Bluecore Energy

Energy & Utilities · Nuclear Engineering
$78.7Mtotal raised · 3 rounds on record
6open roles
$50Mlatest round · Seed · Sep 2026 · 2 mo ago
4backers · MaC Venture Capital, Precursor Ventures

Overview

A compact 10 MWe modular reactor on a barge — zero-emission power that goes where it's needed. Built at the Port of Long Beach, California.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$78.7M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$50M
Seed · Sep 2026 · 2 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
6
+2 posted in 30 days
Backers
4
MaC Venture Capital, Precursor Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
2 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
48/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 8 Raised a round Seed $50M Sep 4 New executive Kofi Asante, Executive Officer, Director · SEC Form D Feb 19 Raised a round Pre-Seed $9.3M · SEC Form D 2025 Founded
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Seed Sep 2026 $50M — bloomberg.com
Venture round Aug 2026 $19.4M — SEC Form D
Pre-Seed Feb 2026 $9.3M — SEC Form D
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity BlueCore Energy, Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Asante KofiExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Kofi AsanteExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Jobs

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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$180k
Typical range
$160k – $195k
Open positions
4
2 Jobs
Senior 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 2 $188k $180k – $195k
Highest paying role Hardware Program Manager - Steam Generator $195k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
26/100
Slowing
Open positions
6
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
34 days
faster than 38% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
11/11/2026
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
27% ▼
Administrative
18% ▲
Finance
9% ▼
Management
9% ▲
Operations
9% ▼
Science & Research
9% ▼

Financials

Total raised
$78.7M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Seed 2026 $50M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2026 $19.4M Details
Pre-Seed 2026 $9.3M Details

People

Asante Kofi
Executive Officer, Director
Kofi Asante
Executive Officer, Director
Austin Clements
Director
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News

News The Waterways Journal 2 months ago
Bluecore Energy Announces $50 Million Funding Achievement
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News Pulse 2.0 2 months ago
Bluecore Energy Raises $50 Million Seed Funding To Develop Floating Nuclear Power Systems
Bluecore Energy has raised $50 million in seed funding to advance its floating nuclear power systems, with the financing led by Silverton Partners. The Long Beach, California-based startup is developing small modular nuclear reactors mounted on barges tha
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News news.qq.com 2 months ago
核能初创公司Bluecore Energy成立仅两月获5000万美元种子轮融资_腾讯新闻
Bluecore Energy周二宣布完成一轮超额认购的5000万美元种子轮融资--此时距离该公司完成1000万美元种子前融资并结束隐身模式仅过去数月 据TechCrunch此前报道这....
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Bluecore Energy Lands $50M Seed Round Just Two Months After Launch
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News TechCrunch 2 months ago
Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch
Bluecore Energy announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $50 million seed round - just months after raising a $10 million pre-seed and coming out of stealth.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Long Beach
Lewes United States
HQ
Long Beach United States
Plant / site
6 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $179k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Energy, Management
seen since Aug 2026 job postings