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Doug Bernauer

Radiant Nuclear founder and CEO

Every podcast episode featuring Doug Bernauer that Attunex has found: 16 interviews and appearances across 10 shows between 2024 and 2026. Most often on The a16z Show (4), TBPN (3) and Giant Ideas (2). Follow Doug in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.

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Updated 2026-10-14.

  1. Three Startups Reinventing Critical Infrastructure
    The a16z Show

    This week, a16z American Dynamism Films premiered three short documentaries highlighting companies tackling some of America's biggest industrial challenges: Ulysses, Mariana Materials, and Radiant.…

    2026-08-05
  2. How Radiant and Heron Are Rethinking Power Generation and Delivery
    The a16z Show

    a16z general partners Erin Price-Wright and Erik Torenberg speak with Doug Bernauer, founder and CEO of Radiant, and Drew Baglino, founder and CEO of Heron, about rebuilding American energy…

    2026-03-31
  3. NVIDIA Earnings, Nano Banana 2, Block Cuts 20% of Workforce | Kenn Ricci, Howard Marks, Yash Patil, Scott Morton, Fan-Yun Sun, Adam Draper & Doug Bernauer, Sammy Azdoufal
    TBPN

    Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (01:10) - NVIDIA Earnings Recap (09:07) - NVIDIA Earnings: 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (18:05) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions with John Palmer (59:35) - 𝕏 Timeline…

    2026-02-26
  4. Amazon x OpenAI, Ford's EV Reality Check, Kushner Drops WB Bid | Sarah Guo, David Senra, Doug O'Laughlin, Doug Bernauer, Jacob Effron, Logan Kilpatrick
    TBPN

    (02:12) - Ford's EV Reality Check (21:03) - Amazon x OpenAI (33:13) - Kushner Drops WB Bid (39:53) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (57:33) - Sarah Guo is the founder and managing partner of Conviction, an…

    2025-12-17
  5. Doug Bernauer Wisdom: SpaceX & Elon Musk's Secret to Ambitious Leadership
    Giant Ideas

    Doug Bernauer, founder of Radiant (one of Giant’s most exciting growth investments) joins us again on the Giant Ideas podcast. We backed Radiant in their Series C round to mass produce portable…

    2025-11-20
  6. Nuclear Reactors In A Box (Radiant Founder, Doug Bernauer)
    Giant Ideas

    Today we are joined by Doug Bernauer, founder of Radiant – one of Giant’s most exciting growth investments. We backed Radiant in their Series C round. Their vision is to mass produce portable nuclear…

    2025-11-14
  7. This Portable Microreactor Can Charge EVs, Bring Power to Disaster Zones and Help Colonize Mars
    Driving Mobility

    Doug Bernauer never planned on becoming an entrepreneur. He was satisfied working at SpaceX on the projects Elon Musk became “passionate” about. But while working on power systems for a Mars colony,…

    2025-07-30
  8. "The Information" Profiles TBPN, AI Ups and Downs, Nuclear Regulation | Zach Weinberg, Leigh Marie Braswell, Stephen Balaban, Sam Lessin, Bobby Goodlatte, Auren Hoffman, Doug Bernauer, Isaiah Taylor
    TBPN

    TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - https://vanta.com Linear - https://linear.app Eight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpn Wander -…

    2025-05-23
  9. Founders in Focus Part 1: Jeff Cole, Doug Bernauer + Topher Haddad (Recorded @ Manifest: Demo Day)
    Building the Base

    Today's episode of Building the Base is part one of our "Founders in Focus" series, recorded at Manifest: Demo Day where 34 companies from across the defense industrial base demoed their disruptive…

    2025-04-01
  10. Small Reactors, Huge Potential: The Future of Nuclear Power | Doug Bernauer
    Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

    Entrepreneur, rocket engineer, and nuclear expert Doug Bernauer joined Rep. Crenshaw to discuss the future of portable nuclear energy, colonies on Mars, and the bureaucratic inertia standing in their…

    2025-01-03
  11. S1 E30 LA Tech Week Sidebar Summit
    Silicon Valley Impact

    This week on Silicon Valley Impact, we’re on-locatoin at the Sidebar Summit in Santa Monica during LA Tech Week. Our thanks to Vishal Verma, General Partner at Edgewood Ventures, for hosting this…

    2024-10-29
  12. Startup Series: Nuclear Micro-Reactors with Radiant
    Inevitable

    Doug Bernauer is the CEO and Co-founder of Radiant. Radiant is developing a portable nuclear micro-reactor to replace diesel generators. They raised a $40 million Series B in 2023 led by a16z, after…

    2024-09-12
  13. Launching SpaceX's 1st Rockets to a Nuclear Startup | Doug Bernauer
    S3

    From launching SpaceX's 1st rockets, to realizing the need for mobile-nuclear reactors, and founding Radiant — here's my interview with CEO and Cofounder of Radiant, Doug Bernauer for Episode 38 of S³

    2024-06-18
  14. Radiant CEO Doug Bernauer on Portable Nuclear Microreactors & the Future of Clean Energy
    Sourcery

    Sourcery’s Molly O’Shea sits down with Doug Bernauer, Founder and CEO of Radiant, a company pioneering portable nuclear reactors designed to replace traditional diesel generators. Doug shares…

    2024-05-31
  15. A Nuclear Comeback: Are New Reactors the Answer?
    The a16z Show

    Nuclear energy accounts for 20% of the electricity in the United States, but remarkably, 2023 marked the commissioning of the U.S.'s first new nuclear reactor in over three decades. The past few…

    2024-03-15
  16. What is American Dynamism?
    The a16z Show

    American Dynamism. A term coined by a16z General Partner, Katherine Boyle, two years ago, when she and David Ulevitch founded the firm's American Dynamism investing practice. Beyond a sector or…

    2024-03-04