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    Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military; plus, Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors

    28/07/2026 | 7 mins.
    Antares has raised $470 million to build small modular reactors — 100 kW to 1 MW — for U.S. Air Force bases.

    Also, fusion power startup Thea Energy snagged a $20 million award from ARPA-E to scale production of its high-temperature superconducting magnets.
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    AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics; plus, Imagi raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code

    24/07/2026 | 9 mins.
    Etched, founded by three Harvard dropouts, has created new chips and memory components that speed up inference on any AI model -- no GPUs required, it says.

    Also, Imagi announced a $4.5 million seed round, with investors including Brighteye Ventures, Day One Capital, and artist Wil.i.am.
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    Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation; plus, Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US

    23/07/2026 | 7 mins.
    Colossal Biosciences is in talks to raise new funding at a $20 billion to $30 billion valuation, Axios reported.

    Also, Passionfroot, a German startup building a marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, has raised $15M in a Series A round led by Insight Partners.
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    Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants; Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors

    22/07/2026 | 9 mins.
    Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.

    Also, maritime nuclear energy startup Bluecore Energy has raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Slauson & Co.
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    Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation; plus, Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act

    21/07/2026 | 9 mins.
    The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices.

    Also, Databricks has remade its image into an AI company and has published research on the cost savings of open weight AI models for coding.
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