CHARLOTTE – Troutman Pepper Locke represented The Benchmark Company and Seaport Global Securities as lead placement agents in Deep Fission, Inc.’s $80 million private placement (PIPE) of common stock. Deep Fission, a pioneering advanced nuclear energy company placing small modular pressurized water reactors in boreholes one mile underground, announced the closing of the financing on Feb. 10, 2026. For more information, see the press release.
The Troutman Pepper Locke team that advised the lead placement agents was led by Rakesh Gopalan and David Wolpa, with assistance from associates Gabby Gaudet and Grace Fortmann.
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