Curio Legacy Ventures Closes $14M Seed Funding
Summary
The public sector drove Curio’s seed round by awarding four pivotal grants from the Department of Energy (DOE). These grants included an ARPA-E award as part of the Converting UNF Radioisotopes Into Energy (CURIE) program, along with two awards from the Office of Nuclear Energy Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program. Furthermore, Curio secured a feasibility study award through the newly established Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) with ENERGYWERX, an innovative DOE initiative aimed at accelerating partnership formation to bolster the expansion of clean energy solutions. By addressing environmental, security, and market concerns, the company aims to establish clean nuclear power as a catalyst for global prosperity and sustainability. Commenting on the news, Edward McGinnis said: “Curio’s transformative technologies and groundbreaking corporate management approach has positioned us to unlock the full potential of the US and global nuclear markets in a way we have not seen before.