About Proxima Fusion
Proxima Fusion is a European fusion energy company and the first spin-off from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, founded in Munich in 2023. It is developing commercial fusion power plants based on quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarator technology, using a simulation-first and rapid-prototyping approach. Its roadmap includes Alpha, a net-energy fusion demonstrator targeting the early 2030s, and Stellaris, its planned commercial power plant.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$230M
Last stage
Series A
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Founders
Francesco Sciortino
PhD in plasma physics and fusion energy from MIT; former researcher at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. Recognized breakthroughs in stellarator research in 2022 and co-founded Proxima Fusion in 2023.
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Lucio Milanese
PhD in theoretical plasma physics from MIT; formerly Senior Advisor at McKinsey supporting PE firms and sovereign wealth funds on fusion and due diligence.
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Jorrit Lion
Doctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), focused on stellarator design for commercial power production based on the Wendelstein 7-X concept.
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Martin Kubie
Educated at the University of Cambridge, Martin previously worked at McLaren Racing and Google X spin-off Wing. He leads engineering at Proxima Fusion.
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