Marvel Fusion Funding, Investors & Competitors

Marvel Fusion has raised $180M across 4 funding rounds, most recently a $54M Series B in March 2025.

Last Marvel Fusion funding round

$54M

Series B · Mar 2025

Cumulative funding Marvel Fusion raised

$180M

across 4 funding rounds

Key investors in Marvel Fusion

  • Bayern Kapital
  • Tengelmann Ventures
  • European Innovation Council
  • HV Capital
  • EQT Ventures
  • Earlybird VC
  • b2venture
  • Possible Ventures

Marvel Fusion Overview

About Marvel Fusion

Marvel Fusion is a Munich-headquartered fusion energy developer founded in 2019. It pioneers laser-based inertial confinement fusion using short-pulse, high-energy lasers to achieve commercial baseload power. The technology targets avalanche fusion for safe, clean electricity production without radioactive waste. Backed by investors including Earlybird and Future Energy Ventures, the company collaborates with Technical University of Munich on reactor prototypes and holds patents for laser-plasma interactions.


Founded

2019

HQ

GermanyMunich

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Product sales

Marvel Fusion Funding History

Marvel Fusion has raised a total of $180M across 4 funding rounds.

Marvel Fusion's first fundraising round was a $39M Series A in February 2022. The most recent completed round was a $54M Series B in March 2025.

Marvel Fusion funding rounds

Marvel Fusion funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Mar 2025Series BEuropean Innovation Council; Bayern Kapital; Tengelmann Ventures; EQT Ventures; Siemens Energy$54MMarvel Fusion, a Munich-based deeptech fusion energy company, develops high-energy laser systems for laser-based fusion power plants, aiming to transition from research and development to industrial deployment. The company extended its Series B funding round on March 27, 2025, by €50 million from new investors EQT Ventures, Siemens Energy Ventures, and the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund—marking EIC's first equity investment in fusion energy—with participation from existing investors Tengelmann Ventures and Bayern Kapital, bringing the total round to €113 million. This extension elevates Marvel Fusion's overall funding to €385 million, comprising €170 million in private investments and €215 million from public cooperation projects, positioning it as Europe's best-funded fusion company. The funds support key milestones, including construction of a $150 million laser facility with Colorado State University and advancing an industrial partnership with Siemens Energy for a conceptual design of a fully integrated fusion power plant, focusing on heat transfer and power generation systems. Marvel Fusion is building two laser prototypes to achieve high-gain requirements for competitive energy production and forging partnerships for scaled laser manufacturing. CEO Moritz von der Linden highlighted the operational backing from new shareholders for building the world’s first fusion prototype. Investors emphasized fusion's strategic importance: EQT Ventures sees it as a generation-defining opportunity, EIC underscores commitment to high-impact European innovation, and Siemens Energy contributes expertise. Future plans involve larger funding rounds, estimated at $600-800 million, toward $1.4 billion for laser systems and $2 billion for a full prototype plant, amid competition from U.S. and Chinese efforts.
Sep 2024Series BHV Capital (lead); b2venture; Bayern Kapital; SPRIN-D; T.Capital; Tengelmann Ventures; Deutsche Telekom$70MMarvel Fusion is a Munich-based fusion energy company founded in 2019 that develops laser-driven inertial confinement fusion technology for commercial power plants. The company uses cutting-edge high-intensity femtosecond lasers to achieve controlled fusion reactions, with a development roadmap targeting a full-scale prototype around 2032–2033 at a facility in Colorado. In September 2024, Marvel Fusion closed a Series B funding round of €62.8 million ($70 million) led by HV Capital, with participation from b2venture, Bayern Kapital, Deutsche Telekom, Earlybird Venture Capital, SPRIN-D, Tengelmann Ventures, and other investors including Athos Venture, Primepulse, and Plural Platform. The company was also selected by the European Innovation Council to receive a blended finance option of up to €17.5 million through the EIC Accelerator program. In March 2025, Marvel Fusion announced an extension of its Series B by €50 million, bringing the total round to €113 million and adding investments from EQT Ventures and Siemens Energy Ventures. As of the September 2024 round, Marvel Fusion had attracted more than €120 million in total equity investments and over €150 million in public funding and cooperation projects since its foundation. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate technology development, increase production capacity, establish a demonstration plant in Colorado, and expand its scientific and engineering teams as it works toward commercial viability in fusion energy.
Jul 2024Undisclosed stageEIC Accelerator (lead)$16MMarvel Fusion, a German fusion energy company developing commercial fusion energy using short-pulse high-intensity lasers and nanostructured fuel targets, received EIC Accelerator blended finance of up to €17.5 million (€2.5 million grant and €15 million equity option) in the July 2024 round. This support came through the EIC Accelerator program for the project 'Commercial Fusion Energy with Short-Pulse High-Intensity Lasers and Nanostructured Fuel Targets'. The EIC investment aligns with efforts to demonstrate the physics and technology of Marvel Fusion's femtosecond laser-based approach using proton-boron-11 fusion with silicon nanostructured targets manufacturable via semiconductor techniques.
Feb 2022Series AEarlybird VC (lead); Heinz Dürr Invest; Primepulse; Possible Ventures; Berggruen Holdings; Thistledown Foundation; Hartmut Neven; Taavet+Sten; Albert Wenger; Leblon Capital$39MMarvel Fusion, a Munich-based fusion energy startup founded in 2019 by Moritz von der Linden, Karl-Georg Schlesinger, Dr. Georg Korn, and Pasha Shabalin, develops a novel laser-driven fusion technology using highly intense short-pulsed lasers and nanostructured fuel targets for efficient fusion reactions and higher energy yields. The company collaborates with partners like Siemens Energy, TRUMPF, and Thales to advance zero-carbon fusion energy. In February 2022, it closed a €35 million ($39.4M) Series A funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from Primepulse, Thistledown Capital (or Foundation), Taavet Hinrikus & Sten Tamkivi, Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Trust, Heinz Dürr Invest, Hartmut Neven, Albert Wenger, Possible Ventures, and others. This brought total funding to around €60 million, following a prior €25 million raise. The Series A proceeds support upgrading laser systems (2022-2025) to validate the technology, demonstrate net energy gain, and accelerate the path to commercial fusion power plants. Earlybird acted as lead investor, with Dr. Hendrik Brandis and Dr. Moritz Belling involved. Later developments include a Series B raising $58.7M and advancements like selection for EIC STEP Scale Up program in November 2025 for potential €30M equity, plus total funding reaching $162-166M by late 2025 across six rounds, indicating ongoing growth in the competitive fusion sector.

