# Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $863 million; New fusion company is launched; Fusion funding and power purchase agreements ramp up

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Podcast: [Fusion News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831)
Published: 2025-09-03T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

September 3rd, 2025 Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College in London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $863 Million https://cfs.energy/news-and-media/commonwealth-fusion-systems-raises-863-million-series-b2-round-to-accelerate-the-commercialization-of-fusion-energy 2. Inertia Enterprises Launches with DOE and LLNL support https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250826432256/en/Inertia-Enterprises-Launches-to-Commercialize-Fusion-Energy-Founded-by-Proven-Leaders-in-Business-and-Science 3. Fusion funding and power purchase agreements ramp up https://www.theverge.com/news/766269/nuclear-fusion-project-map 4. General Fusion raises $22 million https://generalfusion.com/post/a-new-day-general-fusion-closes-oversubscribed-us22-million-financing-welcomes-new-board-members Bonus : https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/over-2-5-billion-invested-in-fusion-industry-in-past-year/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a65595434/china-super-steel/# Watch the episode on FIA's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/GdPNiZ6NBHk

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