Dire warnings from Dr. Hansen and team
Those who receive Dr. James Hansen’s occasional newsletter from his Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions team, will have seen some dire reports before. Still, nothing we have seen is quite
Category: Venture capital support for nuclear
Giving Thanks & Getting
anksgiving isn’t typically a time for making investment decisions . . . but it should be. Americans give thanks in many ways, notably through the national holiday we call “Thanksgiving.”
Nucleation Capital presents at TEA’s 11th Future of Energy Conference
The Thorium Energy Alliance (TEA) is a 501(c)3 Educational advocacy organization composed of engineers, scientists, and concerned citizens interested in reducing the cost of energy, increasing the availability of critical
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Rod Adams featured in Nuclear News “Asks”
Rod Adams explains his historic motivations for choosing to join with Valerie Gardner to form Nucleation Capital and devote himself to the difficult and demanding task of investing in the
Tech Billionaires Rally around Nuclear
Billionaires are rallying around nuclear, according to a recent report from Pitchbook on venture investments in 2021. Notably, some of these billionaires, Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen, have spoken out
An historic investment opportunity
Until recently, nuclear innovation was not something an ordinary investor could invest in, even if you wanted to. For most of nuclear energy’s history, most all design, development and testing
Oil and gas investments reach their “sell by” date
Ray Rothrock, famed Venrock VC who has made multiple investments in advanced nuclear, together with Ellen Hughes-Cromwick and Farah Benahmed, discuss the critical role that professional venture capital (VC) has
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Cleantech investing rebounds but critical capital gaps remain
Impact Alpha, a news service for “impact” investors, reports on stepped up investment by climate-savvy investors, willing to make long-term bets and data from Cambridge Associates showing a rebound in
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Venerable venture capitalist, Ray Rothrock, backs advanced nuclear ventures
Ray Rothrock, the venture capitalist with the most experience backing advanced nuclear ventures, has agreed to serve as an advisor to Nucleation Capital. Ray led Venrock’s investment in Tri Alpha
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Peter Diamandis on energy abundance and the future of nuclear
Peter Diamandis, Chairman and Co-Founder of Singularity University, founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, writes a tech blog. We were sent a copy of the email that he
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