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Antenna

Energy · Founded 2019 · Raised $164M · Growth stage

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A new nuclear energy solution for customers of any size – rapidly deploying, affordable, clean, baseload power at scale with a full-service delivery model

Review noteFounded 2019 by Bret Kugelmass; $100M Series C in Dec 2025 led by Astera Institute, $164M raised in total. Source ↗

Edge

22#47 · ▲13 in 7d

3 of 8 families

Why now

  1. Requested an NRC readiness assessment on docket 99902140

    Regulatory · Sep 11

  2. Domain rank rose from 2,248,726 to 1,590,517 in 30 days, a bigger gain than 90% of similarly ranked sites

    Traffic · Oct 18

  3. 3 of 24 open roles posted in the last 30 days, against 0 in the 30 days before

    Hiring · Oct 6

People

Score

Momentum60

 

Regulatory, hiring, traffic

Thesis fit95

× 0.96

Matched on energy, factory, industrial, nrc, nuclear

Earliness8

× 0.45

Already visible: funding stage, capital raised

Team–

× 0.85

1 named person, none from a top lab or company

60 × 0.96 × 0.45 × 0.85 = 22

Edge, 12 weeks

Signals

  1. Oct 18TrafficDomain rank rose from 2,248,726 to 1,590,517 in 30 days, a bigger gain than 90% of similarly ranked sites↗
  2. Oct 6Hiring3 of 24 open roles posted in the last 30 days, against 0 in the 30 days before↗
  3. Sep 15RegulatoryNRC issued a pre-application readiness assessment plan on docket 99902140↗
  4. Sep 11RegulatoryRequested an NRC readiness assessment on docket 99902140↗
  5. Sep 4RegulatoryNRC published a meeting summary on docket 99902140↗
  6. Jul 31RegulatorySubmitted a Regulatory Engagement Plan to the NRC on docket 99902140↗

Undated

  1. TrafficDomain rank improved from 2,326,087 to 1,760,217 in 30 days, within the normal range↗