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John Elling Co-Founded Molten Salt Solutions Raises $7M in Seed Funding

Sep 1, 2026 | By Devin Jacobs

John Elling Co-Founded Molten Salt Solutions Raises $7M in Seed Funding

SUMMARY

  • Molten Salt Solutions raised $7M in Seed funding.
  • The funding will support production and team expansion.
  • Molten Salt Solutions develops isotopes for nuclear energy.

Molten Salt Solutions, a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based provider of enriched stable isotopes for fusion and the advanced nuclear market, has raised $7 smillion in a Seed funding round led by Dolby Family Ventures, bringing the total amount to $10 million.

The round also saw participation from Vanedge Capital Partners, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, True Ventures, and Future Ventures.

The company will use the capital to scale production, expand its teams, and strengthen partnerships across the nuclear supply chain.

Funding Snapshot

MetricDetails
Fundraise Amount$7M
Total Funding$10M
Funding RoundSeed
Lead InvestorDolby Family Ventures
CompanyMolten Salt Solutions
SectorNuclear Energy / Fusion
HeadquartersSanta Fe, New Mexico, USA

About Molten Salt Solutions

Founded by John Elling, Molten Salt Solution's develops enriched stable isotopes for fusion, and advanced nuclear application's. It's proprietary enrichment platform is designed to be significantly more efficient than legacy approaches.

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The growing development of fusion energy, and advanced nuclear technologies is increasing demand for reliable supplies of specialized isotopes. The US currently lacks commercial scale production of lithium-6 and lithium 7, creating an opportunity to establish a secure domestic supply chain.

Core offerings include:

  • Enriched lithium-6
  • Enriched lithium-7
  • Stable isotope enrichment
  • Isotopes for advanced technologies

Core Technologies / Products / Services

Capability/ProductApplication/Use Case
Lithium-6 enrichmentFusion energy systems
Lithium-7 enrichmentAdvanced fission molten salt reactors
Proprietary enrichment platformEfficient isotope production
Stable isotope portfolioAdvanced nuclear and emerging technologies

Leadership Comments

"Fusion and small modular fission reactors are racing toward commercialization and are necessary to meet growing global power demands. Both depend on a secure domestic supply of enriched lithium. MSS meets this need," said John Elling, CEO of Molten Salt Solutions.

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