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Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch; plus, Poseidon Aerospace eyes first pilotless test flight, and Stoke Space raises another billion

TechCrunch Startup News · Sep 9, 2026 · 12:14

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-Founder Kofi Asante wasn’t planning on fundraising this year, but calls kept coming after their pre-seed launch. 

-Poseidon is embracing autonomy and remote piloting, but it’s not bothering with the vertical takeoff and landing tech that is de rigueur among so many aviation startups. 

-Stoke is one of a handful of startups attempting to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the low-cost rocket launch space. 
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