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Zap Energy nets $160M Series C to advance its lightning-in-a-bottle fusion tech

June 22, 2022August 10, 2022 Tim De Chant 241 ViewsBreakthrough Energy Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, climate tech, DCVC, ec climate, EC Food Climate and Sustainability, electricity, energy, energy impact partners, fusion power, lawrence livermore national laboratory, Lowercarbon Capital, nuclear fusion, plasma physics, Shell Ventures, Startups, university of washington, valor equity partners 1 min read

Zap Energy has reached two milestones that could nudge it ahead in the race to offer low-cost, carbon-free energy — a $160 million Series C round, and a successful test of a prototype fusion reactor.