Valar Atomics
Nuclear startup building high-temperature gas-cooled microreactors with TRISO fuel for grid-independent power and hydrogen.
Energy
📍 Hawthorne, CA
Founded 2023
Current Valuation
$2.0B
as of 2025-Q4
UNICORN
Valar Atomics is a Hawthorne, California–based nuclear startup developing high-temperature gas-cooled microreactors using TRISO fuel, targeting grid-independent power for data centers, industrial heat, and hydrogen production. Founded in 2023 by Isaiah Taylor and named after Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, the company raised a $130M Series A in November 2025 with backing from Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Palmer Luckey, and Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, at a roughly $2B valuation. Valar is part of the ARDP program and sued the NRC in 2025 over its licensing timeline.
Company Profile
Last Round
Series A — $130M (Nov 2025) · Lead: Snowpoint Ventures
Founders & Key People
Isaiah Taylor
Investors
Founders Fund · Andreessen Horowitz · Snowpoint Ventures · Palmer Luckey · Shyam Sankar · John Donovan
Products
- Ward One (advanced test reactor)
- High-temperature gas-cooled microreactor
- TRISO fuel reactor design
- Hydrogen and process-heat production
Competitors
Oklo · X-energy · NuScale Power · Kairos Power · TerraPower · Last Energy
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.