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General Fusion Secures CAD $30 Million to Advance Fusion Energy Goals
General Fusion, a company based in Richmond, British Columbia, has successfully raised CAD $30 million (USD $22 million) to support its efforts in developing commercially viable fusion energy. This funding comes after months of operational scaling back and staff reductions as the company faced significant fundraising challenges.
CEO Greg Twinney expressed optimism regarding this new investment, describing it as “a resounding vote of confidence in our technology, our people, and our mission.” He highlighted that this marks “a new day” for General Fusion, which has been navigating what he referred to as “one of the most challenging financial moments in [its] history.”
Investment Details and Future Plans
The recent financing round attracted both new and existing investors, including Segra Capital, PenderFund through the Pender Growth Fund and Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Chrysalix Venture Capital, and JIMCO, the investment arm of the Saudi billionaire Mohammed Jameel. Other notable participants included Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, through his firm Thistledown Capital, along with Presight Capital and Hatch.
According to a report by The Globe and Mail, the financing was structured as a “pay-to-play” deal, meaning that existing preferred shareholders had to invest to maintain their ownership stakes in the company. Those who chose not to participate faced a dilution of their holdings.
In an open letter published just over three months ago, Twinney revealed that General Fusion was at a critical juncture, poised to achieve a significant technical milestone by demonstrating fusion at temperatures of 10 million degrees. At that time, the company had laid off approximately 25% of its workforce and reduced operational activities in response to urgent funding needs.
Challenges and Future Funding Needs
In an interview with BetaKit earlier this year, Twinney attributed the company’s fundraising difficulties to shifting geopolitical climates and economic uncertainties, particularly citing fluctuating U.S. policies toward clean energy under the previous administration. This context has made investors more cautious about backing high-risk and capital-intensive technologies.
While this latest funding round falls short of General Fusion’s initial target of USD $125 million, it enables the company to continue its crucial development efforts through 2024. Earlier this year, General Fusion achieved a significant milestone by producing its first magnetized plasma in the LM26 device, a critical step necessary for initiating fusion reactions.
Moving forward, General Fusion will require additional funding to achieve the 100-million-degree temperatures necessary to reach “scientific breakeven conditions.” This milestone represents the point at which the LM26 fusion demonstration can generate an equal amount of energy to what it consumes—an essential target on the journey toward commercial fusion energy.
The company aims to deploy reactors based on its Magnetized Target Fusion technology by the mid-2030s, with hopes of revolutionizing the energy landscape through sustainable fusion power.
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