Fuse Energy, the startup headed up by Revolut’s former chief revenue officer Alan Chang, is launching in the US.
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February 1, 2024
Alan Chang’s Fuse Energy heads to America for ‘gamechanger’ subsidies
“If I had to build Fuse again, with the IRA in mind, the UK would not be the number one market”
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