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==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==

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<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>.

==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).

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 ==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==
-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<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>.
 ==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).