Virta Ventures

Everstar Secures $4M in Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize Nuclear Compliance with AI We're excited to announce that Everstar has secured $4M in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of our AI platform 'Gordian,' which streamlines nuclear regulatory compliance. Led by Third Prime with participation from Pelican Energy Partners, EXCEL Services, Virta Ventures, Generational Partners, Page One Ventures, and angel investors from AI, energy, aerospace, and defense sectors, this investment will fuel our mission to transform how nuclear energy is deployed. Through Gordian, we're combining advanced AI with deep industry expertise to accelerate regulatory processes while maintaining crucial safety standards. Our strategic partnership with EXCEL Services Corporation leverages their unparalleled regulatory expertise and data archives to deliver the industry's most robust compliance solutions. "This investment represents more than capital – it's a mandate to address some of the most complex challenges facing the industry and transform how we deploy nuclear energy," says Kevin Kong, our founder and CEO. Investment in Everstar is an investment in the world's energy future. As demand surges from AI data centers and semiconductor manufacturing, our technology disrupts regulatory costs & timelines for nuclear operators, dramatically accelerating the path to clean, reliable energy abundance. Join us in powering the Nuclear Renaissance and building a sustainable future. Christine Wallace Kyle Mattson Robson Edwards Matt Reed Shihab Sikder Adib Abrar Kabeer Subhranshu P. Samartha S. Greg Tanaka Kevin Kong EXCEL Services Corporation Pelican Energy Partners LP Virta Ventures Generational Partners Page One Ventures Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP #NuclearInnovation #AIforEnergy #CleanEnergyFuture #nuclearenergy #nuclearissoback #ai #nuclear #energyabundance #startupfunding #techinnovation #cleanenergy #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #llm #ml https://lnkd.in/ez9SjMDt

?? We’re delighted to announce that we’ve raised a $4M Seed Extension round to support our continued commercial expansion in North America! Damage and downtime from liquid leaks in commercial buildings and industrial equipment is a costly $19B+ annual problem that traditional leak detection methods don’t adequately address. We’re excited to offer even more commercial and industrial real estate owner operators a more reliable solution that positively impacts both financial and environmental metrics. ?? Huge thanks to our investors: the lead Closed Loop Partners' Ventures Group; existing investors Burnt Island Ventures and Mundi Ventures who participated again in this round; and new participants Bonaventure Capital, Carlisle Ventures, One Small Planet, and Virta Ventures! Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/ehDpmi7U #LAIIER #Investment #LiquidLeaks #LiquidLeakDetection #Growth #Expansion #Fundraise #InvestorLove

?? Major Announcement from CapeZero! ?? We’re thrilled to share that CapeZero has successfully closed a $2.6M seed round, led by Powerhouse Ventures with participation from Climactic, Avesta Fund, Virta Ventures, and Stepchange. This funding accelerates our mission of empowering clean energy developers with the software they need to streamline critical financial processes. Our platform is designed to: ? Automate complex tax equity and project financing workflows, eliminating manual spreadsheet errors and accelerating deal execution. ? Provide real-time scenario analysis and standardized analytics, reducing modeling time from months to minutes. ? Simplify renewable energy project financing, enabling teams to close deals 50-75% faster and rapidly deploy clean energy solutions. We make it easier than ever for developers to navigate financing challenges, enabling them to focus on what they do best: creating and building. ?? Interested in how CapeZero can elevate your team? Visit us at www.capezero.com and contact Manish Hebbar or Sumit Chachra to learn more about our subscription plans. A big thank you to our customers, investors, and supporters for helping us take this next step toward scaling clean energy deployment and driving progress toward net-zero emissions! ?? ?? #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #NetZero #ProjectFinance #ClimateTech #CapeZero Let’s power the future, together. ??

Backed by industry leaders, built for change. Kaya AI is just getting started! With $5.3M in pre-seed funding, we officially launch Kaya AI to transform supply chains for data centers and mission-critical infrastructure. Our AI-native platform addresses inefficiencies in procurement, reducing delays, streamlining workflows, and helping teams do more with fewer resources. We’re delivering smarter, faster, and more sustainable outcomes by tackling one of construction's biggest challenges. Kaya AI has already helped contractors manage billions of dollars in projects, improving lead time accuracy by 90% and cutting procurement tracking time by 80%. These results earned recognition as winners of the 2024 Global Construction Startup Competition (Supply Chain category) and the 2023 Suffolk Technologies BOOST People’s Choice Award. This milestone wouldn’t be possible without the support of our investors: 53 Stations, Suffolk Construction, Soma Capital, Barclays managed by Zeal Capital Partners, RXR, Mantis Venture Capital, Virta Ventures, 4DX Ventures, TO Ventures, Optimist Ventures, REFASHIOND Ventures: The Industrial Transformation Fund, Timon Capital, BFF and Blue Impact Supply Chain Ventures who share our vision. This is just the start. Follow us to see how we’re building the future of construction. Learn more: https://usekaya.ai

?? We are thrilled to partner with CEO & Founder Daniela Blanco and the team at Sunthetics to accelerate chemical R&D with AI and small data by participating in their $4M Seed financing round along with L'ATTITUDE VENTURES, Hearst Level Up Ventures, The Global Good Fund (Global Impact Fund II), and OneSixOne Ventures. Read press release: https://lnkd.in/gV6ZyGuj