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Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed for floating barge nuclear reactors two months after launch
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Bluecore Energy, founded earlier this year by Kofi Asante, closed an oversubscribed $50 million seed round eight weeks after its pre-seed, to fund small nuclear reactors mounted on floating barges for ports and nearby infrastructure.
The round signals investor appetite for a portable nuclear power concept that bypasses fixed-site infrastructure, but the company still faces NRC and Coast Guard certification and supply chain challenges before any deployment. With only one source covering this, the details are uncorroborated.
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Bluecore Energy raised $50M in a seed round led by Silverton Partners, with prior investors Slauson & Co., Harlem Capital, and Chris Larsen participating alongside new backers Collab Capital and Hartbeat Ventures.
The company builds small nuclear reactors on floating barges and has launched two barges, with formal regulatory review by the NRC and Coast Guard beginning in August.
The capital will fund product development, regulatory work, nuclear fuel purchases, and hiring, with inbound interest reported from ports, AI data centers, and communities.
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