--- title: "Focused Energy raises $240M to commercialise NIF laser fusion tech" url: https://daily.dev/posts/focused-energy-raises-240m-to-commercialise-nif-laser-fusion-tech-fk2e1b0t2 source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/focused-energy-240m-laser-fusion-nif-rwe type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-02T18:54:05.306Z updated: 2026-06-02T18:54:28.285Z tags: ["deep-tech"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Focused Energy raises $240M to commercialise NIF laser fusion tech **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Germany-based fusion startup Focused Energy has raised a $240M oversubscribed Series A led by utility RWE, bringing total funding to approximately $500M including grants. The company is commercializing inertial confinement fusion using a 'direct drive' laser approach inspired by the NIF's historic 2022 net energy gain experiment. Key innovations include eliminating the hohlraum component to improve efficiency and simplify fuel target manufacturing — critical for scaling from ~400 shots/year at NIF to 10 shots/second commercially. The demonstration reactor, called Lighthouse, will be built at a decommissioned German fission plant. The company faces significant engineering challenges, including achieving net energy gain against total system input rather than just fuel input, and competes with well-funded rivals like Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Inertia Enterprises. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How fusion power works and the startups pursuing it](https://daily.dev/posts/how-fusion-power-works-and-the-startups-pursuing-it-ekswjjdvr) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M](https://daily.dev/posts/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m-kcyzaogsi) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The race to build a star on Earth](https://daily.dev/posts/the-race-to-build-a-star-on-earth-tcceissoh) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M](https://daily.dev/posts/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m-5za747xzd) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#deep-tech](https://daily.dev/tags/deep-tech) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/focused-energy-raises-240m-to-commercialise-nif-laser-fusion-tech-fk2e1b0t2)