GeekWire 200 update: A new No. 1 and plenty of newcomers join list of top Pacific Northwest tech startups

There's a new No. 1 atop the GeekWire 200, along with several newcomers and other fast-growing startups moving up the list.
AOL

Nuclear fusion startup Helion to build ‘world’s first’ power plant after raising $425 million

A nuclear fusion startup backed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman has raised nearly half a billion dollars to build what it hopes to be the world’s first power plant using the next-generation energy source ...
The Daily of the University of Washington

Aeronautics & astronautics department welcomes Helion Energy in nuclear engineering seminar

Michael Hua, director of nuclear, chemical, and materials engineering at Helion Energy, spoke with UW engineers about ...
Yahoo

World’s first nuclear fusion power plant in US close to historic ignition test

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helion Energy, an Everett-based fusion energy company, has announced plans to construct the world's first fusion power plant in ...
AOL

Helion Energy starts construction on nuclear fusion plant to power Microsoft data centers

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Helion Energy, a startup backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and SoftBank's venture capital arm, has started construction on a site for a planned nuclear fusion power plant that ...
Yahoo

Officials give greenlight to next-gen US nuclear power plant: 'An important step'

A fusion energy developer, Helion Energy, received a permit to build a High-Impact Utility Facility to generate power via fusion. As World Nuclear News reported, Chelan County, Washington, granted the ...
Business Wire

Helion announces world’s first fusion energy purchase agreement with Microsoft

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helion Energy (Helion) today announced an agreement to provide Microsoft electricity from its first fusion power plant. Constellation will serve as the power marketer ...
Business Wire

Helion Achieves New Industry-First Fusion Energy Milestones, Accelerating Path to Commercial Fusion

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helion, a Washington-based fusion energy company, announced that its Polaris prototype has set new fusion industry benchmarks, becoming the first privately developed ...
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This startup’s creation is hotter than the sun—and it just set a nuclear fusion record

Helion Energy achieved temperatures of about 270 million degrees Fahrenheit as it works towards developing fusion power. A nuclear fusion startup just hit a hot new milestone. Everett, ...
HeraldNet

Helion celebrates smoother path to fusion energy site approval

EVERETT — The CEO of an Everett-based fusion energy company said legislation signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday will help his company clear potential hurdles to build the world’s first commercial ...
SiliconANGLE

Fusion power startup Helion raises $425M in funding

Helion Energy Inc., a startup working to develop commercial fusion reactors, today announced that it has closed a $425 million late-stage funding round. The Series F deal included the participation of ...