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Crowell & Moring Represents ReFocus AI in Strategic Seed Round

Firm News | 1 min read | 10.24.24

San Francisco – October 24, 2024: Crowell & Moring advised ReFocus AI, an insurtech leader in retention management software, with the successful closing of a strategic funding round led by Avondale Insurtech Ventures, a Chicago-based firm that focuses on insurance startups. ReFocus AI seeks to revolutionize the insurance industry by providing predicative analytics technology to help insurance carriers, brokers, MGAs, and independent agencies improve policyholder retention with efficient, automated solutions. The recent funding round included major investors, including Jetfile Technologies, and the 2024 Cohort of the FIRE Accelerator presented by Erie Insurance and ValueMomentum.

ReFocus AI plans to use the funding to advance its technology and scale operations to continue their mission of streamlining the insurance renewals process. Further automation of this costly and time-consuming process reduces administrative burdens on insurance providers, allowing them to focus on delivering exceptional customer service. ReFocus AI's software helps insurance professionals identify which policy holders are most at risk of cancelling their accounts and can boost retention by up to 5%.

Crowell & Moring served as lead counsel to ReFocus AI in this transaction. The team included partnerJon O’Connell, counsel Justin Lurie, and associate Jonathan Camello.

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Firm News | 1 min read | 03.11.25

Crowell & Moring Represents Nuclear Energy Startup Atomic Alchemy in its Acquisition by Oklo

March 11, 2025: Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced on March 5, 2025 that it has closed the $25 million acquisition of Crowell client Atomic Alchemy Inc. (“Atomic Alchemy”), a leading innovator in radioisotope production. Oklo intends to use this strategic acquisition to establish a more reliable domestic supply chain for high-value radioisotopes critical to healthcare, research, and defense sectors and provides synergies to Oklo’s fuel recycling and nuclear energy businesses. Demand for radioisotopes is expected to increase significantly over the next decade, while global supply struggles to keep pace due to aging reactor infrastructure and a fragmented global supply chain, which at present is dominated by countries outside the United States. Atomic Alchemy intends to be a low-cost U.S. radioisotope producer that can provide a secure and domestic supply of radioisotopes to U.S. companies commercializing innovative radioisotope applications. With its proprietary VIPR® technology, Atomic Alchemy is building the first scalable production facility to provide a reliable, sustainable source of high-value radioisotopes. Using a vertically integrated model and fuel recycling, in partnership with Oklo, Atomic Alchemy is transforming isotope production to address global shortages, support critical applications, and strengthen national security. The core deal team included Samuel Holland Edwards, Jon O’Connell, Justin Lurie, and Ryan Flynn....