TerraPower - About the company
TerraPower is a series D company based in Bellevue (United States), founded in 2006 by Bill Gates. It operates as a Designer of nuclear reactors. TerraPower has raised $1.52B in funding from ArcelorMittal and SK. The company has 93 active competitors, including 32 funded and 5 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Newcleo, NuScale Power and X Energy.
Company Details
Designer of nuclear reactors. The portfolio includes IV traveling wave reactor (TWR) that offers a safe and economic form of low-carbon energy that meets baseload demand for electricity. The company is also investigating a molten salt reactor(MSR) as an alternative technology.
- Website
- www.terrapower.com/
- Registered Address
- Bellevue, Washington
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2006
Location
Bellevue, United States
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$1.52B in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 93 active competitors
Employee Count
1,078 as on Aug 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with TerraPower
TerraPower is associated with 6 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Terra Energy s.r.o. CIN: 24259012 , Czech Republic, Active | Aug 15, 2012 | - | - | |
TERA Power s.r.o. CIN: 08118043 , Czech Republic, Active | Apr 25, 2019 | - | - | |
TARA Energy s.r.o. CIN: 04677421 , Czech Republic, Active | Dec 29, 2015 | - | - | |
TERRAONE s.r.o. CIN: 04465954 , Czech Republic, Active | Oct 08, 2015 | - | - | |
Terrapower, Llc CIN: 32085990482 , United States, Active | - | - | - | |
Terrapower, Llc CIN: 263743526 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 648 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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TerraPower's funding and investors
TerraPower has raised a total funding of $1.52B over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 31, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Jun 18, 2025 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. TerraPower has 11 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of TerraPower:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jun 18, 2025 | 8544360 | Series D | 1582276 | 4157238 | 5539811 | 9379062 |
Nov 03, 2022 | 7125774 | Series C | 6267447 | 1669010 | 6856218 | |
Aug 15, 2022 | 2668282 | Series C | 5287165 | 6986461 | 7347299 |
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TerraPower's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of TerraPower is Bill Gates.
Here are the details of TerraPower's key team members:
- Bill Gates: Founder of TerraPower and founder of 13 other companies, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Cascade Investment and Breakthrough Energy. They are also an angel investor in 47 startups.
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TerraPower's employee count trend
TerraPower has 1,078 employees as of Aug 26. Here is TerraPower's employee count trend over the years:
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TerraPower's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of TerraPower include Newcleo, NuScale Power and X Energy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of TerraPower, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Provider of advanced nuclear energy technologies, focused on designing, building, and operating small modular lead-cooled fast reactors | $843M | 67/100 | ||
2nd | TerraPower 2006, Bellevue (United States), Series D | Designer of nuclear reactors | $1.52B | 60/100 | |
3rd | NuScale Power 2007, Portland (United States), Acquired | Developer of micro nuclear power plants | $198M | 63/100 | |
4th | X Energy 2010, Greenbelt (United States), Public | Developer of small modular & high temperature gas cooled nuclear reactor | $1.53B | 63/100 | |
5th | Radiant Nuclear 2019, Los Angeles (United States), Series D | Provider of portable nuclear microreactor solutions | $518M | 60/100 | |
6th | Terrestrial Energy 2013, Charlotte (United States), Series D | Developer of modular molten salt reactors for industrial heat generation | $118M | 59/100 | |
7th | Westinghouse Electric 1886, United States, Acquired | Provider of advanced nuclear reactor technology and specialized energy services | - | 58/100 | |
8th | USNC 2011, Seattle (United States), Series B | Manufacturer of micro modular reactors | $47.4M | 54/100 | |
9th | Operator of thermal generators providing decarbonized heat to industrial clients | $17.3M | 54/100 | ||
10th | Valar Atomics 2023, El Segundo (United States), Series B | Manufacturer of nuclear fission reactors | $1.49B | 53/100 |
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TerraPower's Investments and acquisitions
TerraPower has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to TerraPower
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News related to TerraPower
Media has covered TerraPower for a total of 34 events in the last 1 year, 19 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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Bill Gates-backed nuclear firm targets UK power plant by 2034constructionbriefing.com•Sep 08, 2026•TerraPower
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TerraPower Deepens South Korean Ties with New Hyundai E&C and SK Innovation DealsiGrow News•Aug 17, 2026•TerraPower
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Doosan Enerbility to Supply Key SMR Components to US TerraPowerKorea Herald•Aug 14, 2026•TerraPower, Doosan Enerbility, Doosan
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Bill Gates to Visit South Korea for SMR Partnership Talksmk.co.kr•Jul 30, 2026•SK, Hyundai, TerraPower
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Nvidia is completing the closed loop of its "five-layer cake" strategy.TMTpost•Jul 16, 2026•TerraPower
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Bill Gates-backed TerraPower taps Korean nuclear tech for $4.67 million dealKorea Herald•May 17, 2026•Kaeri, TerraPower
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