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Energy · Chevy Chase, Maryland · Founded 2023 · Growth stage

Blue Energy

Factory-built nuclear plants delivered in 3 years at $5k/kW

Review noteRaised $380M led by VXI Capital in April 2026, founded 2023 by Jake Jurewicz and Matt Slotkin; an earlier $45M round was reported in Oct 2024. Source ↗

Edge

26#31 · ▼1 in 7d

2 of 8 families

Why now

  1. Submitted part 1 of a construction permit application to the NRC on docket 99902137

    Regulatory · Sep 15

  2. 4 of 14 open roles posted in the last 30 days, against 3 in the 30 days before

    Hiring · Oct 2

People

Score

Momentum63

 

Regulatory, hiring

Thesis fit99

× 0.99

Matched on assembly line, energy, factory, fission, manufacturing

Earliness14

× 0.48

Already visible: capital raised, funding stage

Team–

× 0.85

7 named people, none from a top lab or company

63 × 0.99 × 0.48 × 0.85 = 26

Edge, 12 weeks

Signals

  1. Oct 2Hiring4 of 14 open roles posted in the last 30 days, against 3 in the 30 days before↗
  2. Sep 15RegulatorySubmitted part 1 of a construction permit application to the NRC on docket 99902137↗
  3. Sep 15RegulatorySubmitted an exemption request to the NRC on docket 99902137↗
  4. Sep 4RegulatoryFiled its first 3 trademark applications in one day for nuclear reactors, all intent to use↗
  5. Aug 3RegulatoryNRC scheduled a meeting for Aug 18 on docket 99902137↗
  6. Jul 1RegulatoryNRC staff issued feedback on a white paper on docket 99902137↗
  7. May 1CapitalFiled first Form D: $177.5M sold of $400.0M in equity from 11 investors↗