Applied Atomics raises $8.3M
Applied Atomics announced a Seed round of $8.3M on 25 March 2026. The company operates in Climate & Energy and is based in United States. It was founded by Ben Kellie, CEO & Co-founder.
Founder
Ben Kellie
CEO & Co-founder, Applied Atomics
Outreach angles
- -Ben was a key engineer at SpaceX for 2+ years leading construction of the Vandenberg launch site and the Landing Barge that enabled Falcon 9 recovery - experience he now applies to deploying full-stack nuclear power plants at scale.
- -He brings an ex-SpaceX hardware operations mindset to nuclear energy: owning the entire stack from reactor systems and plant design through supply chain management and long-term operations rather than selling reactors to others to operate.
- -The $8.3M oversubscribed seed co-led by Morpheus and Transition VC will fund Applied Atomics' first commercial deployments of vertically integrated small modular nuclear plants for hyperscalers and industrial customers.
Signals
SeedDeep TechClimate TechHardwareRegulated IndustryB2BHiring
Round details
Company: Applied Atomics
Domain: appliedatomics.com
Amount: $8.3M
Stage: Seed
Industry: Climate & Energy
Country: United States
Announced: 25 March 2026
Other Climate & Energy raises
Recently funded in United States