@atlasberry008: Valar Atomics just raised $1 billion at a $6 billion valuation, led by Sequoia. 3 years old. Nuclear has spent 50 years getting more complicated — custom components, novel engineering, one-off builds that take a decade and never repeat. Valar went the opposite way. Simplest possible reactor, off-the-shelf parts wherever possible, built like manufactured hardware instead of a civil engineering project. Here's the number that matters. Their first core took 2 years. The second went critical in 7 months, and every build makes the next one faster. Valar didn't build a better reactor. They built one they can build again. Complexity feels like a moat. It's a tax on speed. If you like this kind of thing and want to stay close — join our community Frontier. Link in bio. valar atomics, isaiah taylor, nuclear, smr, sequoia, energy, ai infrastructure, deep tech, founder lessons, venture capital #venturecapital #startup #founder #energy #nuclear

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