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17 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $1.0B

Valar Atomics raises a $1.0B round

Valar Atomics is an energy startup based in El Segundo, Calif. which aims to produce low-cost, carbon neutral synthetic fuels by leveraging atomic energy. Valar’s proprietary technology will generate synthetic fuels such as aviation fuel, diesel, and natural gas from atmospheric carbon dioxide and water, using mass-manufactured nuclear reactors as the energy source for the reactions. The company aims to sell its synthetic fuels as drop-in replacements for naturally extracted petroleum at a lower price than conventional products from the oil and gas industry.

23 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $125.0M

Solar Landscape raises a $125.0M round

Solar Landscape is a provider of a platform for distributed energy infrastructure built on commercial real estate. The company develops, builds, owns, and operates distributed energy projects that deliver new capacity to the grid while generating long-term income for commercial and industrial property owners. They partner with over 170 commercial real estate owners and utilities. Solar Landscape has deployed more than 500 projects across various locations.

19 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $900.0M

Pacific Fusion raises a $900.0M Series A round

Pacific Fusion Corp. is a power company focused on developing a nuclear fusion-based energy source. The company has recently attracted significant funding, placing it among the leaders in a rapidly expanding industry. Their goal is to create a new form of energy that could revolutionize power generation, although no fusion power plants currently exist. They are part of a growing group globally working to commercialize fusion technology.

18 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $54.0M

Verse raises a $54.0M Series B round

Verse is an enterprise SaaS company that helps organizations reduce the cost and emissions of their power. Our software and services help corporate energy buyers evaluate specific clean power goals (e.g., cost, emissions, risk), and develop procurement roadmaps to achieve annual matching, carbon matching, and/or hourly matching. Companies can also improve risk management and optimize operational load and generation portfolios. With unparalleled data, real-time analysis within minutes, and optimization for least cost, Verse helps organizations turn their energy challenges into successes.

17 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $22.0M

Critical Energy raises a $22.0M Seed round

Critical Energy, founded by ex-SpaceX engineer Spencer Jackson, specializes in the design and mass production of modular geothermal turbines. These turbines are built in factories and utilize a closed-loop fluid system to convert heat into electricity. The company aims to reduce the deployment time of geothermal systems from years to weeks, addressing the reliability issues of clean energy sources. By focusing on surface equipment and turbines, Critical Energy seeks to support the wider geothermal industry rather than compete with underground drillers.

16 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $5.0M

Mantle Energy raises a $5.0M Seed round

Mantle Energy is a Dallas, Texas-based developer of an activated geothermal and enhanced energy recovery platform. The company develops technology that repurposes depleted or low-yield oil and gas wells to generate controlled underground thermal combustion, capturing heat to deliver low-carbon baseload power directly to the electric grid. It was spun out from Hunt Energy's incubator and focuses on dual-benefit extraction and carbon emission storage protocols.

8 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $115.0M

American Battery Technology Company raises a $115.0M round

American Battery Technology Company (ABTC), headquartered in Reno, Nevada, has pioneered first-of-kind technologies to unlock domestically manufactured and recycled battery metals critically needed to help meet the significant demand from the electric vehicle, stationary storage, and consumer electronics industries. Committed to a circular supply chain for battery metals, ABTC works to continually innovate and master new battery metals technologies that power a global transition to electrification and the future of sustainable energy.

4 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $465.0M

Helion Energy raises a $465.0M round

Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone. Currently, we are scaling up our latest fusion prototype to make our vision a reality. We’re hiring brilliant scientists, engineers, and builders passionate about developing world-changing technologies. If that sounds like you, check out our open positions.

1 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $236.0M

Vesper Energy raises a $236.0M round

Vesper Energy is a developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale renewable energy assets, with a mission to develop, construct, and operate clean energy projects across the United States.

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