Focused Energy

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Focused Energy

StatusActiveWebsitehttps://www.focused-energy.coVertical(s)EnergyLatest Funding RoundSeedHeadquartersUnited StatesActive inGermanyTechnology Readiness LevelResearch (TRL 1-3)

Focused Energy is a US-German startup that aiming to achieve commercial nuclear fusion using laser intertial fusion energy.

Technology

Focused Energy is developing a commercial nuclear plant architecture for laser fusion energy, building on work done at the 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.

Application

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Intellectual Property

The startup currently owns or licenses the following patents:

• Patent 1
• Patent 2

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Leadership & Team

Focused Energy has recruited three key researchers from the 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

Focused Energy closed a US$15 million seed round in 2021.

Business Model

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Market & Comparables

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Traction

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See also

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