Last Energy Funding, Investors & Competitors

Last Energy has raised $164M across 4 funding rounds, most recently a $100M Series C in December 2025.

Last Last Energy funding round

$100M

Series C · Dec 2025

Cumulative funding Last Energy raised

$164M

across 4 funding rounds

Key investors in Last Energy

  • Gigafund
  • JAM Fund
  • First Round Capital
  • Quiet Capital
  • Justin Mateen
  • Galaxy Interactive
  • Armada Investment AG
  • AE Ventures

Last Energy Overview

About Last Energy

Last Energy is a Washington, D.C.-based developer of 20-megawatt small modular nuclear reactors using pressurized water technology for distributed power generation. The company standardizes factory-built microreactors with rapid deployment models targeting industrial sites, utilities, and data centers in Europe and North America.


Founded

2020

HQ

United StatesWashington, DC

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Product sales

Last Energy Funding History

Last Energy has raised a total of $164M across 4 funding rounds.

Last Energy's first fundraising round was a $4M seed round in February 2020. The most recent completed round was a $100M Series C in December 2025.

Last Energy funding rounds

Last Energy funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Dec 2025Series CAstera Institute (lead); JAM Fund; Galaxy Interactive; Gigafund; The Haskell Company; AE Ventures; Woori Technology; Ultranative$100MLast Energy is an Austin-based advanced nuclear technology company developing factory-manufactured micro-modular reactors, including the PWR-5 (5 MW) pilot and PWR-20 (20 MW) commercial model, designed for industrial and data center customers using pressurized water technology encased in steel for scalability and cost reduction. The company announced an oversubscribed Series C funding round exceeding $100 million on December 16, 2025, led by Astera Institute with participation from JAM Fund, Gigafund, The Haskell Company, AE Ventures, Ultranative, Galaxy Interactive, Woori Technology Investment Co., Ltd., Galaxy Fund, and others. This follows prior rounds: $20 million Series A in 2020 and $40 million Series B in 2024, bringing total raised to over $164 million. Proceeds will fully fund the PWR-5 pilot reactor at Texas A&M–RELLIS Campus targeting criticality in 2026, advance PWR-20 design for 2028 production, expand manufacturing and team in Texas including Austin headquarters, and support regulatory progress via U.S. DOE partnerships and U.K. pathways with a potential 2027 site license. CEO Bret Kugelmass emphasized the financing positions the company through the DOE pilot into commercialization, highlighting factory fabrication to meet energy market scalability demands amid rising needs from AI data centers. Astera Institute's Jed McCaleb praised Last Energy's product mindset applied to nuclear energy for transformative potential. The round reflects growing investor interest in nuclear startups, alongside peers like X-energy ($700M), Antares ($96M), and Aalo Atomics ($100M), driven by data center power demands. Last Energy's unserviced reactor design encased in 1,000 tons of steel aims to minimize costs compared to traditional concrete containment.
Aug 2024Series BGigafund (lead); JAM Fund; Autodesk Foundation; Justin Mateen; Amitis Capital$40MLast Energy is a Washington, D.C.-based advanced nuclear technology company, founded in 2019 as a spin-off from the Energy Impact Center, developing compact pressurized water reactor (PWR) micro-modular reactors. The PWR-20 design produces 20 MWe (80 MWt) of power, intended for mass-manufacture, factory fabrication, transport, and on-site assembly within 24 months to serve industrial clients like data centers and heavy industry. The company builds, owns, and operates plants at customer sites, selling electricity via long-term power purchase agreements, with ambitious goals of deploying 10,000 units over 15 years and first online in 2026. In August 2024, Last Energy closed a $40 million Series B funding round led by Gigafund, with participation from Autodesk Foundation, family offices, and others matching the query investors, bringing total capital raised to $64 million since inception (following a $20 million Series A in 2020 also led by Gigafund). Proceeds fund team expansion, project development, prototype advancements (showcased in April 2024, with two new prototypes planned for 2025), and progress toward commercial operations, including a PWR-5 pilot at Texas A&M. The company announced commercial agreements for 80 units, including 39 for data centers, though no reactors are operational yet. Subsequent developments include an oversubscribed $100+ million Series C in December 2025 led by Astera Institute, with returning investors like Gigafund and JAM Fund, to complete the DOE pilot, advance PWR-20 commercialization, and expand in Texas. Last Energy positions its microreactors as a scalable solution for energy abundance, security, and decarbonization amid rising demand from AI data centers.
Feb 2021Series AGigafund (lead); David Marquardt; Armada Investment AG; Quiet Capital$20M-
Feb 2020SeedFirst Round Capital (lead)$4MLast Energy raised $3 million in a Seed funding round on February 25, 2020, led by First Round Capital. This was the company's first funding round, with total capital raised at that point being $3 million. The company, founded in 2019, develops micro-modular nuclear power plants to provide clean baseload energy.

