Valar Atomics

Valar Atomics is a US nuclear energy company developing small high-temperature gas-cooled reactors that use TRISO fuel, a graphite moderator and helium coolant. It plans to mass-produce reactors and cluster them at large sites it calls gigasites to supply industrial power, data center power, hydrogen and synthetic fuel. Its Ward 250 test reactor is sited at the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab under the US Department of Energy's Reactor Pilot Program.

Energy & climateAdvanced nuclear reactorsEl Segundo, United States
FoundersSince 2023
  • Isaiah TaylorCEO
Valuation
$6.0B
Total raised
$1.6B
Last round · Aug 2026
Series B
Founded
2023

Funding rounds

DateRound · leadRaised
Aug 3, 2026Series B · Sequoia Capital$1.0B
Mar 31, 2026Unnamed round (equity and debt)$450M
Nov 10, 2025Series A · Day One Ventures, Dream Ventures, Snowpoint Ventures$130M
Feb 19, 2025Seed · Riot Ventures$19M

Team

  • Isaiah Taylor
    Founder and CEO
  • Mark Mitchell
    Chief Nuclear Officer
  • Muhammad Shahzad
    Leadership team member (former President and CFO of Relativity Space; Valar title not stated by a primary source)
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