Atlas Atomics, an American startup, has raised $400 million in a funding round, increasing its market value to $1.9 billion. This is reported by foreign media.
Atlas Atomics' investors include General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. The co-founder of the startup is Vivek Ramaswamy (Vivek Ramaswamy).
Atlas Atomics is developing a nuclear reactor that does not require the use of enriched uranium, in order to provide energy supply, increase the production of medical and industrial isotopes and the production of atomic fuel.
Donald Trump has signed a decree on a fourfold increase in US nuclear capacity by 2050 as part of a strategy to revive nuclear energy. Investors invested $4.6 billion in American nuclear startups in 2026. In particular, Antares Nuclear Inc. raised $470 million to implement plans to build small reactors designed to provide electricity to U.S. military bases, and Sequoia Capital led a $1 billion financing round for Valar Atomics Inc.
Atlas Atomics is an American startup in the field of nuclear energy technologies. The company is upgrading heavy water reactors that do not require enriched uranium and could potentially make energy production more economical. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California.
