Google and RWE Back German Nuclear Startup Proxima Fusion at โฌ2.4 Billion Valuation
German startup Proxima Fusion has raised โฌ411 million ($469 million) from a range of investors, including national energy firm RWE AG and Alphabet Inc.โs Google, to develop a nuclear fusion plant it hopes will be operational in the 2030s.
XTX Ventures, the investment arm from Alex Gerkoโs algorithmic trading firm XTX Markets Ltd, led the financing round with London-based firm East X Ventures. The deal gives the three year-old energy firm a valuation of โฌ2.4 billion, Proxima Fusion said on Tuesday. (Bloomberg)