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First Light Fusion

First Light Fusion

Private
KidlingtonEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://firstlightfusion.com/

Last Round

Early Funding

Apr 21, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$106.63M

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Company Overview

First Light Fusion is an inertial confinement fusion research company that develops hypervelocity projectile impact technology for commercial clean energy production.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Renewable Energy, Advanced Materials

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting, Hardware Sales, Government Contracts

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

fusion energyinertial fusion energyIFEfusion powerclean energyfusion reactorprojectile fusionfusion simulationplasma physicsdeep techfusion startupvelocity amplifierbaseload powercomputational physicsfusion tech

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First Light Fusion comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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First Light Fusion Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Early FundingApr 21, 2026
Series CFeb 14, 2022
Series BDec 23, 2020
Series AAug 19, 2015
SeedJul 7, 2011

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Mark Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

David Bryon

CFO

Executive Team

Ryan Ramsey

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

First Light Fusion Investors

Notable investors and investment history

First Light Fusion investors
InvestorRounds
East X VenturesEarly Funding
Braavos Investment AdvisersSeries C
IP GroupSeries C, Series B, Early Funding, Series A, Seed
Hostplus Superannuation FundSeries C, Series B, Early Funding
Oxford Science EnterprisesSeries C, Series B
University of OxfordSeries A
United Kingdom Atomic Energy AuthorityEarly Funding

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  • Apr 21, 2026

    FLARE concept achieved highest energy gain of any inertial fusion energy method.

  • Apr 21, 2026

    $34M raised in early funding.

First Light Fusion Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersKidlington
Employee Range83
Year Founded2011
Last FundingApr 21, 2026

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