Venture investors riff on headwinds, hype, and wildcards of 2023

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Did someone just figure out how to project finance nuclear?

For decades, the promise of new nuclear power in the West has been stifled not by the technology itself, but by the “construction problem.” Massive, multi-billion dollar mega-projects plagued by schedule creep and labor shortages have made nuclear a financial non-starter for comm ...  Show more

The missing capital for climate startups: more debt

Climate tech companies are often forced to rely on expensive equity to bridge the gap between government grant awards and the cash needed to get projects off the ground. But for founders building the physical infrastructure of the clean energy transition, dilutive capital isn't a ...  Show more

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