Vanderbilt initiated startup Zeno Power receives $30M to build the first commercially developed nuclear–powered satellite

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Jun 20, 2023, 11:45 AM

Zeno Power, a startup initiated through the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, has received a total of $30 million from the U.S. Department of Defense and private investors to develop and build a flight-ready radioisotope-powered satellite by 2025. It is expected to be the first launch of a commercially developed space nuclear system in history.

Tyler Bernstein (left), chief executive officer, and Jonathan Segal, chief operations officer, of Zeno Power
Vanderbilt engineering alumnus Tyler Bernstein (left), chief executive officer, and Jonathan Segal, chief operations officer, of Zeno Power.

Led by engineering alumni Tyler Bernstein, BE’20, and Jake Matthews, MS’18,  with Jonathan Segal, BS’19, Zeno Power’s mission is to provide clean, plug-and-play power, anywhere in the universe. The $30 million, provided through a U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase agreement, will be used to develop a radioisotope power system–enabled satellite for the U.S. Space Force.

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