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Crucible Capital Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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Published a thesis explaining Crucible’s investment in Shatterdome and its view that energy winners will combine dispatch software, trading, and structured credit.

The Next Energy Unicorn Will Be a Trading Desk

Shatterdome Energy Crucible Capital

cruciblecapital.substack.comMAY 21, 2026

MAY 21, 2026

Investment

Led Shatterdome Energy’s $3.5M pre-seed round to build AI-powered energy trading and virtual power plant software.

Shatterdome Energy

Shatterdome Energy Crucible Capital

businesswire.comMAY 21, 2026

cruciblecapital.substack.com

MAY 21, 2026

Investment

Participated in Pillar's $20M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz for commodity hedging automation.

PILLAR

PILLAR Crucible Capital

woodenscale.aiAPR 14, 2026

APR 14, 2026

Essay

Published foundational research on GPU depreciation, collateral valuation, and lender risk in AI infrastructure financing.

Crucible Capital Finances Compute Deployment with $26.8M Onchain Debt Facility

Crucible Capital

cruciblecapital.substack.comAPR 6, 2026

APR 6, 2026

Investment

Led $2M pre-seed for Supra Elemental Recovery, emerging from UT research to recover rare earth elements from mining streams.

Supra Elemental Recovery

Supra Elemental RecoveryCrucible Capital

bizjournals.comMAR 31, 2026

MAR 31, 2026

Essay

Essay on how financial markets, not manufacturing, made America great and the future of market infrastructure.

Capital Markets Maximalism

Crucible Capital

cruciblecapital.substack.comMAR 30, 2026

MAR 30, 2026

Essay

Deep technical essay on 800V DC power systems as the future of data center infrastructure.

Building a Datacenter Part II: Adopting 800V DC

Crucible Capital

cruciblecapital.substack.comFEB 6, 2026

FEB 6, 2026

Investment

Participated in Spectral Compute's $20M Series A to accelerate GPU and HPC workloads.

Spectral Compute

Spectral Compute Crucible Capital

app.dealroom.coDEC 2025

DEC 2025

Essay

Comprehensive essay on data center development from site selection through GW-scale cash flow optimization.

Building a Datacenter Part I: From Land to GW Scale

Crucible Capital

cruciblecapital.substack.comSEP 25, 2025

SEP 25, 2025

Essay

Strategic essay on nuclear fuel supply chains and building American energy independence through isotope production.

Understanding the Nuclear Fuel Value Chain

Crucible Capital

cruciblecapital.substack.comMAY 21, 2025

MAY 21, 2025