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Google and RWE Back German Nuclear Startup Proxima Fusion at €2.4 Billion Valuation

German startup Proxima Fusion has raised €411 million ($469 million) from a range of investors, including national energy firm RWE AG and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, to develop a nuclear fusion plant it hopes will be operational in the 2030s.

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The headline split Bloomberg - Markets frames it as "Google and RWE Back German Nuclear Startup Proxima Fusion at €2.4 Billion Valuation". Financial Times - Companies frames it as "Google and XTX Markets back German fusion start-up as nuclear bets proliferate".
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Bloomberg - MarketsNews report · Jul 7, 5:30 AM

Google and RWE Back German Nuclear Startup Proxima Fusion at €2.4 Billion Valuation

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German startup Proxima Fusion has raised €411 million ($469 million) from a range of investors, including national energy firm RWE AG and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, to develop a nuclear fusion...

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CNA SingaporeNews report · Jul 7, 6:43 AM

Google, RWE back Proxima Fusion in €411 million financing round

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CNBCNews report · Jul 7, 6:24 AM

Google backs nuclear fusion startup targeting Europe’s first commercial power plant

Proxima Fusion has raised $468 million as it looks to move towards commercializing the promising but infamously difficult technical challenge of nuclear fusion.

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Financial Times - CompaniesNews report · Jul 7, 6:00 AM

Google and XTX Markets back German fusion start-up as nuclear bets proliferate

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Proxima Fusion valued at €2.4bn in €400mn funding round as AI boom spurs the race for energy’s holy grail

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