Strategic investment brings together RTI’s scientific leadership and Navidence AI-native platform to improve research quality, reproducibility, and patient outcomes across the life sciences

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 5, 2026 — Independent scientific research institute RTI International today announced a partnership and strategic equity investment in Navidence, a technology and knowledge content company focused on defining health data and enabling more efficient, transparent and scientifically rigorous clinical research and real-world evidence (RWE) generation. The investment and collaboration reflect RTI’s continued commitment to leveraging data, technology and partnerships to advance high-quality evidence that supports better decision-making across the life sciences and healthcare ecosystem.

As part of the investment, RTI will engage with Navidence through a planned strategic collaboration focused on product evolution and commercialization. The collaboration will combine RTI’s scientific leadership and real-world research expertise with Navidence’s data science and medical informatics capabilities to help standardize disease definitions across the industry, strengthen research insights across programs and support more effective therapeutic interventions for patients.

“One of the most persistent challenges in real-world evidence generation is the inconsistency and lack of standardization in how diseases, treatments and outcomes are defined,” said Aaron Kamauu, Navidence CEO. “Navidence was built to solve exactly that. RTI’s investment validates our approach and accelerates our ability to bring transparent CODefs to research teams across the life sciences, ultimately improving the quality and credibility of evidence for all stakeholders. Together, we’re building something the industry has needed for a long time and we’re just getting started.”

Founded in 2022 by experienced real-world evidence, medical informatics and data science leaders, Navidence offers AI-native technology and professional services centered on Computable Operational Definitions (CODefs), which are standardized, human- and computer-readable definitions of key study elements, including diseases, treatments, outcomes, and inclusion and exclusion criteria. Defining these elements is a critical but resource-intensive step in clinical research, often requiring weeks or months of manual effort across epidemiology, informatics, statistics, and clinical teams – a burden that AI alone cannot resolve without an expert-curated and pragmatically validated foundation to draw from. The Navidence platform and curated CODef libraries help researchers more precisely define study criteria and move more efficiently from protocol development to real-world data (RWD) evaluation and evidence generation, improving speed, reproducibility, consistency, and trust in study results.

“High-quality real-world evidence demands scientific rigor, scalable infrastructure and a clear understanding of our clients’ needs,” said Asli Aras, vice president and head of corporate development at RTI. “Navidence tackles a long-standing challenge in life sciences research by bringing clarity and standardization to how health data are defined and operationalized. This investment and collaboration build on RTI’s continued commitment to AI-enabled technologies that help clients generate precise, scientifically sound evidence more efficiently to inform healthcare and life-sciences decision making.”

Billions of dollars in life sciences research are built on inconsistently defined data. RTI and Navidence are partnering to change that using AI to accelerate evidence that moves patients toward better care. By combining RTI’s scientific leadership with Navidence’s AI-native platform, we’re standardizing how diseases, treatments, and outcomes are defined—giving researchers, regulators, and clinicians the clarity they need to make decisions that advance life changing medicines. Together with investments in Nested Knowledge, b.well Connected Health, and BEK Health, today’s announcement reflects RTI’s commitment to advancing the technologies that will define the next era of evidence generation.

About RTI International
RTI International is an independent scientific research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world’s most critical problems with technical and science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across social, statistical, data, and laboratory sciences, engineering, and other technical disciplines to solve the world’s most challenging problems. For more information, visit www.rti.org. 

About Navidence
Navidence is a technology company focused on defining health data and supporting researchers in study design through the use of Computable Operational Definitions (CODefs). Its AI-native platform helps life sciences organizations design, deploy, and scale real-world evidence studies with greater efficiency, consistency, and trust.

Media Contact:
RTI International Media Relations
919-541-7300
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KAILUA-KONA AND HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 5, 2026 — Pacific Hybreed, a Big Island-based aquaculture biotechnology company, today announced the close of a $1 million funding round with participation from Hawaiʻi Angels and Blue Startups.

The investment will support the company’s expansion of commercial-scale hatchery operations as it works to meet growing demand from shellfish farmers across Hawaiʻi, the West Coast, and beyond.

