Focused Energy

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Location Darmstadt, Germany
Founded 2021
Latest Stage Series A
Total Raised $240M+
Website https://www.focused-energy.co/
Sector
energy fusion deeptech climate-tech laser-fusion power-generation

Investors

Alex Rodriguez Early (2022)
a-rod-corp Early (2022)

Founders

Thomas Forner Co-Founder & CEO
Markus Roth Co-Founder & CSO

About

Focused Energy is a German-American laser-fusion company founded in 2021 as a TU Darmstadt spinout by CEO Thomas Forner and CSO Prof. Markus Roth, with offices in Darmstadt, Berlin, Austin, and San Francisco; the company is building what it claims will be the world’s first commercial laser-fusion power plant on RWE’s former Biblis site in Hesse, Germany 123. The $240M Series A announced May 27, 2026 was led by RWE (which contributed $60M and will develop the Biblis site using its power-plant expertise) with participation from SPRIND (the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation), the European Innovation Council Fund, returning lead Prime Movers Lab, Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen, and Futury Capital; the company describes the round as the largest fully-secured Series A in the global fusion industry to date and the round makes Focused Energy the most valuable fusion company in Europe 123.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-05-27 Series A $240M RWE SPRIND, European Innovation Council Fund, Prime Movers Lab, Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen, Futury Capital 123

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Sources

  1. Focused Energy, “Focused Energy Sets a New Benchmark: $240 Million for the Largest Series A Financing in the Global Fusion Industry,” May 27, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.focused-energy.co/news-release/focused-energy-sets-a-new-benchmark-240-million-for-the-largest-series-a-financing-in-the-global-fusion-industry↩↩↩

  2. ChemEurope, “Focused Energy secures US$240 million: the world’s first laser fusion power plant is set to be built in Germany,” May 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/1188788/focused-energy-secures-us-240-million-the-worlds-first-laser-fusion-power-plant-is-set-to-be-built-in-germany.html↩↩↩

  3. FusionXInvest, “Focused Energy raises $240m in Series A,” May 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://fusionxinvest.com/news/11108/focused-energy-raises-240m-in-series-a/↩↩↩