Impossible Metals Appoints Mike Regan as Chief Growth Officer to Lead Capital Strategy and Growth
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impossible Metals, the underwater robotics company unlocking sustainable critical minerals from the deep ocean, has appointed venture investor and strategist Mike Regan as its Chief Growth Officer.
Regan joins Impossible Metals, which has developed the world's most advanced autonomous underwater robotics platform — the Eureka Collection System. Impossible Metals is now raising capital to scale commercial operations and accelerate the collection of seabed polymetallic nodules, which are critical to clean energy and national security.
'We're entering the buildout phase,' said Oliver Gunasekara, CEO and Co-Founder of Impossible Metals. 'Mike brings the urgency, clarity, and reach to advance our capital strategy and help scale the business.'
Regan's appointment comes as investor interest in ocean-based resource platforms intensifies, especially those tied to strategic autonomy, environmental responsibility, and advanced robotics.
'We're unlocking a multi-trillion-dollar resource with robotics, not destruction,' said Mike Regan. 'This is the world's most advanced underwater autonomy platform. And it happens to solve America's critical mineral crisis.'
Regan previously led venture and strategic efforts across robotics, AI, and industrial platform technologies. He was the first investor in Impossible Metals and has worked closely with the team since the company's formation.
Impossible Metals has played a direct role in shaping global policy on responsible seabed mining. The company recently helped shape President Trump's April 2025 Executive Order on 'Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals' as well as recently testified before the U.S. Congress on deep-sea minerals. At the regulatory level, Impossible Metals successfully requested the Department of the Interior to initiate permitting for deep-sea minerals in U.S. federal waters.
On the technical front, the company is preparing to deploy Eureka III in 2026 — the commercial embodiment of its autonomous underwater collection platform. The system is capable of selectively collecting polymetallic nodules without disturbing visible life and builds on years of successful prototype development and in-ocean trials.
About Impossible Metals
Impossible Metals (YC, Public Benefit Corporation) is a North American underwater robotics company unleashing sustainable critical minerals from the deep ocean. The company has built the Eureka collection system, which is the world's first autonomous underwater robotics platform for selectively collecting polymetallic nodules while preserving and protecting the marine ecosystem.
Learn more at impossiblemetals.com.
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