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Valar Atomics

Valar Atomics builds grid-independent nuclear reactors on gigasites to produce hydrogen, data center power, industrial power, and clean hydrocarbon fuels.

valaratomics.com · El Segundo

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StageVenture RoundMarch 2026[1]
Raised$494Mdisclosed rounds[1]
Headcount94as of Jun 2026[1]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2023[1]
Money

Raised $494M across disclosed rounds.[1]

Venture Round closed March 2026.[1]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Snowpoint Ventures, Day One, Dream, Balerion, Contrary, DTX, Alumni, Crow.[1][3]

People

Isaiah Taylor, Founder[3][6]

Muhammad Shahzad, President and CFO[1][6]

Mark Mitchell, CNO[1][6]

Kelly Vasquez, Head of People & Talent[1][6]

Jess Housekeeper, Director of Operations[1][6]

Harry Hansen, Director of Public Affairs[1][6]

Daniel Baum, Director of Cost Accounting[1][6]

Joseph Lillard, Head of Instrumentation & Controls[1][6]

Elijah Froh, Director of Business Operations[1][6]

Kip Mock, Head of Operations[1][6]

Signals
Aug 3 2026fundingValar Atomics has raised $1.2B to build the world's first vertically integrated nuclear company company claim, not independently confirmed[1]
Jul 2 2026launchValar Atomics and NVIDIA collaborating on 30MW closed loop end to end AI factory company claim, not independently confirmed[1]
Jun 20 2026newsValar Atomics' Ward 250 reactor reaches criticality in Utah company claim, not independently confirmed[1]
Apr 24 2026newsDOE approved Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) for Ward250 Reactor company claim, not independently confirmed[1]
Nov 13 2025hiringFormer President and CFO of Relativity Space Muhammad Shahzad has joined Valar Atomics as President and CFO[3]
Comps

X-energy · x-energy.com · Same buyer and same technology family: X-energy builds HTGR reactors with TRISO fuel for industrial power, and Valar Atomics sources talent from X-energy per the company profile.[1]

Ultra Safe Nuclear · usnc.com · Same buyer and same job: Ultra Safe Nuclear is a top talent source for Valar Atomics and competes for the same microreactor and industrial power market.[1]

Oklo · oklo.com · Same buyer and same job: Oklo targets data center power and industrial energy with small reactors, the same grid-independent power market Valar Atomics sells into.[1]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[1]

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Valar Atomics

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Valar Atomics builds grid-independent nuclear reactors on gigasites to produce hydrogen, data center power, industrial power, and clean hydrocarbon fuels.

valaratomics.com · El Segundo

StageVenture Round
Raised$494M
Headcount94
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2023
CompsX-energy +2

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