Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it?

By Tim De Chant · TechCrunch · Monday, 26 October 2026 at 18:59 (32m ago) · Original article ↗

Fusion startups face a new challenge, one unrelated to plasma physics: Give the government shares in exchange for funding awards or go it alone?

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