Pacific Hybreed is the first company to commercialize hybrid breeding in shellfish, applying the concept of “hybrid vigor”—a method long used in agriculture—to oysters and clams. The company’s approach builds on traditional selective breeding techniques and does not involve genetic modification, instead producing high-performance seed tailored to specific farm conditions that helps growers improve survival, increase yields, and reduce labor costs.

Shellfish farming is a high-risk business, with farmers often losing a significant portion of their crop before harvest due to environmental stressors and inconsistent seed performance. Pacific Hybreed’s approach addresses this challenge at the source by delivering more resilient, uniform seed that performs reliably in real-world farm conditions.

The impact is both biological and economic. Pacific Hybreed’s seed has demonstrated approximately 30% greater yield and up to 50% reductions in harvesting costs due to uniform growth. By offering these gains at commodity pricing, the company enables farmers to increase output and profitability without requiring changes to their existing operations.

The company is already working with more than 20 farm customers and research sites across North America, and demand for its seed continues to outpace current production capacity.

“When we stocked Pacific Hybreed seed while we were growing oysters, we consistently found more uniform growth and very few double set oysters. Growing oysters in Hawaii can be more labor intensive than farming in cooler regions, so the performance and quality of each individual oyster seed is critical,” said Dave Anderson, Product Manager at Kauai Sea Farm.

“Closing this round allows us to move from proven field results to scaled commercial production at a critical moment for the industry,” said Melissa DellaTorre, CEO of Pacific Hybreed. “Hawaiʻi Angels and Blue Startups represent an incredible base of local support. It’s so meaningful to build this company here at home with investors who understand both the opportunity and the impact.”

Pacific Hybreed will use the funding to scale hatchery production, expand its farm-specific breeding programs, and continue broadening into additional species beyond Pacific oysters, including clams.

“Pacific Hybreed is addressing a critical bottleneck in aquaculture. Improving survival and yield at the seed level has a direct impact on farm economics and the resilience of the broader seafood supply chain,” said Rajeev Rai, Hawaiʻi Angels member and deal lead on the investment.

About Pacific Hybreed
Pacific Hybreed is a Big Island, Hawaiʻi-based aquaculture biotechnology company developing high-performance oyster and clam seed through advanced hybrid breeding techniques. By delivering more resilient and productive shellfish, the company helps farmers improve yield, reduce costs, and operate more sustainably. Learn more at pacifichybreed.com.

About The Hawaiʻi Angels
The Hawaiʻi Angels is a Honolulu-based network of early-stage investors that has supported founders in Hawaiʻi and beyond since 2002. Members invest individually but often collaborate on deals like Pacific Hybreed, offering not just capital but also coaching and connections to help startups grow. Learn more or inquire about membership or corporate/VC sponsorship at hawaiiangels.org.

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Oversubscribed Series B brings total funding to over $100M to scale domestic manufacturing and energy storage deployment across the US and Canada

Addresses AI power bottleneck by unlocking a dormant domestic resource: EV batteries

AUSTIN, Texas, May 5, 2026 – Moment Energy, a North American leader in EV battery repurposing, today announced a $40 million Series B funding round. The financing brings the total capital raised to over $100 million. The Series B round was led by Evok Innovations, with participation from Liberty Mutual Investments, W23 Global Fund, and Acario (the corporate venture capital arm of Tokyo Gas), joining the company’s major investors, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Voyager Ventures, and In-Q-Tel.

The funding will accelerate the expansion of Moment Energy’s North American manufacturing footprint, solidifying its position as the leading second-life battery manufacturer. This capital will scale specialist teams and boost production capacity across the US and Canada to satisfy the rapidly increasing demand from data centers, utilities, and industrial customers. It will also fuel the scaled deployment of state-of-the-art commercial energy storage systems, positioning the company as a key infrastructure provider in the transition to more resilient, domestically-powered energy systems.

The funding comes as accelerating demand from AI and data centers places increasing pressure on aging grid infrastructure, with power availability emerging as a critical constraint. At the same time, battery supply chains remain bottlenecked by long lead times and geopolitical risk. Moment Energy addresses both challenges by unlocking the largest untapped domestic resource: EV batteries already on North American roads.

