas, encouragement and connections.

About Will Barker                                                                                                  

Will is the co-founder and CEO of Mint Innovation. Will’s passion for climate tech and waste-to-value processes drove him to apply his skills in IP strategy, capital raising, and stakeholder engagement to a new venture focused on sustainable solutions for e-waste.

Mint Innovation has developed a proprietary technology to recover gold from electronic waste, specifically focusing on circuit boards. This process involves grinding the boards, dissolving the metals, and using a specialized biomaterial to selectively recover gold. This innovative approach addresses the complex challenge of extracting valuable metals from e-waste, which contains a myriad of metals in varying concentrations.