Francesco Volpe, Co-founder & CTO at Renaissance Fusion | Slush 2025
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Company reimagines the stellarator by depositing wide HTS on cylinders then using a laser-engraved superconducting circuits process to create ready-to-assemble magnet modules, pairs those magnets with a liquid-metal neutron blanket to capture extreme heat, and aims to build one integrated cylinder module next funding round. Claims: compact stellarator at gigawatt scale, commercial HTS and liquid-metal products selling as soon as next year. Team of ~100 across 24 nationalities, $60M raised so far, mid-2030s target for power plants.
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