“As energy demand continues to increase, Moment Energy is focused on one mission: improving grid resilience and reducing energy costs,” said Edward Chiang, Co-Founder and CEO of Moment Energy. “We are building a new generation of energy infrastructure that can be deployed rapidly, manufactured domestically and powered by existing battery resources.”

Moment Energy is advancing battery repurposing from experimental use cases to commercial deployment. The company has uniquely achieved critical safety milestones, including UL 1974 and UL 9540A certifications, making it the only provider able to deploy second-life battery storage systems in the built environment without special dispensations.

The company is redefining the economics of energy storage. Its proprietary pack-swapping architecture extends system lifespan to 30 years, compared to the typical 15-year lifecycle of conventional systems. Combined with domestic tax incentives, this enables up to three times lower net costs, reducing cycling costs to as low as 3 cents per kWh for industrial users.

“Moment Energy is the only player in the EV battery repurposing industry that has proven safety and scalability are not mutually exclusive,” said Marty Reed, Partner at Evok Innovations. “With a deep understanding of battery health and chemistry, Moment Energy is uniquely positioned to build and deploy high-performance, second-life systems at enormous scale. This is a real-world use case for Physical AI: turning complex data into the reliable energy storage needed to power our future.”

Moment Energy has developed the world’s most energy-dense second-life battery systems that are FEOC compliant, insurable and scalable. Its compact footprint enables up to 164 MWh of storage per acre, maximizing ROI per square foot in high-value, space-restricted environments.

A selection of hi-res images to accompany this press release can be accessed here.

About Moment Energy

Moment Energy is the first and only company in North America to manufacture certified, commercial-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) using repurposed batteries. Founded on the belief that every battery deserves a second life, Moment Energy’s technology platform safely extends the useful life of EV batteries and diverts them from premature recycling and landfill disposal. Moment Energy delivers cost-effective and sustainable BESS for commercial and industrial applications, including data centers, hospitals, factories, and microgrids. 

For more information, please visit https://www.momentenergy.com/ 

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Germany’s state economic development bank, the KfW, says that financing of start-ups increased by six percent annually in the first quarter of this year.

BERLIN, May 5, 2026 — 1.7 billion euros flowed into young companies in Europe’s largest economy, according to a new KfW study. The rise is down to a broad development on the VC market rather than a handful of mega-deals, the bank added.

International investors are playing a major role in this trend. 34 percent of the capital given to German companies came from the United States.

“The robust international presence reflects both the fundamentally high level of activity of US investors and the abiding confidence of international providers of capital in Germany as a location for starting technology companies,” said KfW head economist Dirk Schumacher in a statement.

18 percent of German-based start-ups receiving capital in the first three months of 2026 come from the health sector, followed by fintechs with 15 percent. Companies developing artificial intelligence applications accounted for over half – 967 million euros – of investments.

“The increasing capital flowing to German start-ups shows that the activities of young non-LLM artificial intelligence companies are eliciting significant interest from foreign investors,” says Germany Trade & Invest AI expert Asha-Maria Sharma. “The proximity to renowned universities and research institutions and the focus on technology-driven business models make fledgling companies in Germany attractive to VC investors.”

Germany Trade & Invest is the German government agency for international business promotion and is owned by the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. It helps international companies do business in Germany and German companies do business abroad. 

Contact:
Jefferson Chase
Senior Communications Manager
Germany Trade & Invest
Friedrichstrasse 60
10115 Berlin, Germany
[email protected]
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Leumi Partners has joined the fund as an anchor investor

The fund has already invested in five companies, including ones founded by serial entrepreneurs and alongside some of the world’s leading venture capital firms

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 5, 2026 — After leading dozens of investments, primarily in the cybersecurity space that have so far generated 22 exits with a combined value of approximately $2.5 billion, Yaron Elad and Elik Etzion are embarking on a new path. Together with their US-based partner Gurinder Sidhu, they are launching AlphaDrive, a $100 million fund focusing on cybersecurity and AI, operating under a unique investment model.

