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Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline
The Everett, Washington-based fusion energy startup Helion announced Friday that it has hit a key milestone in its…
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Twilio co-founder’s fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabet’s GV
Inertia Enterprises has raised $450 million to build one of the world’s most powerful lasers, which it hopes…
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Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work
Fusion power’s biggest question remains unanswered: How do you ensure the cost to start the fusion reaction isn’t…
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Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller
Nuclear fusion conjures images of massive reactors or banks of dozens of large lasers. Avalanche co-founder and CEO…
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Struggling fusion power company General Fusion to go public via $1B reverse merger
Last year, fusion power startup General Fusion was struggling to raise funds, laying off at least 25% of…
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Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B
Fusion power startup Type One Energy recently raised $87 million, TechCrunch has learned from sources familiar with the…
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) said on Tuesday at CES 2026 that it had installed the first magnet in…
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Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade…
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Thea Energy previews Helios, its pixel-inspired fusion power plant
Fusion power has the potential to rewrite trillion-dollar energy markets, but first, startups have to prove their designs…
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Trump Energy department drops renewables, promotes fusion in office reshuffle
The Trump administration revealed this week a revamped organizational chart for the Department of Energy, one which dumps…