ClimateTech / EnergyGreater Los Angeles

Radiant

ClimateTech / Energy · El Segundo, CA

Radiant — portable nuclear microreactor at shipping-container scale (Kaleidos). Founded 2020 by Doug Bernauer (CEO) and Bob Urberger; El Segundo, CA. $300M+ raised; investors incl. Andreessen Horowitz, DCVC, Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund, Felicis, Chevron Technology Ventures, Washington Harbour.

Founded

2020

Region

Greater Los Angeles

Investors

People

About Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a sprawling basin with no single center, home to Hollywood but also, less visibly, to one of the country's largest historic concentrations of aerospace employment — Douglas, Lockheed, and Caltech's JPL all built deep engineering talent there before the "entertainment capital" label took over. USC, UCLA, and Caltech all anchor different corners of that same base, and the render-and-storage infrastructure behind modern film and media is a direct descendant of both industries.

Region Stats

Total firms 59

VC / investors 29

Companies 22

Universities 8

Known For

Hollywood

Filmtech

Render & Storage