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Commonwealth Fusion Systems secures a new $1B funding round (bringing total raised to $4B) to push SPARC toward completion (about 80% done) and advance ARC for a 400 MW Virginia plant, with signed offtakes from Google and ENI and ongoing regulatory steps (PJM interconnection, Dominion partnership) toward a 2030s deployment.
Kyoto Fusioneering has started work on a key fusion plant device after receiving a grant to build part of the fuel system, signaling grant-backed support and a growing supplier role in fusion infrastructure.
Top 10 weekly funding rounds feature Safe Superintelligence's $5B Nvidia-backed round and Commonwealth Fusion Systems' $1B, with notable bets across energy storage, nuclear, fintech, and AI infrastructure.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s Smart Systems Stage highlights fusion and power-infrastructure challenges tied to AI growth, featuring panels with Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Helion, Inertia, and Bloom Energy and a focus on grid modernization and data-center power needs.
Proxima Fusion raised €411m at a €2.5bn valuation with Google among new investors, while government funding (Bavarian €400m already, plus expected federal grants) underpins the Alpha fusion demonstrator and planned commercial plant timeline.
Fusion startups have raised $7.1B to date, with funding concentrated among a few players.
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