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Nucleation Capital

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 2 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $1.7M, Oct 2026

SeedSeries ANuclearCarbon Management

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque77days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$66MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Nucleation Capital

Nucleation Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Nucleation Capital is a venture fund focused on investing into advanced nuclear and carbon management innovationsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
NuclearCarbon Management
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Aug
    Apollo AtomicsSeed · US · Monte Carlo Capital$31MWith 12 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Aug
    Aalo AtomicsSeries B · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 15 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

STSonya ThomasGeneral partneriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 6 we have independently watched raise

Atomic InsightsAI-Powered Nuclear Learning ZoneFund I Subscriber PortalInvest in climate solutionsStatcounterTools

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Nucleation Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Nucleation Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Nucleation Capital

What does Nucleation Capital invest in?

Nucleation Capital invests most often at Seed and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Nuclear and Carbon Management.

How active is Nucleation Capital?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Nucleation Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Apollo Atomics (Seed, Aug 2026) and Aalo Atomics (Series B, Aug 2025).

How big are Nucleation Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $66M.

Is Nucleation Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Nucleation Capital invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Nucleation Capital?

Nucleation Capital is a VC firm based in Menlo Park, United States.

Has Nucleation Capital raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Oct 2026, reporting $1.7M raised.

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