Leumi Partners, the investments arm of Bank Leumi, has joined the fund as an anchor investor, alongside additional investors including “Aurum” the Kahn family office, cybersecurity entrepreneurs from Israel and the U.S., venture capital fund managers, and other investors from the U.S. and Europe.

Yaron Elad, a seasoned venture capital investor and former CEO of Elron Ventures, and Elik Etzion, a cybersecurity and AI expert and former deputy head of the cyber division of Unit 8200 and former CISO of Bank Hapoalim, stepped down from the management of Elron Ventures in 2025, after leading it to top-decile performance in Cyber investments.

Gurinder Sidhu is a seasoned investment banker who until recently led the cybersecurity and infrastructure software sector at UBS, the world’s largest wealth management bank. In his role, Sidhu led M&A and financing transactions for leading cybersecurity companies including CrowdStrike, CyberArk, SentinelOne, Barracuda, Sophos and Varonis.

AlphaDrive plans to invest in companies across various stages, from seed to later stages, alongside larger-scale co-investments with Leumi Partners. The fund is expected to invest in companies founded by Israeli entrepreneurs. To date, it has invested in five startups, including companies founded by serial entrepreneurs operating at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, alongside leading funds such as Greylock, Accel, CRV, Notable, Viola Ventures, and others.

AlphaDrive focuses on the intersection of the AI revolution and the cybersecurity world, a convergence that is driving profound change in the industry. At a time when AI giants are developing and releasing dedicated models used by both attackers and defenders, the industry is being fundamentally reshaped as these models absorb the logic of existing cybersecurity products. This trend is already reflected in the pricing volatility of publicly traded cybersecurity companies.

Alongside these challenges, significant opportunities are emerging for startups to challenge established cybersecurity companies through AI-native products that integrate multiple models, automate workflows via AI agents that replace human labor, and introduce new business models.

The AI revolution is also reshaping the venture capital industry itself, the boundaries between product and service companies are blurring, distinctions between early and late-stage companies are fading, development cycles are shortening, and AI-native companies can achieve meaningful revenues in a short time. Even internal fund operations are adapting to the AI era.

Against this backdrop, AlphaDrive has developed a unique investment model that combines several complementary and dynamic strategies. Integrating venture capital and private equity methodologies for AI-driven roll-up strategies (technology-enabled serial M&A), investing across the full company lifecycle, and building companies with serial entrepreneurs under a Foundry model. This model is supported by a global, multidisciplinary team with extensive shared experience.

The fund’s team also includes Sharon Wagner, a serial entrepreneur who has sold several companies to technology giants including Microsoft; Dr. Uri Geiger, a venture capital and private equity investor; Kobi Katz, CTO of Maccabi Healthcare Services; and Susanne Senoff, who serves as CISO at Thoma Bravo Group company. In addition, senior technology and cybersecurity executives from international companies. Including TikTok, Warner, Chime, and Medtronic, are part of the extended team.

Yaron Elad, Managing Partner at AlphaDrive, said: “We built AlphaDrive after decades of working closely with entrepreneurs across the entire lifecycle of companies, from the earliest stages, through growth, to exit. Building a company has always been a roller coaster, but in the AI era it has become faster, sharper, and far more unpredictable.

“We see our role as partners in this journey, with a deep understanding of what it takes to build companies that succeed over time. AlphaDrive was established to operate precisely at these inflection points, with expertise in cybersecurity and AI, and with the ability to work with companies at different stages helping them grow effectively in the new world being built before our eyes.”

Elik Etzion added: “We are in the midst of a powerful convergence between two of the world’s fastest-growing industries, AI and cybersecurity, and this convergence is reshaping the rules of the game. At AlphaDrive, we are here to seize the moment. We have built a dedicated Cyber-AI task force, a unique team with proven experience navigating previous waves of transformation and disruption in the industry. Our goal is to enable entrepreneurs to seize the current window of opportunity and provide them with a broad value platform that will allow them to build companies shaping the future of the industry.”

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Contact:
Yonatan Levin
[email protected]
+972 54-798-7326

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Doubles down on building the First Agentic Operating System for eCommerce scale

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 5, 2026 — ZyG today announced that it has raised a $60M Series A round led by Accel, with participation from Felix Capital and additional new and existing investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Sonali De Rycker, partner at Accel, will be joining the ZyG board of directors.

