Alpaca VC Leads Applied Atomics Pre-Seed for Co-Located Nuclear Power
Alpaca VC led the pre-seed round for Applied Atomics, which is building full-stack, co-located nuclear plants for hyperscalers under the firm’s "Aquarius Economy" energy thesis.
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Alpaca VC led the pre-seed round for Applied Atomics, which is building full-stack, co-located nuclear plants for hyperscalers under the firm’s "Aquarius Economy" energy thesis.
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