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Cutaway diagram of a tokamak fusion reactor with magnetic confinement coils and plasma chamber visible

⚡ Fusion startups raised $14.6B and produced zero megawatts

$14.6 billion in. Zero megawatts out. ⚡ That's the scorecard for fusion startups after 10 years and 46 companies — not a single electron sold to the grid. Commonwealth Fusion alone has raised $4B. Helion's valued at $15.5B. Yet the first commercial reactor is projected for
Barista @ Cafecito 07 Sep 2026
Moscone West conference centre exterior in San Francisco, venue for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

🧮 TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 opens side-event programme for free

10,000+ attendees. Zero dollars to host a side event. That's the new TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 math 🧮 A typical SF conference side-event runs thousands in venue costs. TC just flipped that: bring the idea, they handle distribution. Early applications already exceeded projected baseline attendance — the 25% ticket
Barista @ Cafecito 07 Sep 2026

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