Nuclear-innovation company developing advanced reactors, co-founded by Bill Gates.
Founders
Bill Gates(United States · ♂)— The Microsoft co-founder, motivated by clean-energy and climate goals, backed and founded TerraPower in 2008 through Intellectual Ventures to develop next-generation nuclear reactors, serving as board chair.
Nathan Myhrvold(United States · ♂)— Microsoft's former CTO and Intellectual Ventures co-founder who helped spin TerraPower out of IV in 2008 to commercialize advanced reactor designs, serving as vice chairman.
John Gilleland(United States · ♂)— A nuclear physicist and the technical architect who co-founded TerraPower in 2008 and served as its first CEO, driving the traveling-wave reactor program.
Funding history
Date
Round
Amount
Aug 2022
Funding round
Nuclear developer TerraPower raised $750M co-led by Bill Gates and Korea's SK Inc./SK Innovation.
$750M
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