ZyG was built by the founders of ironSource, which went public on the NYSE at $11B and later merged with Unity, who joined forces with three of the leading AI experts from one of Israel’s top cyber units. The founders bring a deep combination of business, tech and eCom expertise to one of the largest problems in eCommerce. 

ZyG OS is the first end-to-end platform for entrepreneurs and direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands to build eCommerce scale. Leveraging its agentic infrastructure, ZyG OS identifies products with strong scale potential and executes every function needed for scale, from building the online brand and store to generating creatives, running user acquisition and organic growth to optimizing conversion, retention, and logistics. By removing operational and data complexity, as well as the financial risk inherent in scaling, ZyG enables product innovators to focus on building great products. 

ZyG is currently partnering with online brands with excellent products that have gotten initial traction online but do not have the capability to build out the technology stack, AI expertise, and data capabilities necessary to massively scale in the US. All of these brands have gone through ZyG’s agentic Product Market Fit test and achieved a high ZyG Score, which predicts scale potential. 

“Shopify and Amazon opened the door for anyone who wants to start selling online. But shifting from selling to scaling remains overwhelmingly complex. It forces founders to manage fragmented tools, siloed data, and the many teams or agencies needed to execute every aspect of scale,” said Omer Kaplan, CEO and Co-Founder of ZyG. “ZyG OS flips that model with an end-to-end solution that solves the entire problem, not pieces of it. With a complex agentic infrastructure, ZyG OS executes the endless elements needed to scale, freeing founders to focus on building great products.”

“The industry has spent years perfecting how we sell online, yet scaling remains fragmented and fragile,” said Sonali De Rycker, Partner at Accel. “By combining the ironSource founders’ commerce pedigree with deep AI expertise, the ZyG team has built the definitive Agentic Operating System that finally gives entrepreneurs the automated growth engine they need to scale.”

About ZyG 

ZyG is an Operating System for eCom scale, turning great products into successful brands. ZyG’s platform is designed to help product inventors and DTC brands validate, scale, and finance their growth, powered by data-driven AI agents. For more information, visit www.zyg.com.

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Перед новой компанией поставлена задача — управление проектом по расширению атомной станции V.C. Summer

КОЛУМБИЯ (штат Южная Каролина) и НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 5 мая 2026 г. — Brookfield, ведущая международная инвестиционная компания, и The Nuclear Company (TNC) — компания, специализирующаяся на разработке и реализации проектов в области атомной энергетики, сегодня объявили о заключении партнерского соглашения с целью создания новой компании для внедрения технологии ядерных реакторов Westinghouse. Целью партнерства является создание мирового лидера по реализации проектов в области атомной энергетики.

Обширные возможности Brookfield по управлению активами и развитию энергетической инфраструктуры в сочетании с опытом TNC по реализации проектов в сфере атомной энергетики послужат фундаментом для специализированной компании по разработке проектов. Компания будет предоставлять услуги по реализации проектов строительства атомных электростанций исключительно на базе технологии реакторов Westinghouse, включая модели AP1000 и AP300, а также полный цикл управления проектами, поддержку лицензирования и надзор за проектированием, закупками, строительством и пусконаладочными работами. Стороны рассчитывают в ближайшие месяцы перейти к подписанию окончательной документации при условии получения необходимых согласований и соблюдения стандартных процедур.

В рамках усилий по возможному завершению сооружения двух незаконченных энергоблоков AP1000 вблизи города Дженкинсвилла (Jenkinsville) в штате Южная Каролина компания Brookfield назначила нового управляющего проектом по расширению атомной станции в округе Фэрфилд (Fairfield) (Южная Каролина), официально известным как проект по сооружению энергоблоков №2 и №3 АЭС V.C. Summer (далее: «Проект»). Этот проект является одним из наиболее подготовленных к реализации в области атомной энергетики в США. Государственная энергетическая компания штата Южной Каролины Santee Cooper поддерживает участие новой компании в проекте.

