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M&A
General Fusion completes $1B SPAC transaction, lists on NASDAQ
Canadian magnetized target fusion developer becomes second pure-play fusion company on a U.S. exchange.
VANCOUVER, BC — June 3, 2026 · 1 min read
Capital
TAE Technologies closes $250M Series G led by sovereign wealth investors
Foothill Ranch company brings cumulative private funding to roughly $1.45 billion ahead of Copernicus build.
FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — June 2, 2026 · 1 min read
Capital
Pacific Fusion raises $900M Series A on pulsed magnetic confinement bet
Stealth-mode startup unveils itself with one of the largest Series A rounds in fusion history.
FREMONT, CA — May 31, 2026 · 1 min read
M&A
Struggling fusion power company General Fusion to go public via $1B reverse merger
Magnetized Target Fusion developer General Fusion will go public through a reverse merger with Keyarch Acquisition Corp., valuing the combined company at approximately $1 billion.
Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min read · General Fusion
Capital
Xcimer Energy raises $100M Series A for KrF laser ICF approach
Denver-area startup commits to krypton-fluoride laser drivers as alternative to NIF-class glass lasers.
DENVER, CO — May 29, 2026 · 1 min read
M&A
Trump Media, TAE Technologies merge for AI fusion power
TAE Technologies, a private company developing aneutronic fusion, has agreed to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent entity of the social media platform Truth Social.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2 min read · TAE Technologies
M&A
Trump Media merges with TAE Technologies to advance fusion energy
TAE Technologies will merge with Trump Media & Technology Group in a deal valued at $6 billion, aiming to accelerate the commercialization of its p-B11 aneutronic fusion approach.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2 min read · TAE Technologies
M&A
Kyoto Fusioneering signs JV agreement with UKAEA on tritium fuel cycle
Japanese engineering firm and UK national lab co-develop tritium handling for STEP and beyond.
KYOTO — May 27, 2026 · 1 min read
Industry
As General Fusion makes historic Nasdaq debut, report shows global funding surged to $4.5B
General Fusion has become the first fusion energy company to list on a major public exchange, debuting on Nasdaq amid a report of global private fusion funding reaching $4.5 billion.
Aug 14, 2026 · 2 min read · General Fusion
Industry
Westinghouse and ITER Sign a $180M Contract to Advance Nuclear Fusion
The ITER Organization has awarded Westinghouse Electric Company a $180 million contract for the complex assembly of the fusion reactor's massive vacuum vessel.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2 min read · ITER
Industry
Proxima Fusion and Lower Saxony sign MoU to build Europe’s first large-scale fusion-grade HTS tape facility
Proxima Fusion and the German state of Lower Saxony have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish Europe's first large-scale manufacturing facility for fusion-grade high-temperature superconducting tapes.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2 min read · Proxima Fusion
Industry
Zap Energy becomes the first fusion company to add traditional nuclear fission to its business — a move that stunned the industry
Zap Energy, a developer of sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion, has announced a strategic diversification into traditional nuclear fission, becoming the first private fusion company to formally expand into the established nuclear sector.
Sep 15, 2026 · 2 min read · Zap Energy
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Fusion Industry Association — Annual Report
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DOE Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program
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