Helion Announces $425M Series F Investment to Scale Commercialized Fusion Power

太阳神宣布投资4.25亿美元F系列以扩大商业化聚变电源

Round includes new investors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and existing investors

这一轮包括新投资者、光速风险投资合作伙伴、软银愿景基金2和现有投资者

EVERETT, Wash., January 28, 2025-- Helion, a fusion energy company, today announced a $425 million Series F investment round that will be used to scale commercialization efforts for the company’s groundbreaking fusion technology. The oversubscribed and upsized round had participation from new investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and a major university endowment, and existing investors including Sam Altman, Mithril Capital, Capricorn Investment Group, Dustin Moskovitz through Good Ventures Foundation, and Nucor.

华盛顿州埃弗雷特，2025年1月28日讯——聚变能源公司Helion今天宣布了一轮4.25亿美元的F系列投资，将用于扩大该公司开创性聚变技术的商业化努力。这轮超额认购和增资的投资者包括新投资者，包括Lightspeed Venture Partners、SoftBank Vision Fund 2和一家大型大学捐赠基金，以及现有投资者，包括Sam Altman、Mithril Capital、Capricorn Investment Group、Dustin Moskovitz through Good Ventures Foundation和Nucor。

This latest round of funding will bring the total invested in Helion to over $1 billion and values the company at $5.425 billion post-money..

这一最新一轮资金将使对Helion的投资总额超过10亿美元，并为该公司估值54.25亿美元。。

“We are on the brink of delivering a transformative energy solution that can meet the world’s increasing electricity demands while preserving U.S. energy leadership,” said David Kirtley, Helion’s co-founder and CEO. 'Our mission has always been focused on rapidly developing and deploying safe, reliable fusion generators that provide abundant, affordable electricity.

Helion联合创始人兼首席执行官戴维·柯特利（DavidKirtley）表示：“我们即将推出一种变革性的能源解决方案，它可以满足世界日益增长的电力需求，同时保持美国在能源领域的领先地位。”我们的任务一直集中在快速开发和部署安全可靠的聚变发电机，以提供充足、负担得起的电力。

Earning the support of such a prestigious group of investors is a testament to our progress in both solving hard scientific and technical challenges and tackling the practical realities of building hardware to commercialize a brand-new technology.'.

获得这样一个享有盛誉的投资者群体的支持，证明了我们在解决艰难的科学和技术挑战以及解决建造硬件以将全新技术商业化的实际现实方面取得的进展。”。

Helion recently began operating its 7th generation prototype, Polaris, which is expected to demonstrate the first electricity produced from fusion. With its previous prototype, Trenta, Helion was the first private company to achieve a fuel temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius, which is generally considered the required operating temperature for a commercial fusion power plant..

太阳神最近开始运行其第7代原型北极星（Polaris），预计它将展示聚变产生的第一批电力。凭借其先前的原型Trenta，Helion是第一家实现1亿摄氏度燃料温度的私营公司，这通常被认为是商业聚变发电厂所需的工作温度。。

“Fusion has the potential to be a truly transformational technology for industry and society and we see Helion as leading the race to bring that technology to market,” said Ravi Mhatre, Managing Partner and co-founder of Lightspeed Venture Partners. “After extensive due diligence, we’re very confident in Helion’s technology and leadership as the company moves from research and development into commercial production.”.

Lightspeed Venture Partners的管理合伙人兼联合创始人拉维·姆哈特尔（Ravi Mhatre）表示：“聚变有可能成为工业和社会真正变革的技术，我们认为太阳神将引领这项技术推向市场的竞赛。”。“经过广泛的尽职调查，随着公司从研发转向商业生产，我们对Helion的技术和领导力充满信心。”。

Helion intends for its first fusion power plant to be sited in the state of Washington. In 2023, the company announced a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft to deliver electricity from a 50 MW fusion plant starting in 2028 and a customer agreement with Nucor to develop a 500 MW power plant in the 2030s..

太阳神计划将其第一座聚变发电厂设在华盛顿州。2023年，该公司宣布与微软签订购电协议（PPA），从2028年开始从一座50兆瓦的核聚变电站输送电力，并与Nucor签订客户协议，在20世纪30年代开发一座500兆瓦的发电厂。。

About Helion

关于Helion

Helion is a fusion energy company focused on generating zero-carbon electricity from fusion. Its mission is to build the world’s first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. To keep up with the latest progress, follow Helion on LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads and X.

Helion是一家聚变能源公司，专注于通过聚变产生零碳电力。它的使命是建造世界上第一座聚变发电厂，使未来拥有无限的清洁电力。为了跟上最新进展，请在LinkedIn、Instagram、Threads和X上关注Helion。

Contact:

联系人：

Media contact: press@helionenergy.com

媒体联系人：press@helionenergy.com