Founders in Arms

From Software to Nuclear: Matt Loszak's Mission to Mass-Manufacture Clean Energy


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Matt Loszak is the co-founder and CEO of Aalo Atomics, building factory-manufactured small modular nuclear reactors designed to power AI data centers. In just 18 months, Aalo has grown from 2 people to 50 employees with a 40,000 square foot factory and a completed full-scale non-nuclear reactor prototype.

What you'll learn:

  1. How Aalo's liquid metal cooled reactors could transform clean energy production
  2. Why data centers are the perfect first customer for next-generation nuclear power
  3. Matt's transition from selling his software company Hume to pursuing nuclear innovation
  4. The regulatory strategies that could enable faster nuclear deployment
  5. Why factory mass manufacturing could solve nuclear's historical cost and timeline challenges
  6. The safety advantages of liquid metal cooling and small modular designs
  7. How the US compares to China and Russia in nuclear innovation
  8. Matt's surprising perspective on fusion vs. fission energy investment
  9. The capital journey from $6M seed to $30M Series A to upcoming $100M round
  10. A vision for how abundant nuclear energy could enable everything from desalination to vertical farming

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Founders in ArmsBy Immad Akhund and Rajat Suri

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