Sam Altman, Helion Energy and Fusion

Sam Altman, SoftBank invest in $425M round for Helion, a Seattle-area startup chasing fusion power
Seattle-area company Helion Energy gets $425 million from investors including Sam Altman and Softbank to pursue clean energy's "Holy Grail."
Sam Altman’s $5.4B Nuclear Fusion Startup Helion Baffles Science Community
Helion’s nuclear fusion promises have garnered the attention of Silicon Valley—and raised concerns amongst scientists wary of its aggressive timeline.
Altman-backed Helion raises $425m for fusion reactors
Back in 2023, Microsoft signed a 50MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Helion for 2028 - a short time in fusion development timescales. OpenAI, led by Helion investor Sam Altman, is also thought to be looking to buy " vast quantities " of fusion power.
Fusion Startup Helion Powers Up With $425M Series F
Fusion startup Helion locked up a $425 million Series F — valuing the company at $5.4 billion — as the company looks to satiate Big Tech’s appetite for energy sources as power needs increase.
US nuclear fusion start-up backed by Sam Altman and Peter Thiel secures $425mn
A US start-up whose backers include tech billionaires Sam Altman and Peter Thiel has raised $425mn to keep it on track to achieve its target of producing electricity from nuclear fusion in 2028. Helion has the most ambitious timeline among start-ups racing to develop nuclear fusion,

China 'building laser-ignited fusion research centre'

Helion raises $425M to help build a fusion reactor for Microsoft
Helion's unorthodox approach to fusion power and relative secrecy has earned it plenty of fans — and critics. But don’t count ...
SMART Tokamak Ignites Fusion Revolution With First Plasma
The University of Seville's SMART tokamak has achieved a critical milestone by creating its first tokamak plasma, utilizing a ...
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China fusion breakthrough: Artificial sun burns for record 17 minutes
A tiny star burned in China for nearly 18 minutes. Scientists at the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) ...
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China sets new fusion endurance record of over a thousand seconds
China has achieved a major milestone in the quest for practical commercial fusion power. The Experimental Advanced ...
'Artificial Sun' Blazes Past 1,000 Seconds in New Fusion Record
Scientists just set a new record in attempts to create an 'artificial Sun' down here on planet Earth. The team behind the ...
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China's "artificial sun" sets new record for fusion power generation and limitless energy
China’s "artificial sun" EAST fusion reactor smashed the previous record for sustained plasma, advancing nuclear fusion ...
Virginia plant aims to be first in the world to provide commercial nuclear fusion energy by 2030s
Whereas some believe commercially-available nuclear fusion energy is still decades away, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) ...
A Brand New Kind of Fusion Reactor Just Went Online
Now, a new and compact fusion reactor in Spain—the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak, or SMART—is further experimenting with ...