About
Daniel Rau is the founder and CEO of Kunin (Kunin Technologies, Inc.), a Chattanooga-based hard-tech startup developing ion-exchange technology to recover gallium, germanium, scandium, vanadium, copper, and uranium from mining waste and byproducts. He studied chemical engineering at Vanderbilt University, where hydrogen-membrane research he conducted in his final two years evolved into Kunin's core separation chemistry. Before founding Kunin, he worked in market intelligence and business development at Arcadium Lithium and interned in corporate venture capital at Delek US Holdings, in technical advisory at ICF, and on technical de-risking at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In April 2026 Kunin was one of five companies selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's TRACE-Ga program to help restart domestic primary gallium production.
Previous roles
- Market Intelligence & Business Development, Arcadium Lithium
- Corporate Venture Capital Intern, Delek US Holdings (Jan–Jun 2023)
- Technical Advisory Intern, ICF (Jun–Aug 2023)
- Technical De-risking Intern, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Aug–Dec 2023)
Notable work
- Hydrogen membrane research at Vanderbilt University (precursor to Kunin's selective separation platform)
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