Investors send General Fusion soaring in debut as first publicly traded fusion company

General Fusion started trading on the Nasdaq following a reverse merger that saw high redemptions.

Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first

Realta Fusion showed it could generate electricity from a fusion reaction, no steam turbine required.

Avalanche’s desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma

Fusion power startup Avalanche Energy said its reactor prototype heated a plasma to over 10 million degrees C.

The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on

Fusion startup Xcimer fired up the world’s largest privately owned laser.

Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech

Another fusion startup has raised another a massive round to make this type of power a reality.

Pacific Fusion’s latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst

Pacific Fusion’s sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant.

With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup

Thea Energy’s pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial reactor working by 2034.

Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix

Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.

Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom

Fusion startups and investors risk deepening fissures if some key disagreements aren’t settled amicably.