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- Sep 21, 2026Sep 21, 2026Raised Up to $100M TechCrunch
Funding History
1 event · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | funding round | Up to $100M | — | Samsung C&T | TechCrunch |
Latest Pulse
- Sep 22, 2026Alibaba Unveils AI Chip, Plans 20GW Of Data CentersAlibaba unveiled a new Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator that triples its predecessor's performance and set a target of 20 gigawatts of global data center capacity by 2032, days before the Trump-Xi summit puts AI chip policy back on the table.→
- Sep 22, 2026Newcleo Begins Nasdaq Trading After $2.4B SPAC MergerNewcleo, a French-Italian startup building lead-cooled small modular reactors fueled by recycled nuclear waste, began trading on Nasdaq under ticker NWCL after closing a $2.4 billion SPAC merger with NewHold Investment Corp III.→
- Sep 21, 2026Why Specialist Funds Are Closing Faster Than GeneralistsThree new funds closed this month with a combined $1.53 billion in fresh capital -- Intrepid's $525M AI fund, Matter's $450M hardtech fund and Temporal's $550M round -- all narrowly focused rather than generalist bets.→
- Sep 21, 2026Samsung Puts Up To $100M Into Kairos's Google ReactorSamsung C&T agreed to provide up to $100 million in combined equity and engineering support to Kairos Power's 50-megawatt demonstration reactor being built to supply Google with nuclear power by 2030.→
- Aug 3, 2026Valar Atomics Raises $1B at $6B for Factory NuclearSequoia led a $1B Series B for Valar Atomics at a $6B post-money valuation, tripling the mark it carried in April, weeks after the startup used a fission reaction to power an Nvidia AI chip.→
- Aug 3, 2026Sequoia Leads $1B Round for Nuclear Startup ValarValar Atomics closed a $1B Series B led by Sequoia at a $6B valuation, tripling its April mark, weeks after its microreactor became the first in US history to power an Nvidia AI chip.→
- Aug 3, 2026Sequoia Leads $1B Bet on Mass-Produced Nuclear ReactorsNuclear startup Valar Atomics raised a $1 billion Series B led by Sequoia Capital at a $6 billion valuation, tripling its valuation as it works to mass-produce small reactors to power AI data centers.→
- Jul 27, 2026Antares Raises $470M for Military MicroreactorsNuclear startup Antares raised a $470 million Series C to build small modular reactors for US military bases, part of a Pentagon program racing to bring domestic reactors online by 2028 under a Trump executive order.→
- Jul 27, 2026Antares Nuclear Raises $470M For Military MicroreactorsAntares Nuclear raised a $470 million Series C led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital to deploy small nuclear microreactors that can power US military bases independent of the civilian grid by 2028.→
- Jul 17, 2026Nuclear Startup Valar Atomics Talks $6B ValuationValar Atomics, a three-year-old maker of small modular nuclear reactors backed by Palmer Luckey and Palantir's Shyam Sankar, is in talks to raise roughly $1 billion at a $6 billion valuation, three times its mark from just four months ago.→
Coverage Timeline
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Value Add Research
- Market & Trends · Aug 25, 2026Kairos Power: $629M DOE Deal, No Public Valuation Yet
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- VC & Investing · Jul 9, 2026Standard Nuclear S-1: $3.55B Valuation, $356M Raise
- AI & Technology · Jun 6, 2026Nuclear for AI: Tech's 24/7 Carbon-Free Baseload Play
- AI & Technology · Apr 28, 2026The Hidden Cost of AI: Power, Water, and Real Estate
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