Focused Energy - Revision history

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	==Funding==		==Funding==
	In 2025, Focused Energy US$150 million in their Series A round.		In 2025, Focused Energy US$150 million in their Series A round<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Neuhauser \|first=Alan \|date=2025-04-01 \|title=Scoop: Focused Energy raising $150M for laser fusion \|url=https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2025/04/01/focused-energy-laser-fusion-energy-150-million \|access-date=2025-12-03 \|website=Axios \|language=en}}</ref>.

	They closed a US$15 million seed round in 2021<ref>{{Cite web \|title=‘A-Rod’ makes laser fusion pitch \|url=https://optics.org/news/12/9/42 \|access-date=2025-11-27 \|website=optics.org}}</ref>.		They closed a US$15 million seed round in 2021<ref>{{Cite web \|title=‘A-Rod’ makes laser fusion pitch \|url=https://optics.org/news/12/9/42 \|access-date=2025-11-27 \|website=optics.org}}</ref>.

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	==Leadership & Team==		==Leadership & Team==
	Focused Energy has recruited three key researchers from the [[wikipedia:National_Ignition_Facility\|National Ignition Facility]] who helped achieve the first-ever net energy gain in 2022<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Abu-Shawareb \|first=H. \|last2=Acree \|first2=R. \|last3=Adams \|first3=P. \|last4=Adams \|first4=J. \|last5=Addis \|first5=B. \|last6=Aden \|first6=R. \|last7=Adrian \|first7=P. \|last8=Afeyan \|first8=B. B. \|last9=Aggleton \|first9=M. \|last10=Aghaian \|first10=L. \|last11=Aguirre \|first11=A. \|last12=Aikens \|first12=D. \|last13=Akre \|first13=J. \|last14=Albert \|first14=F. \|last15=Albrecht \|first15=M. \|date=2024-02-05 \|title=Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment \|url=https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102 \|journal=Physical Review Letters \|language=en \|volume=132 \|issue=6 \|doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102 \|issn=0031-9007}}</ref>. The achievement is considered a major breakthrough in global progress towards ~~commerical~~ nuclear fusion.		Focused Energy has recruited three key researchers from the [[wikipedia:National_Ignition_Facility\|National Ignition Facility]] who helped achieve the first-ever net energy gain in 2022<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Abu-Shawareb \|first=H. \|last2=Acree \|first2=R. \|last3=Adams \|first3=P. \|last4=Adams \|first4=J. \|last5=Addis \|first5=B. \|last6=Aden \|first6=R. \|last7=Adrian \|first7=P. \|last8=Afeyan \|first8=B. B. \|last9=Aggleton \|first9=M. \|last10=Aghaian \|first10=L. \|last11=Aguirre \|first11=A. \|last12=Aikens \|first12=D. \|last13=Akre \|first13=J. \|last14=Albert \|first14=F. \|last15=Albrecht \|first15=M. \|date=2024-02-05 \|title=Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment \|url=https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102 \|journal=Physical Review Letters \|language=en \|volume=132 \|issue=6 \|doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102 \|issn=0031-9007}}</ref>. The achievement is considered a major breakthrough in global progress towards commercial nuclear fusion.

	==Funding==		==Funding==
	Focused Energy closed a US$15 million seed round in 2021<ref>{{Cite web \|title=‘A-Rod’ makes laser fusion pitch \|url=https://optics.org/news/12/9/42 \|access-date=2025-11-27 \|website=optics.org}}</ref>.		In 2025, Focused Energy US$150 million in their Series A round.

			They closed a US$15 million seed round in 2021<ref>{{Cite web \|title=‘A-Rod’ makes laser fusion pitch \|url=https://optics.org/news/12/9/42 \|access-date=2025-11-27 \|website=optics.org}}</ref>.
	==Traction==		==Traction==
	The startup has partnered Amplitude, a major manufacturer of ultrafast lasers, to improve two laser systems for inertial fusion energy<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Focused Energy and Amplitude Enter $40 Million Agreement to Advance High-Energy Lasers Beyond the State-of-the-Art for Inertial Fusion Energy \|url=https://www.focused-energy.co/news-release/focused-energy-and-amplitude-enter-40-million-agreement-to-advance-high-energy-lasers-beyond-the-state-of-the-art-for-inertial-fusion-energy \|access-date=2025-11-27 \|website=www.focused-energy.co \|language=en}}</ref>. The new technology will help develop and determine the laser parameters needed to commercialise Focused Energy's direct drive laser fusion approach. This project is being financed by the [[Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations in Germany]] (SPRIND).		The startup has partnered Amplitude, a major manufacturer of ultrafast lasers, to improve two laser systems for inertial fusion energy<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Focused Energy and Amplitude Enter $40 Million Agreement to Advance High-Energy Lasers Beyond the State-of-the-Art for Inertial Fusion Energy \|url=https://www.focused-energy.co/news-release/focused-energy-and-amplitude-enter-40-million-agreement-to-advance-high-energy-lasers-beyond-the-state-of-the-art-for-inertial-fusion-energy \|access-date=2025-11-27 \|website=www.focused-energy.co \|language=en}}</ref>. The new technology will help develop and determine the laser parameters needed to commercialise Focused Energy's direct drive laser fusion approach. This project is being financed by the [[Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations in Germany]] (SPRIND).

