Series B funding
Coverage of Series B funding in the Nexus archive.
- Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1B
Valar Atomics, a microreactor developer with ties to the Trump administration, has raised $1 billion in Series B funding as investors anticipate regulatory changes under the White House. The startup is positioned to benefit from an overhaul of nuclear regulations that could enable significant atomic projects.
- Ex-Disney star Bridgit Mendler says being rejected hundreds of times by Hollywood gives her the same ‘traditional background’ as other space CEOs
Bridgit Mendler, a former Disney Channel star known for roles in Good Luck Charlie and Lemonade Mouth, is now CEO of Northwood, a space startup that secured $100 million in Series B funding. She attributes her success to a high tolerance for risk and rejection, comparing her acting career's challenges to entrepreneurship. Mendler studied law at Harvard and earned a master’s at MIT despite lacking a traditional tech background.