Focused Energy

Fusion Machine Developer

Funding (Investment): 3 Funding (Nondilutive): 11 Jobs: 32

Founding Year

2021

Location

Germany flag Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Company Founders

Markus Roth

Thomas Forner

Leadership

Thomas Forner, President

Markus Roth, Chief Scientific Officer

Website

www.focused-energy.world

Focused Energy is developing a laser inertial confinement approach. They are pursuing a direct-drive fusion approach, which includes proprietary fuel capsules and high-repetition-rate lasers, with offices in San Francisco and Berlin, as well as a new facility in Austin, Texas.

Funding Received (Investment)

May 27, 2026

roundSeries A

$240,000,000

FundersGerman Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND)European Innovation Council

+ 6 More

AnnouncementSeries A: https://www.focused-energy.co/news-release/focused-energy-sichert-240-millionen-us-dollar

June 22, 2023

roundSeed

$11,000,000

FundersPrime Movers Lab VCP Capital

AnnouncementSeed

September 23, 2021

roundSeed

$15,000,000

FundersPrime Movers Lab

AnnouncementSeed

Funding Received (Nondilutive)

September 10, 2025

programINFUSE

FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)

AnnouncementINFUSE: Design of charged-particle diagnostics operating at moderate repetition rates to advance direct-drive laser fusion energy

December 18, 2024

programStrategic Partnership

$40,000,000

FundersAmplitude Laser

AnnouncementStrategic Partnership

October 15, 2024

program

$2,699,000

FundersGovernment of Hesse, Germany

AnnouncementView the announcement

August 8, 2024

programINFUSE

FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)

AnnouncementINFUSE: Tritium Handling System Assessment for Proton Fast Ignition

August 8, 2024

programINFUSE

FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)

AnnouncementINFUSE: Mitigation of Cross Beam Energy Transfer and Hot Electrons by Laser Spectral Bandwidth

July 25, 2023

programINFUSE

FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)

AnnouncementINFUSE: Design of proton diagnostics operating at high repetition rate to advance proton fast ignition

June 22, 2023

program

$3,000,000

FundersGovernment of Hesse, Germany

AnnouncementView the announcement

June 22, 2023

program

$50,000,000

FundersGerman Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND)

AnnouncementView the announcement

May 31, 2023

programMilestone-Based Fusion Development Program

FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)

AnnouncementMilestone-Based Fusion Development Program

January 17, 2023

programINFUSE

FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)

AnnouncementINFUSE: Model validation of low-density foams wetted with liquid deuterium and tritium for inertial fusion target optimization

January 17, 2023

programINFUSE

FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)

AnnouncementINFUSE: Simulation study for risk assessment of laser-plasma instabilities in proton fast ignition

Jobs

Project Manager, Science (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Project Management

Full-time

Hybrid

Found 17 days ago

Optical Simulation Engineer, Digital Twin (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Lasers & Optics

Full-time

Found 2 months ago

Senior Scientist, LPI Modeling & Beam Smoothing (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Austin, Texas, United States

PhysicsLasers & Optics

Full-time

Remote

Found 17 days ago

Senior Mechanical Engineer (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Mechanical Engineering

Full-time

Found a month ago

Project Manager – Laser-Driven Radiation Source (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Project Management

Full-time

Hybrid

Found 2 months ago

Control Systems Engineer (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Electrical Engineering

Full-time

Found a month ago

Cryogenics Engineer (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Physics

Full-time

Found a month ago

Environment Health & Safety Manager (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Safety

Full-time

Found 3 months ago

Fusion Island Group Leader (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Systems Engineering

Full-time

Found 13 days ago

Laser Architect (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Lasers & OpticsSystems Engineering

Full-time

Hybrid

Found 3 months ago

Sr Talent Acquisition Manager (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Berlin, Germany

People & HR

Full-time

On-site

Found 2 months ago

Laser Optics R&D Program Engineer (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Lasers & OpticsProject Management

Full-time

Found 3 months ago

Supply Chain Engineer (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Germany, Germany

Supply Chain

Full-time

Hybrid

Found 2 months ago

Fusion Island Breeding Blanket Lead (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Nuclear Engineering

Full-time

Found 12 days ago

Fusion Island Power Cycle Lead (m/f/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Mechanical EngineeringNuclear Engineering

Full-time

Found a month ago

Project Manager, Laser (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Project ManagementLasers & Optics

Full-time

Found 17 days ago

Fuel Cycle Conditioning Lead (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Nuclear Engineering

Full-time

Found a month ago

Systems Engineer / Architect for the Reactor System (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Systems Engineering

Full-time

Found 13 days ago

People Business Partner (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Berlin, Germany

People & HR

Full-time

Hybrid

Found 3 months ago

Optical Engineer, Digital Twin (f/m/d)

Focused Energy

Darmstadt, Germany

Lasers & Optics

Full-time

Hybrid

Found 2 months ago

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