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January 26, 2023

Renaissance Fusion raises €15m to develop clean nuclear energy technology

The seed rounds comes as US researchers make a big breakthrough in the sector


Francesco Volpe

Renaissance Fusion, a French startup developing nuclear fusion technology, has raised a €15m seed round led by US climate tech VC Lowercarbon Capital at an undisclosed valuation.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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