Fluxnium Secures $7 Million Seed Round to Build a New Domestic Supply of Uranium
Fluxnium’s seed round funds pilot-scale deployment of its seawater uranium adsorption fibers to support future domestic nuclear fuel supply.
Rhea-AI Summary
Fluxnium, a uranium-from-seawater startup, raised a $7 million seed round on September 21, 2026 to advance its fiber-based adsorption technology.
The round was led by Congruent Ventures, with participation from Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture arm of Constellation (NASDAQ: CEG), and Active Impact Investments. Fluxnium plans to use proceeds for technology development, pilot testing and scale-up of its high-surface-area fiber, developed with a U.S. national laboratory, which passively adsorbs dissolved uranium from seawater using longline marine systems similar to seaweed and mussel farms.
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- $7 million seed funding raised to develop and scale uranium-from-seawater technology
- Round led by Congruent Ventures with participation from Constellation Technology Ventures and Active Impact Investments
- Proceeds earmarked for development, pilot testing and scale-up of adsorption fiber platform
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Key Figures
- Seed round
- $7 million
- Funding led by Congruent Ventures with CTV participation
- Uranium import reliance
- More than 90%
- United States uranium supply
- Nuclear generation projection
- 2.5X
- Projected global nuclear power generation increase in the next 15 years
- Seawater uranium supply
- Roughly 1,000 times
- Compared with currently identified terrestrial deposits
Historical Context
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CTV invested in Blue Energy, a nuclear developer, to support small modular reactor deployment.
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Key Terms
adsorption technical
nuclear fuel cycle technical
tailings technical
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Breakthrough High Efficiency Fiber Technology Enables Uranium Adsorption from Seawater Rather Than Mined from Rock
The largest uranium supply on Earth is not underground; it is dissolved in the ocean. Seawater holds centuries' worth of supply for the global uranium market — roughly a thousand times more than all currently identified terrestrial deposits combined. The challenge is that dissolved uranium exists at very low concentrations. Fluxnium addresses this challenge through its proprietary high-surface-area fiber, recently developed with a leading
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Fluxnium's fiber deploys on longline systems in open water — the same passive marine infrastructure proven by seaweed and mussel farms — then is retrieved, processed, and redeployed. With accelerating demand for nuclear power, plant operators are very interested in cost-competitive and sustainable fuel supply beyond uranium mining. Traditional uranium production projects can require significant time, capital investment and regulatory review before reaching commercial operation. Adsorption from seawater addresses those concerns, and the approach expands production by deploying additional fiber rather than developing a new mine.
"With the current uranium market dynamics, there is a new path to making the ocean one of the lowest-cost sources in the world," said Kevin Kopczynski, Partner at Congruent Ventures. "Congruent is excited to support Fluxnium as it unlocks the ocean's potential as a major contributor to a diverse and robust domestic nuclear fuel supply chain."
"Innovations that could expand domestic sources of uranium are important areas of research for the nuclear energy industry," said Jason Murphy, Vice President of Nuclear Fuels, Constellation. "Fluxnium's technology has the potential to broaden future fuel supply options and support growing demand for clean, reliable nuclear energy."
"With global nuclear power generation projected to increase 2.5X in the next 15 years, Fluxnium is the future of uranium supply with clean, lower cost ocean adsorption displacing the environmental damage from mining and tailings," said Tom Boddez, General Partner at Active Impact Investment. "We have strong conviction that Jeff and co-founder Jim McDermott, with their prior successes taking hardtech ideas to commercial reality, are the ideal team to seize this opportunity."
About Fluxnium
Fluxnium is building a new domestic supply of uranium — adsorbed from seawater rather than mined from rock. Using high-efficiency adsorbent fiber developed with a leading
About Congruent Ventures
Congruent Ventures is an early-stage, climate-focused venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm backs North American founders from formation through Series A across five sectors: Energy Abundance, Agriculture + Food, Industry + Efficiency, Mobility + Built Environment, and Resilience + Restoration. Congruent manages over
About Constellation Technology Ventures
Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) is the venture investing organization within Constellation,
About Active Impact Investments
Active Impact Investments is Canada's largest climate tech seed fund, managing three funds and
Media Contact
Jeff Green
CEO & Founder
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FAQ
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How does Fluxnium’s technology obtain uranium from seawater?
Fluxnium uses a proprietary high-surface-area fiber, developed with a leading U.S. national laboratory, that passively adsorbs uranium as seawater flows past it. The fiber is deployed on longline systems in open water, retrieved after adsorption, processed to recover uranium, and then redeployed.
What infrastructure is used to deploy Fluxnium’s uranium adsorption fibers?
The company deploys its fibers on longline systems in open water, using the same type of passive marine infrastructure proven by seaweed and mussel farms, which allows scaling production by adding more fiber rather than building new mines.
What market need is Fluxnium aiming to address with this seed funding?
Fluxnium is targeting the need for a domestic, sustainable and cost-competitive uranium supply as nuclear power demand grows and the United States imports more than 90% of its uranium. The company said its seawater adsorption approach aims to compete with conventional mining without tailings or groundwater concerns.