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Thea Energy closes $20 million Series A funding round
Thea Energy, a spinout from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory founded in 2022, completed a $20 million Series A funding round to support development of its planar-coil stellarator and Eos neutron source project. The funding demonstrates investor confidence in the company's approach to simplifying fusion magnet design through software-controlled planar coils.
- Thea Energy raised $20M Series A from institutional investors
- Company founded in 2022 as Princeton Plasma Physics Lab spinout
- Technology: planar HTS coils with dynamic software control replaces 3D magnet complexity
- Eos neutron source targets 2030 operations
- Two-part business model: isotope sales before grid power