Новая компания будет обеспечивать проведение контрольно-проверочных мероприятий и, в случае принятия Окончательного инвестиционного решения, курировать реализацию Проекта. Реализация проекта по-прежнему зависит от результатов дальнейшей оценки, получения разрешений надзорных органов и заключения окончательных соглашений.

«Это совместное предприятие отражает дисциплинированный подход компании Brookfield к крупномасштабным инфраструктурным инвестициям и ориентацию на партнерство с опытными операторами, — поделился Уайатт Хартли (Wyatt Hartley), управляющий партнер Brookfield. — Объединяя наши глобальные возможности по развитию инфраструктуры с опытом реализации проектов в области атомной энергетики, мы считаем, что эта платформа способна ускорить возрождение американской атомной энергетики, опираясь на динамику развития партнерства Westinghouse с правительством США».

«Наша команда сформировалась на площадке АЭС Vogtle и в ходе реализации нескольких самых сложных энергетических проектов в мире, — заявил Джо Клеча (Joe Klecha), руководитель ядерно-энергетического сектора The Nuclear Company. — Мы знаем, что необходимо для реализации проектов в области атомной энергетики. До сих пор не хватало модели, которая объединила бы людей, возможности и капитал, чтобы реализовывать такие проекты быстро и масштабно. Именно такую модель создает это партнерство».

О компании Brookfield

Brookfield — одна из ведущих глобальных инвестиционных компаний с активами на управлении на сумму более 1 трлн долларов, которая владеет и управляет реальными активами и предприятиями, предоставляющими жизненно важные услуги, составляющие основу мировой экономики. Компания, действуя от имени институциональных и частных инвесторов со всего мира, осуществляет инвестиции в инфраструктуру, возобновляемые источники энергии и энергетический переход, частный акционерный капитал, недвижимость и кредитование — ключевые секторы, обеспечивающие экономический рост и повышение производительности.

Имея более чем вековую историю и работая более чем в 30 странах, компания инвестирует долгосрочный, «терпеливый» капитал в строительство базовых активов и предприятий, которые станут основой для более взаимосвязанного, устойчивого и экологичного будущего, стремясь обеспечить долгосрочное благосостояние для своих клиентов и создавая при этом высокую доходность с учетом риска для своих акционеров. Brookfield Corporation (тикер: BN) и Brookfield Asset Management (тикер: BAM) — ведущий глобальный управляющий альтернативными активами со штаб-квартирой в Нью-Йорке — котируются на биржах NYSE и TSX. 

Дополнительную информацию можно получить на веб-сайте www.brookfield.com.

О компании The Nuclear Company

The Nuclear Company является пионером модернизации строительства атомных объектов благодаря подходу «спроектировать один раз — строить многократно», опирающемуся на собственную платформу Nuclear Operating System (NOS) — систему на базе искусственного интеллекта, которая переводит сооружение реакторов всех типов в регулируемый, предсказуемый процесс, управляемый данными. Компания основана ветеранами ядерной энергетики и инфраструктурных энергопроектов, включая команду, которая ввела в эксплуатацию энергоблоки №3 и №4 АЭС Vogtle. TNC реализует проекты в области атомной энергетики и обслуживает действующие объекты, способствуя долгосрочной энергетической безопасности США.

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Novo založená spoločnosť poslúži ako projektový manažér pre V.C. Summer

COLUMBIA, Južná Karolína a NEW YORK  , 4. máj 2026 – Brookfield, popredná globálna investičná spoločnosť, a The Nuclear Company („TNC”), spoločnosť zameraná na vývoj a realizáciu jadrových projektov, dnes oznámili partnerstvo s cieľom založiť novú spoločnosť so špecializáciou na vývoj technológie jadrových reaktorov Westinghouse. Cieľom partnerstva je vytvoriť popredný globálny podnik v oblasti realizácie jadrových projektov.

