Thea Energy

Kearny, New Jersey
Active
Stellarator fusion using modular, planar high-temperature superconducting magnets

Company overview

Founded
2022
Total funding
USD 130 million cumulative (USD 20 million Series A in 2024, USD 100 million Series B in May 2026, plus smaller prior DOE INFUSE awards)
Technology
Stellarator fusion using modular, planar high-temperature superconducting magnets

About

Thea Energy (formerly Princeton Stellarators, Inc.) is a fusion power company spun out of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Princeton University in 2022. Its stellarator design, Helios, replaces the complex twisted magnet coils used by other stellarator architectures with arrays of mass-manufacturable, computer-controlled planar superconducting magnets, aiming to reduce fusion reactor manufacturing costs. The company plans a commercial-scale fusion power plant in the mid-2030s.

Key investors

Prelude Ventures (Series A lead); U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (Series B lead)

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