Fusion power may not be science fiction. Just ask the people who spent $5 billion on it.

Nuclear fusion energy has been ’20 years away’ for decades, but has science finally caught up? Private investment in merger companies It rose from $10 billion to $15 billion Within a few months, money is coming from places you don’t expect.

Watch as Rebecca Bellan and guest host Tim De Chant sit down Rachel SleboGeneral Partner at DCVC in this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast. This trio illustrates why serious investors are finally treating consolidation as a real asset class, and what the return thesis actually looks like when no one expects a power plant to exist during the life of their fund.

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