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 They have also developed a proprietary deuterium-tritium fuel, which the startup claims can increase the energy output 30-fold compared to existing inertial confinement fusion approaches<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pearl™ — Proprietary Fusion Fuel |url=https://www.focused-energy.co/technology/pearl |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=www.focused-energy.co |language=en}}</ref>.
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 Focused Energy closed a US$15 million seed round in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘A-Rod’ makes laser fusion pitch |url=https://optics.org/news/12/9/42 |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=optics.org}}</ref>.
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+The startup has partnered Amplitude, a major manufacturer of ultrafast lasers, to improve two laser systems for inertial fusion energy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Focused Energy and Amplitude Enter $40 Million Agreement to Advance High-Energy Lasers Beyond the State-of-the-Art for Inertial Fusion Energy |url=https://www.focused-energy.co/news-release/focused-energy-and-amplitude-enter-40-million-agreement-to-advance-high-energy-lasers-beyond-the-state-of-the-art-for-inertial-fusion-energy |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=www.focused-energy.co |language=en}}</ref>. The new technology will help develop and determine the laser parameters needed to commercialise Focused Energy's direct drive laser fusion approach. This project is being financed by the [[Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations in Germany]] (SPRIND).
 == References ==
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	==Leadership & Team==		==Leadership & Team==
	Focused Energy has recruited three key researchers from the [[wikipedia:National_Ignition_Facility\|National Ignition Facility]] who helped achieve the first-ever net energy gain in 2022. The achievement is considered a major breakthrough in global progress towards commerical nuclear fusion.		Focused Energy has recruited three key researchers from the [[wikipedia:National_Ignition_Facility\|National Ignition Facility]] who helped achieve the first-ever net energy gain in 2022<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Abu-Shawareb \|first=H. \|last2=Acree \|first2=R. \|last3=Adams \|first3=P. \|last4=Adams \|first4=J. \|last5=Addis \|first5=B. \|last6=Aden \|first6=R. \|last7=Adrian \|first7=P. \|last8=Afeyan \|first8=B. B. \|last9=Aggleton \|first9=M. \|last10=Aghaian \|first10=L. \|last11=Aguirre \|first11=A. \|last12=Aikens \|first12=D. \|last13=Akre \|first13=J. \|last14=Albert \|first14=F. \|last15=Albrecht \|first15=M. \|date=2024-02-05 \|title=Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment \|url=https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102 \|journal=Physical Review Letters \|language=en \|volume=132 \|issue=6 \|doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102 \|issn=0031-9007}}</ref>. The achievement is considered a major breakthrough in global progress towards commerical nuclear fusion.

	==Funding==		==Funding==

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	~~''A brief overview of {{PAGENAME}} here''~~		Focused Energy is a US-German startup that aiming to achieve commercial [[nuclear fusion]] using [[wikipedia:Laser_Inertial_Fusion_Energy\|laser intertial fusion energy]].

	==Technology==		==Technology==
	~~''Describe~~ the ~~underlying science and technology of~~ the ~~startup here~~. ~~Ideally, it should provide~~ a ~~layman introduction of any key differentiators and/or novel or~~ proprietary ~~scientific breakthroughs being commercialised by~~ the startup.''		Focused Energy is developing a commercial nuclear plant architecture for laser fusion energy, building on work done at the [[wikipedia:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory\|Lawrence Livermore National Lab]], a global leader on the concept.

			They have also developed a proprietary deuterium-tritium fuel, which the startup claims can increase the energy output 30-fold compared to existing inertial confinement fusion approaches<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pearl™ — Proprietary Fusion Fuel \|url=https://www.focused-energy.co/technology/pearl \|access-date=2025-11-27 \|website=www.focused-energy.co \|language=en}}</ref>.

	==Application==		==Application==
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	==Leadership & Team==		==Leadership & Team==
	~~''Describe any notable members of leadership or interesting team composition~~.''		Focused Energy has recruited three key researchers from the [[wikipedia:National_Ignition_Facility\|National Ignition Facility]] who helped achieve the first-ever net energy gain in 2022. The achievement is considered a major breakthrough in global progress towards commerical nuclear fusion.

	==Funding==		==Funding==
	~~''Describe the startup's funding history here~~. ~~Link investor names with [[]]~~.''		Focused Energy closed a US$15 million seed round in 2021<ref>{{Cite web \|title=‘A-Rod’ makes laser fusion pitch \|url=https://optics.org/news/12/9/42 \|access-date=2025-11-27 \|website=optics.org}}</ref>.

	==Business Model==		==Business Model==
	''Describe the startup's business model here, with emphasis on any key differentiators or business model innovations.''		''Describe the startup's business model here, with emphasis on any key differentiators or business model innovations.''

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