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Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion in private capital, with Commonwealth Fusion Systems leading
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Private fusion startups have attracted $7.1 billion in committed capital, with Commonwealth Fusion Systems alone accounting for about a third of that total.
The $7.1 billion in private funding signals that fusion is moving from laboratory experiments toward commercial engineering. Engineers should watch the progress of tokamak and field-reversed configuration designs, as well as the high-temperature superconducting magnets that make them viable.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised $3.94 billion, about a third of all private fusion capital.
Helion has raised $3.2 billion and plans to produce electricity from its reactor by 2028.
Advances in computer chips, AI, and high-temperature superconducting magnets have driven the recent wave of fusion investment.
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