# General Matter

> Develops U.S. uranium enrichment and HALEU fuel supply for advanced nuclear reactors.

## Why it is interesting

Advanced reactor deployment depends on reliable domestic HALEU fuel. General Matter won a $900 million milestone-based Department of Energy agreement, but this is public procurement support, not equity financing.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Private financing (stage not independently confirmed) — $50M (April 2025)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $50M
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** climate-tech, deep-tech, hardware-semiconductors
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-29
- **Latest funding investors:** Founders Fund

## Key facts

- September 28, 2026: General Matter filed its initial NRC Part 70 enrichment-license application for Paducah, Kentucky, describing a two-step plan: initial lower-assay scope, then a future amendment for HALEU.
- January 5, 2026: Department of Energy announced a $900M milestone-based HALEU task order for General Matter; task order is not venture equity.
- April 2025: disclosed $50 million private financing led by Founders Fund.
- January 2026: awarded a $900 million milestone-based Department of Energy agreement over 10 years to support HALEU enrichment capacity; not a venture round.
- September 2026: submitted an initial U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license application; submission is not regulatory approval.
- Plans to build enrichment capacity at Kentucky's former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

## Funding history

- Private financing (stage not independently confirmed) · $50M · April 2025
  Source: https://generalmatter.com/news/fueling-american-power/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/founders-fund

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**Last updated:** October 29, 2026

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