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September 9, 2026

Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups

Lausanne-based founders of Fusionality targeting sector of massive investment

Éanna Kelly

2 min read

A pair of former Google DeepMind scientists have raised €3.2m in pre-seed funding for their EPFL spinout, Fusionality, which aims to build a software backbone for nuclear fusion companies. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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