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Fusion Startups Discover the Military-Industrial Complex Still Has Money
Fusion startups, fresh off climate-tech funding stalls, rediscover their inner defense contractor - because nothing says clean energy like a Pentagon paycheck.
2026-09-13
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2026-08-25
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Fusion Startup Breaks Ground on Machine That Might Actually Pay Its Own Energy Bill
Pacific Fusion breaks ground on a fusion demo that might finally achieve net facility gain, because making more energy than you use is apparently a novel concept.
2026-07-30
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Fusion Startup CFS Might Go Public Sooner Than You Can Say 'Tokamak'
Fusion startup CFS hires Moderna's ex-CFO, hints at IPO in 2-3 years as it races to commercialize fusion power amid AI-driven energy demand.
2026-05-27
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Princeton Fusion Startup Thea Energy Raises $100M, Promises to Make Magnets That Work Like Pixels
Princeton fusion startup Thea Energy raises $100M to build magnets that work like pixels, hoping to make stellarator reactors simpler and more manufacturable - while competitors build massive magnet halls.
2026-04-29
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Fusion Startup Zap Energy Adds Fission to the Menu, Because Apparently One Nuclear Revolution Isn't Enough
Zap Energy, a fusion startup with $300M in funding, pivots to add fission reactors to its plate, because if two nuclear technologies are better than one, why wait for the one that's decades away?
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