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Funding and backers

Total raised
$322M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$240M
Series A · May 2026 · 4 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
2
Draper Associates, Nucleation Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
4 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
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May 26 Raised a round Series A $240M Nov 7, 2023 Partnership Focused Energy Partners with LLNL on a Target Design for Inertial Fusion Energy · businesswire.com Jun 22, 2023 Raised a round Venture round $82M · PRNewswire 2023 Founded
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Series A May 2026 $240M — morningstar.com
Venture round Jun 2023 $82M — PRNewswire
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Overview

Focused Energy is the leading Laser Fusion company building on NIF’s foundation & pursuing the most promising path to clean, limitless fusion power.

News

News DIE WELT 3 months ago
Kernfusion in Biblis: Die neue Zukunft der deutschen AKWs - WELT
Der ehemalige AKW-Standort Biblis soll zum Zentrum einer Energierevolution werden. Investoren wie der Kraftwerksbetreiber RWE stecken jetzt viel Geld in den Umbau des Standorts zum Fusionsreaktor. Dieses Mal mischt Deutschland in der Weltspitze mit.
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News TNW Deep-tech 3 months ago
Focused Energy raises $240M to commercialise NIF laser fusion tech
German fusion startup Focused Energy raised $240M Series A led by utility RWE to build a laser-powered reactor based on the NIF's net energy gain breakthrough.
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News Pulse 2.0 4 months ago
Focused Energy: $240 Million Raised For Laser Fusion Development
Focused Energy, a laser fusion company focused on developing clean fusion energy systems, announced it has raised $240 million in Series A financing. The company said the round is the largest fully secured Series A financing in the global fusion industry
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News manager magazin 4 months ago
Focused Energy: Hessener Start-up wirbt mehr als 200 Millionen Euro für Kernfusion ein
Im Rennen um das erste Laserkernfusionswerk der Welt spielt auch ein Start-up aus Hessen mit. Jetzt hat "Focused Energy
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News LesEchos 4 months ago
Fusion nucléaire: le pionnier allemand Focused Energy lève 240millions de dollars
Le spécialiste de la fusion nucléaire va investir les capitaux sur le site d'une ancienne centrale nucléaire de RWE. Il a l'intention d'y construire la première centrale à fusion du monde.
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Thomas Forner
Managing Directors
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Darmstadt Germany
Regional office
Germany
50-200 est. staff
64293 Darmstadt, Germany
company site

Financials

Total raised
$322M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Series A 2026 $240M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2023 $82M Details