Globálne schopnosti spoločnosti Brookfield v oblasti správy aktív a rozvoja energetickej infraštruktúry v kombinácii s odbornými znalosťami spoločnosti TNC v oblasti realizácie jadrových projektov poslúžia ako základ pre špecializovaný podnik zameraný na rozvoj projektov. Tento podnik bude ponúkať realizačné kapacity pre zavádzanie jadrových projektov založených výlučne na technológii reaktorov Westinghouse vrátane AP1000 a AP300, a ďalej komplexný projektový manažment, podporu udeľovania licencií a dohľad nad inžinierskymi, obstarávacími, stavebnými a uvádzaním do prevádzky. Zmluvné strany očakávajú, že v nasledujúcich mesiacoch dosiahnu pokrok smerom k finálnej dokumentácii, ktorá bude podliehať bežným schváleniam a podmienkam.

V rámci úsilia o potenciálny rozvoj dvoch čiastočne rozostavaných blokov AP1000 v blízkosti Jenkinsville v Južnej Karolíne si spoločnosť Brookfield vybrala tento nový podnik ako projektového manažéra pre jadrový projekt v okrese Fairfield v Južnej Karolíne, predtým známy ako 2. a 3. jadrový blok elektrárne V.C. Summer („projekt”). Tento projekt je jednou z najlepšie pripravených príležitostí v oblasti jadrového rozvoja v Amerike. Santee Cooper, spoločnosť vo vlastníctve štátu, ktorá poskytuje verejné služby v Južnej Karolíne, podporuje jej úlohu v projekte.

Novo založený podnik bude podporovať náležitú starostlivosť v rámci projektu a dohliadať na jeho realizáciu, ak sa posunie ku konečnému investičnému rozhodnutiu. Vývoj projektu je naďalej predmetom ďalšieho hodnotenia, schválenia regulačnými orgánmi a podpisu finálnych zmlúv.

„Tento spoločný podnik odráža disciplinovaný prístup spoločnosti Brookfield k rozsiahlym investíciám do infraštruktúry a zameranie na partnerstvo so skúsenými prevádzkovateľmi,” povedal Wyatt Hartley, riadiaci partner spoločnosti Brookfield. „Sme presvedčení, že kombináciou našich schopností v oblasti rozvoja globálnej infraštruktúry s odbornými znalosťami v oblasti realizácie jadrových projektov má táto platforma potenciál urýchliť oživenie americkej jadrovej energie a stavať na dynamike partnerstva spoločnosti Westinghouse s vládou USA.”

„Náš tím vznikal na stavenisku elektrárne Vogtle a pri realizácií jedných z najzložitejších energetických projektov na svete,” povedal Joe Klecha, hlavný jadrový riaditeľ spoločnosti The Nuclear Company. „Vieme, čo je na realizáciu jadrových projektov potrebné. Chýbal tu model, ktorý by spojil ľudí, schopnosti a kapitál, aby bolo možné to dosiahnuť rýchlo a vo veľkej mierke. Práve to prináša toto partnerstvo.”

O spoločnosti Brookfield

Brookfield je popredná globálna investičná spoločnosť, ktorá spravuje aktíva v hodnote viac ako 1 bilióna dolárov. Vlastní a prevádzkuje reálne aktíva a podniky poskytujúce základné služby, ktoré sú pilierom globálnej ekonomiky. Investujeme v mene inštitúcií aj jednotlivcov po celom svete v oblasti infraštruktúry, obnoviteľných zdrojov energie a transformácie, súkromného kapitálu, nehnuteľností a úverov – sektorov kľúčových pre podporu hospodárskeho rastu a produktivity.

S viac ako storočnou tradíciou a pôsobením vo viac ako 30 krajinách prostredníctvom dlhodobého, trpezlivého kapitálu budujeme základné aktíva a podniky, ktoré poháňajú prepojenejšiu, odolnejšiu a udržateľnejšiu budúcnosť. Snažíme sa budovať dlhodobé bohatstvo pre našich klientov a zároveň prinášať našim akcionárom silné výnosy upravené o riziko. Spoločnosti Brookfield Corporation (burzový symbol: BN) a Brookfield Asset Management (burzový symbol: BAM), popredný globálny správca alternatívnych aktív so sídlom v New Yorku, sú obe kótované na burzách NYSE a TSX. 

Viac informácií nájdete na našej webovej stránke na adrese  www.brookfield.com.

