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# Space Nuclear Founding Team at Montauk Capital

- **Company:** Montauk Capital
- **Location:** Remote
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/montauk-capital/f2582e52-50f7-4330-99dd-d989b1dc7767

## Job description

Space Nuclear Power | Venture Studio Incubation

## About Montauk Capital

Montauk Capital builds and backs companies at the forefront of the Electron Economy, the generational shift towards electrified, intelligent technologies, reshaping industries and driving unprecedented demand for energy. We shape the category leaders of tomorrow while delivering outsized returns. Our team combines deep investing acumen with decades of operating experience to give founders the strategic clarity and hands-on support that accelerates the building of enduring companies of consequence.

## About the Company

The next space race is a race for power. As the space economy expands into orbital computing, in-space manufacturing, lunar infrastructure, and deep-space exploration, the demand for reliable, high-density power is rapidly outgrowing what conventional solar systems can deliver. Nuclear power offers a path to unlocking an entirely new generation of space infrastructure, but achieving this requires fundamental innovation in how reactors, power conversion, and thermal management are designed and integrated. Montauk Capital is incubating a new company focused on developing next-generation nuclear power systems for space. The opportunity lies in rethinking the entire power system, combining advances in nuclear engineering, aerospace technology, and AI-enabled design to deliver compact, efficient, scalable power for the emerging space economy. The company will be built to address a critical infrastructure bottleneck with the potential to enable new markets across commercial space, national security, and exploration.

## About the early team opportunities

We are seeking exceptional talent to build and lead the initial efforts and scale the team. Working alongside Montauk Capital and a network of technical and industry experts, you will shape the company's strategy, validate the technical and commercial opportunity, recruit the founding team, and lead the business through its earliest stages of development and financing. We're looking for individuals who can operate across technology, product, commercial strategy, and capital formation. We are open to leaders from nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, and other advanced technology sectors who have the conviction and capability to build a category-defining business.

## Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to build a foundational company in an emerging industry at the intersection of energy, aerospace, and national security. As an early founding team member, you will have meaningful ownership in shaping the business, its technology direction, team, and long-term strategy. You will work alongside Montauk Capital's investment and venture-building team, with access to strategic support, industry relationships, technical expertise, and resources to accelerate company formation. The ambition is significant: to help unlock the power infrastructure that enables the next generation of the space economy.

## About Montauk Capital

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Montauk Capital is an investment platform combining a venture fund and venture studio that builds and backs technology companies powering the Electron Economy — the shift to electrified, intelligent infrastructure.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture capital / venture studio; $8.5M in funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Philip Krim (Co-Founder & CEO), Evan Caron (Co-Founder & CIO), Sharo Atmeh (Co-Founder & COO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Venture capital, venture studio, energy infrastructure, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, smart transportation, climate technology.
- **Target customers**: B2B – primarily early-stage founders building in energy, infrastructure, and industrial AI; portfolio companies serve enterprise and industrial clients.
- **Mission / purpose**: To build and back “companies of consequence” that power the Electron Economy — the electrified, intelligent systems transforming global industries.

## Products & Services
- **Venture Fund**: Invests in scalable Series A and early‑Series B software and AI‑focused businesses aligned with the Electron Economy.  
- **Venture Studio**: Launches new companies from scratch in high‑conviction white spaces (e.g., stealth companies in agentic CAD, edge AI, distributed water infrastructure).  
- **Portfolio companies** (examples):
  - **OneGC** – legal services for the energy transition.
  - **Mantis Space** – first space‑based power distribution network.
  - **Adaptive** – commercial/professional insurance enabled by AI.
  - **Raad** – drone‑based geospatial intelligence for environmental services.
  - **GridFree AI** – AI‑powered ERP for large industrials and data centers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private firm).
- **Key Financial Metric**: Total funding of **$8.5M** (venture round led by Amplo in March 2024).
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Amplo (lead investor). Founders bring deep ties from Riverstone Private Equity, Alyeska Investment Group, and other energy/infrastructure institutions.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Employees grew **+6.2% YoY** to 14 people (as of mid‑2025) with **10 active job postings** (+25% quarterly).
  - Actively seeking new investments and spinning up multiple stealth companies.
  - Strong annual LinkedIn follower growth **+213.5%** (4,496 followers).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep domain expertise**: Founders have 20+ years in energy investing, capital markets, and climate tech (Riverstone, Alyeska, ClearTrace, HGP Storage).
- **Integrated venture‑studio model**: Combines capital with hands‑on company‑building, reducing time‑to‑market for founders.
- **Focus on the Electron Economy**: Captures the generational shift to electrified, intelligent infrastructure — a thesis that spans energy, AI, and industry.
- **Strategic partnerships**: Co‑develops with notable names (e.g., Martha Stewart for AI home intelligence) and leverages capital‑markets experience for structuring innovative deals.

## Strategic Focus
- **Electron Economy as core thesis**: Investing across the full stack — from energy generation/storage to AI‑enabled industrial software.
- **Scaling the venture portfolio**: Targeting Series A and B software and AI companies; meanwhile the studio will continue launching ventures in high‑conviction white spaces.
- **Expanding team**: Hiring for critical leadership and technical roles across stealth portfolio companies (e.g., Head of Infrastructure, Head of Inference, Founding Engineers).
- **Sustainability & resilience**: Emphasis on energy abundance, adaptability, and resource efficiency.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Hands‑on, founder‑focused environment where team members work directly with experienced operators and investors. Described as a “trustworthy springboard” for building durable companies.
- **Remote / hybrid / office**: Offers remote, hybrid, and in‑office roles; the HQ is in New York City (66 Hudson Boulevard).
- **Notable perks / engineering culture**: Opportunities to become a co‑founder or early executive at a stealth venture backed by deep industry expertise. Strong emphasis on technical depth (AI, infrastructure, energy systems) and ownership.
- **Growth trajectory**: Small, growing team (14 employees) with clear expansion plans — allows for outsized impact and career development.

## Sources
1. [montaukcap.com](https://montaukcap.com)
2. [montaukcap.com/about](https://montaukcap.com/about)
3. [linkedin.com/company/montauk-capital](https://www.linkedin.com/company/montauk-capital)
4. [builtin.com/company/montauk-capital](https://builtin.com/company/montauk-capital)
5. [pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/537552-55](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/537552-55)

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