Rod Adams, founder of Adams Atomic Engines back in 1993 (possibly the first advanced nuclear startup ever), has spent his entire career in nuclear energy. Valerie Gardner, a tech founder turned investor began assessing how best to invest in nuclear power back in 2012. She's been following the progress of nuclear innovation and building relationships within the nuclear community for over a decade. Rod and Valerie first partnered on the development of this fund back in 2018. Since then, we've built connections within leading nuclear organizations (ANS, NEI, NIA, NIC, etc.) and with experts operating within the national labs, DOE, GAIN, ARPAe, as well as universities, accelerators and incubators that deal in nuclear engineering. Thus, most everyone working in nuclear has now heard of us. We also scour the traditional sources of seed-stage funding for ventures that interest us.
Our investments include: Core Power, Radiant Nuclear, Deep Isolation, Synergetic, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, Focused Energy, and Copenhagan Atomics. Learn more about these very promising ventures on our portfolio page.