O spoločnosti The Nuclear Company

Nuclear Company je priekopníkom v modernizácii jadrovej výstavby prostredníctvom svojho prístupu „raz navrhnúť, viackrát postaviť”, ktorý je podložený vlastným jadrovým operačným systémom (NOS), platformou riadenou AI, ktorá transformuje výstavbu reaktorov pre všetky technológie na dátovo riadený a predvídateľný proces. Spoločnosť TNC, ktorú založili veteráni jadrovej energie a energetickej infraštruktúry vrátane tímu, ktorý uviedol do prevádzky 3. a 4. blok elektrárne Vogtle, nasadzuje jadrovú energiu a servisuje existujúce zariadenia s cieľom zaistiť dlhodobú energetickú bezpečnosť Ameriky.

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Series B led by Peter Thiel funds manufacturing and first deployments of autonomous ocean-powered computing systems for a new class of AI infrastructure

PORTLAND, Ore., May 4, 2026 — Panthalassa, a renewable energy and ocean technology company, today announced $140 million in Series B financing led by Peter Thiel, with participation from new investors John Doerr, Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, Max Levchin’s SciFi Ventures, Susquehanna Sustainable Investments, Hanwha Group, Anthony Pratt, Fortescue Ventures, Future Positive, WTI, Nimble Partners, Super Micro Computer, Sozo Ventures, Dylan Field, Planetary VC, Leblon Capital, Resilience Reserve, Portland Seed Fund, and the Intrepid Oregon Fund. They are joined by returning investors Founders Fund, Gigascale Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, Unless, and WovenEarth. The funding will complete the company’s pilot manufacturing facility near Portland, Oregon, and accelerate deployment of its Ocean-3 series of nodes, which will perform AI inference computing at sea using power generated from ocean waves.

“There are three sources of energy on the planet with tens of terawatts of new capacity potential: solar, nuclear, and the open ocean,” said Garth Sheldon-Coulson, Co-Founder and CEO of Panthalassa. “We’ve built a technology platform that operates in the planet’s most energy-dense wave regions, far from shore, and turns that resource into reliable clean power. We’re now ready to build factories, deploy fleets, and provide a sustainable new source of energy for humanity.”

Panthalassa’s nodes are autonomous, floating energy systems that are mass-produced from plate steel in coastal factories. They operate in the distant ocean, where they generate clean electricity around the clock. Rather than transmitting energy back to terrestrial grids, Panthalassa uses it directly on board to power AI chips, sending inference tokens to land by satellite. The surrounding ocean provides free supercooling, eliminating one of the largest engineering challenges in land-based data centers and lengthening chip lifetimes.

Panthalassa has spent the past decade developing the core power generation, propulsion, autonomy, and at-sea computing technologies behind the platform. Its Ocean-1, Ocean-2, and Wavehopper prototypes in 2021 and 2024 proved these capabilities at sea. In 2026, the company plans to deploy its Ocean-3 pilot node series in the northern Pacific Ocean, demonstrating AI inference capabilities and refining its manufacturing process in preparation for commercial deployments in 2027.

As demand for new electricity and computing continues to surge, terrestrial data centers face mounting constraints: limited grid capacity, cooling water scarcity, supply chain bottlenecks, permitting delays, and impacts on local communities and infrastructure. Panthalassa’s platform expands energy and AI computing capacity without requiring new data centers or power plants on land—relieving strain on the grid, reducing ecological impacts, and lowering energy costs for families and businesses.

“The future demands more compute than we can imagine,” said Peter Thiel. “Extra-terrestrial solutions are no longer science fiction. Panthalassa has opened the ocean frontier.”

“Panthalassa’s autonomous wave power system is a game changer in addressing global energy needs and clean power generation,” said John Doerr. “It is a triple win: workers benefit, communities benefit, and we gain a strategic asset that strengthens American technological leadership.”

About Panthalassa

Panthalassa is a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to ensuring a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. Its self-propelled nodes capture wave energy and use it to generate clean electricity and run AI computing onboard, with data transmitted by low-Earth-orbit satellites. Panthalassa is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and backed by leading investors. For more information, visit panthalassa.com.

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