Who has invested in Last Energy?

15 investors have backed Last Energy across its funding rounds, including Gigafund, JAM Fund, First Round Capital, Quiet Capital, Justin Mateen and Galaxy Interactive.

Lead investors include Astera Institute, Gigafund and First Round Capital.


Last Energy Investors

Investors in Last Energy by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
GigafundUnited StatesAustin, TX3LeadFeb 2021
JAM FundUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA2ParticipantAug 2024
First Round CapitalUnited StatesPhiladelphia, PA1LeadFeb 2020
Galaxy InteractiveUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantDec 2025
The Haskell CompanyUnited StatesUnited States1ParticipantDec 2025
Autodesk FoundationUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantAug 2024
Justin MateenUnited StatesUnited States1ParticipantAug 2024
AE VenturesUnited StatesDallas, TX1ParticipantDec 2025
Amitis CapitalUnited KingdomLondon1ParticipantAug 2024
David MarquardtUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantFeb 2021
Armada Investment AGSwitzerlandZurich1ParticipantFeb 2021
Quiet CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantFeb 2021
Woori TechnologySouth KoreaSouth Korea1ParticipantDec 2025

This data is available for Pro users. Sign up to see all 15 Last Energy investors.

Start Free Trial

Benchmark 350K+ Funding Rounds and Disclosed VC Valuation Multiples

Sign up to see data on 350K+ funding rounds and disclosed revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples, from seed, through growth stage, to pre-IPO.

Start Free Trial

Last Energy Competitors

Last Energy competitors include listed companies like Vistra, Cameco, CEZ Group and Uniper, and private ones like Valar Atomics and Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

Public and private companies comparable to Last Energy
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
VistraUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$18B$5B$48B3.3x
CamecoCanadaCanadaPublicly listed$2.5B$825M$41B16.1x
CEZ GroupCzech RepublicCzech RepublicPublicly listed$16B$6.7B$35B2.9x
UniperGermanyGermanyPublicly listed$70B$2B$24B0.4x
Valar AtomicsUnited StatesLos Angeles, CAPrivate--$6B-
Commonwealth Fusion SystemsUnited StatesUnited StatesPrivate--$3.4B-

Last Energy Public Comps

Last Energy is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Aramco, ExxonMobil, Chevron, PetroChina, Shell, GE Vernova, TotalEnergies, NextEra Energy, ConocoPhillips and Iberdrola.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Aramco$446B$213B3.9x3.7x8.2x7.1x
ExxonMobil$324B$68B2.2x1.8x10.5x8.0x
Chevron$184B$41B2.4x2.0x10.8x7.2x
PetroChina$427B$70B0.8x0.7x4.7x4.4x
Shell$267B$55B1.2x1.0x5.8x4.5x
GE Vernova$38B$3.2B6.2x5.4x73.5x43.5x
TotalEnergies$182B$38B1.3x1.2x6.3x5.0x
NextEra Energy$27B$16B10.5x9.6x17.9x16.2x

This data is available for Pro users. Sign up to see all Last Energy competitors and their valuation data.

Start Free Trial

Common questions about Last Energy

When was Last Energy founded?Last Energy was founded in 2020.
Where is Last Energy headquartered?Last Energy is headquartered in Washington, DC, United States.
Is Last Energy publicly listed?No, Last Energy is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Last Energy raised?Last Energy has raised $164M across 4 funding rounds.
What was Last Energy's last funding round?Last Energy's last funding round was a $100M Series C in December 2025, led by Astera Institute.
Who are Last Energy's investors?Last Energy's investors include Gigafund, JAM Fund, First Round Capital, Galaxy Interactive, The Haskell Company, Autodesk Foundation, Justin Mateen, AE Ventures, Amitis Capital, David Marquardt and 5 others.
Which companies are comparable to Last Energy?Companies comparable to Last Energy include Vistra, Cameco, CEZ Group, Uniper, Valar Atomics and Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

See companies similar to Last Energy

Start Your
Free Trial Today

Try Multiples for free for 3 days. Got questions or need a demo? Schedule a call with us below.

Start Trial