Who has invested in Marvel Fusion?

21 investors have backed Marvel Fusion across its funding rounds, including Bayern Kapital, Tengelmann Ventures, European Innovation Council, HV Capital, EQT Ventures and Earlybird VC.

Lead investors include HV Capital, EIC Accelerator and Earlybird VC.


Marvel Fusion Investors

Investors in Marvel Fusion by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Bayern KapitalGermanyLandshut2ParticipantSep 2024
Tengelmann VenturesGermanyMunich2ParticipantSep 2024
European Innovation CouncilBelgiumBrussels1ParticipantMar 2025
Heinz Dürr InvestGermanyBerlin1ParticipantFeb 2022
PrimepulseGermanyMunich1ParticipantFeb 2022
Possible VenturesGermanyMunich1ParticipantFeb 2022
b2ventureGermanyBerlin1ParticipantSep 2024
Berggruen HoldingsUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantFeb 2022
Thistledown FoundationCanadaOttawa1ParticipantFeb 2022
Hartmut NevenUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA1ParticipantFeb 2022
SPRIN-DGermanyLeipzig1ParticipantSep 2024
T.CapitalGermanyHamburg1ParticipantSep 2024
Taavet+StenEstoniaTallinn1ParticipantFeb 2022

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Marvel Fusion Competitors

Marvel Fusion competitors include listed companies like Vistra and Cameco, and private ones like Clean Planet, Radiant, Electra and Climeworks.

Public and private companies comparable to Marvel Fusion
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
Clean PlanetJapanTokyoPrivate--$1.2B-
VistraUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$18B$5B$48B3.3x
RadiantUnited StatesLos Angeles, CAPrivate--$1.8B-
ElectraUnited StatesBoulder, COPrivate--$1.2B-
ClimeworksSwitzerlandZurichPrivate--$1.1B-
CamecoCanadaCanadaPublicly listed$2.5B$825M$41B16.1x

Marvel Fusion Public Comps

Marvel Fusion is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Aramco, ExxonMobil, Chevron, PetroChina, Shell, GE Vernova, TotalEnergies, NextEra Energy, ConocoPhillips and Iberdrola.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Aramco$446B$213B3.9x3.7x8.2x7.1x
ExxonMobil$324B$68B2.2x1.8x10.5x8.0x
Chevron$184B$41B2.4x2.0x10.8x7.2x
PetroChina$427B$70B0.8x0.7x4.7x4.4x
Shell$267B$55B1.2x1.0x5.8x4.5x
GE Vernova$38B$3.2B6.2x5.4x73.5x43.5x
TotalEnergies$182B$38B1.3x1.2x6.3x5.0x
NextEra Energy$27B$16B10.5x9.6x17.9x16.2x

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Common questions about Marvel Fusion

When was Marvel Fusion founded?Marvel Fusion was founded in 2019.
Where is Marvel Fusion headquartered?Marvel Fusion is headquartered in Munich, Germany.
Is Marvel Fusion publicly listed?No, Marvel Fusion is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Marvel Fusion raised?Marvel Fusion has raised $180M across 4 funding rounds.
What was Marvel Fusion's last funding round?Marvel Fusion's last funding round was a $54M Series B in March 2025.
Who are Marvel Fusion's investors?Marvel Fusion's investors include Bayern Kapital, Tengelmann Ventures, European Innovation Council, Heinz Dürr Invest, Primepulse, Possible Ventures, b2venture, Berggruen Holdings, Thistledown Foundation, Hartmut Neven and 11 others.
Which companies are comparable to Marvel Fusion?Companies comparable to Marvel Fusion include Clean Planet, Vistra, Radiant, Electra, Climeworks and Cameco.

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