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Private Capital — Companies We Track
$8.9B
across 35+ developers
Operational Devices Worldwide
147
+12 YoY
Private Developers Tracked
—
+9 YoY
Avg. Pilot-Plant Timeline
2031
−2 yrs vs. 2023
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Monday, August 10, 2026
Vol. III · August 2026
Korea
KSTAR sustains 100-million-degree plasma for 102 seconds in tungsten divertor campaign
Korean Institute of Fusion Energy extends ion-temperature record after divertor upgrade to full tungsten plasma-facing surface.
DAEJEON — June 2, 2026 · 1 min read
Japan
JT-60SA produces first deuterium plasma at Naka Fusion Institute
QST and EUROfusion joint device begins integrated D-phase operations after three-year commissioning campaign.
NAKA, IBARAKI — June 2, 2026 · 1 min read
Europe
ITER announces D-T operations slip to 2039 in revised baseline schedule
Cadarache project confirms revised schedule and €5B additional in-kind contributions; first plasma now scheduled for 2034.
SAINT-PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE — May 31, 2026 · 1 min read
Capital
The Supply Chain Chokehold: Global REBCO Tape Manufacturing Deficits
Editorial Board: the race to the grid will be won by whoever secures 5,000 km of pristine REBCO tape, not by the best digital twin.
EDITORIAL — May 5, 2026 · 2 min read
Capital
Avalanche Energy closes $40M for fusion micro-reactor demonstrator
Seattle micro-fusion company expands runway with Series B led by Founders Fund.
SEATTLE — May 27, 2026 · 1 min read
Industry
Fusion Industry Association reports 45 private developers, $8.9B cumulative
Annual FIA Global Fusion Industry report shows continued capital growth despite macro headwinds.
WASHINGTON, DC — May 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Biggest news of the week
· Editor-ranked, last 7 days- M&A
General Fusion completes $1B SPAC transaction, lists on NASDAQ
2h ago
- Milestone
Commonwealth Fusion Systems begins SPARC magnet assembly in Devens
6h ago
- Science
Helion reports plasma compression milestones en route to net electricity
8h ago
- Policy
DOE Milestone Program disburses $42M to 8 private fusion developers
12h ago
- Capital
TAE Technologies closes $250M Series G led by sovereign wealth investors
1d ago
- Hardware
Tokamak Energy validates 24 T REBCO magnet test at Milton Park
1d ago
- Policy
UK government allocates £410M to STEP prototype power plant programme
1d ago
- Science
EAST sustains H-mode plasma for 1,066 seconds — new world record
2d ago
- M&A
Type One Energy acquires stellarator IP portfolio from defunct German startup
2d ago
- Capital
Pacific Fusion raises $900M Series A on pulsed magnetic confinement bet
3d ago
- Milestone
ITER first plasma timeline officially shifted to 2034 in IO board update
3d ago
- Science
Zap Energy demonstrates 37M °C in sheared-flow Z-pinch device
3d ago
- Policy
NRC publishes final rule decoupling fusion from fission regulatory framework
4d ago
- Hardware
Marvel Fusion breaks ground on €150M laser facility in Bavaria
4d ago
Top-funded fusion developers
6 of 35+ developers · cumulative private capital
- Commonwealth Fusion$3.00BTokamak · USA
- TAE Technologies$1.20BFRC · USA
- Helion Energy$1.00BFRC · USA
- Pacific Fusion$0.90BPulsed · USA
- Tokamak Energy$0.45BSpherical · UK
- General Fusion$0.44BMTF · Canada
Tracked
$8.9B
Developers
35+
Dimensions
28
Live intelligence
The sector, refreshed every minute
All charts below pull directly from our editorial database — no estimates, no static fixtures.
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Developers by country
Live · 0 countries
By confinement approach
0 approaches · 0 companies
Companies by funding tier
Live · disclosed capital stage
Coverage mix by beat
All published stories
By the numbers
Multi-year sector context
Capital flows, confinement progress, and where the people and money are.
Cumulative private capital
$33.0B+
Total sector investment 2018–2025 (all companies, including unlisted)
Tracked developers
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Across 13 countries
Approaches
6
Magnetic · inertial · hybrid
NIF ignition Q
1.54
3.15 MJ out / 2.05 MJ in
Capital inflows ($B / year)
Private + government, disclosed only
Private capital by approach
$M cumulative · 2025
Triple-product progress (relative units)
nτT — confinement quality benchmark
Developers by region
HQ country
Industry headcount (full-time staff across tracked developers)
Public disclosures + LinkedIn estimates
Sources: Fusion Industry Association, company disclosures, agency budget documents. Methodology →
Science primer
Three paths to net energy
Every company tracked on this site falls into one of these confinement strategies. Start here if you're new — or jump straight to a company.
Magnetic confinement
Tokamaks and stellarators leverage helical magnetic fields to suspend D-T plasma at 100M+ Kelvin.
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Inertial confinement
NIF's 192-laser ignition shot delivered 3.15 MJ output from 2.05 MJ input — Q > 1 confirmed.
Read technical brief
Aneutronic pathways
p-B11 and D-He³ avoid neutron flux, enabling direct electrostatic conversion at high η.
Read technical brief
Interactive intelligence
The Global Fusion Map
Click any country to see every private fusion developer headquartered there. Hover any dot for company details.
Companies you should know
Six developers shaping the sector
From the most-funded tokamak to the leading European stellarator. Open any card for our full thesis, risk score, and capital history.
Deep dives
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Long-form profiles, encyclopaedia entries, and the data behind every story we publish.
The Fusion Record
484 sourced encyclopaedia entries — physics, devices, fuels, materials, diagnostics, policy.
Company Directory
Every private developer we track, with funding, technology, and risk score.
National Programs
ITER, EUROfusion, UKAEA, DOE, China EAST — every public roadmap.
Facility Atlas
Tokamaks, stellarators, ICF lasers, MTF rigs — every machine, every parameter.
Capital Tracker
Round-by-round funding, sovereign allocations, corporate PPAs, public-sector grants.
Glossary
Plain-English definitions of every term we use — from Lawson to triple product.
Strategic Analysis
Editorial deep-dives on competitive position, supply chain, and grid deployment.
Editorial Board Insights
Long-form perspective columns from the desk on policy, capital, and tech.
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