TAE Technologies Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors

TAE Technologies was acquired by Trump Media & Technology Group for $6B in December 2025.

TAE Technologies acquisition price

$6B

Acquired by Trump Media & Technology Group · Dec 2025

Cumulative funding TAE Technologies raised

$1.1B

across 8 funding rounds

Key investors in TAE Technologies

  • Alphabet
  • New Enterprise Associates
  • Chevron Technology Ventures
  • Venrock
  • Vulcan Capital
  • Wellcome Trust
  • UpVentures Capital
  • Charles Schwab

TAE Technologies Overview

About TAE Technologies

TAE Technologies develops fusion energy systems using proton-boron fuel and field-reversed configuration plasma technology from its Foothill Ranch, California headquarters, founded in 1998. The company advances beam-driven fusion reactors for clean power generation without radioactive waste. TAE collaborates with partners like Google and national labs on accelerator physics applications.


Founded

1998

HQ

United StatesLos Angeles, CA

Website

tae.com

Status

Acquired

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Product sales

Valuation

$2.6B (Apr 2021)

TAE Technologies Acquisition

TAE Technologies was acquired by Trump Media & Technology Group for $6B on 18 December 2025.

Before the acquisition TAE Technologies had raised $1.1B across 8 funding rounds.

TAE Technologies, a California-based fusion energy company with over 25 years of research and development, develops next-generation fusion technology that reduces reactor size, cost, and complexity, alongside subsidiaries TAE Power Solutions and TAE Life Sciences. The company has raised more than $1.3 billion from investors including Google, Chevron Technology Ventures, Goldman Sachs, and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, and received Department of Energy INFUSE funding. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the Nasdaq and NYSE Texas-listed parent of Truth Social, Truth+, and bitcoin platform Truth.Fi, majority-owned via the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust (52% stake managed by Donald Trump Jr.), announced a definitive merger agreement with TAE on December 18, 2025. The all-stock transaction, valued at over $6 billion based on TMTG’s trailing 30-day VWAP as of December 17, 2025 (implying $53.89 per fully diluted TAE share), grants each company’s shareholders approximately 50% ownership of the combined entity on a fully diluted basis. TMTG will provide up to $200 million cash at signing and $100 million upon Form S-4 filing. The deal, approved by both boards, expects mid-2026 closing pending shareholder and regulatory approvals, positioning TMTG as holding company for all entities and creating one of the world’s first publicly traded fusion companies. TMTG CEO Devin Nunes and TAE CEO Michl Binderbauer will co-lead as CEOs. Strategic rationale centers on leveraging TMTG’s public market access and capital for TAE’s technology commercialization to achieve U.S. energy dominance, AI supremacy, and manufacturing revival amid data center power demands. The combined firm plans 2026 siting and construction of a 50 MWe utility-scale fusion plant, subject to approvals, followed by 350-500 MWe plants. The transaction faces potential conflict-of-interest scrutiny given Trump family ties and competition from other private fusion developers.

TAE Technologies acquisition details
AcquirerDateTypePrice
18 Dec 2025Strategic M&A$6B

TAE Technologies Valuation

TAE Technologies is currently valued at $2.6B, based on its undisclosed-stage round in April 2021.

The $280M round included Kuwait Investment Authority, Wellcome Trust, New Enterprise Associates, Addison Fischer, Arthur Samberg and 4 other investors.

TAE Technologies' valuation has grown 1.2x from $2.1B at its undisclosed-stage round in January 2017 to $2.6B in April 2021, across 2 priced rounds.

TAE Technologies valuation by funding round

TAE Technologies valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Apr 2021Undisclosed stage$2.6B
Jan 2017Undisclosed stage$2.1B

TAE Technologies Funding History

TAE Technologies has raised a total of $1.1B across 8 funding rounds.

TAE Technologies' first fundraising round was a $82M undisclosed-stage round in January 2015. The most recent completed round was a $150M undisclosed-stage round in June 2025.

TAE Technologies funding rounds

TAE Technologies funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Jun 2025Undisclosed stageNew Enterprise Associates; Chevron Technology Ventures; Alphabet$150M-TAE Technologies, a fusion energy company founded in 1998 and based in Foothill Ranch, California, develops a compact hydrogen-boron fusion power system aimed at delivering the cleanest and safest commercial fusion power. The company announced on June 2, 2025, that it raised more than $150 million in its latest funding round, exceeding its initial target, with participation from Chevron Technology Ventures, Google, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and other new and existing investors including Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Wellcome Trust, and family offices. This brings TAE's total equity funding to more than $1.3 billion across 12 rounds, with prior raises deploying $1.2 billion through 11 previous fundraises. The funding supports TAE's efforts to achieve the world's first commercial fusion power, including advancing toward net energy validation in its Copernicus reactor and eventual commercialization via the Da Vinci prototype. Recent milestones include the Norm prototype demonstrating stable plasma at over 70 million °C, enabled by over a decade of collaboration with Google Research since 2014, where Google engineers co-developed machine learning-based plasma reconstruction algorithms onsite, improving plasma lifetime and performance. Google's renewed investment followed a technical and commercial evaluation of TAE's approach. TAE has built five increasingly powerful demonstration units to National Laboratory scale. The round provides an option for additional capital raises. CEO Michl Binderbauer highlighted the strengthened partnerships, particularly with Google, to accelerate commercial fusion power delivery.
Jul 2022Series GSumitomo Corporation of America; Chevron Technology Ventures; DOV Management; Reimagined Ventures; TIFF Investment Management; Alphabet$250M-TAE Technologies, a California-based fusion energy company founded in 1998, develops clean, non-radioactive hydrogen-boron fusion power using a field-reversed configuration approach that combines plasma and accelerator physics to deliver carbon-free energy without geopolitical risks or proliferation concerns. The company announced exceeding performance goals by 250% with its fifth-generation reactor Norman, sustaining plasma at 75 million degrees Celsius, far above initial targets. TAE has built five generations of national laboratory-scale devices, with two more in development, holds over 1,800 patents filed globally and more than 1,100 granted, and employs over 400 staff across offices in California, the UK, and Switzerland. In July 2022, TAE closed a $250 million Series G-2 equity financing round, bringing total funding raised to $1.2 billion, with investors including Chevron Technology Ventures, Google (a partner since 2014 providing AI and computational support), Reimagined Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, TIFF Investment Management, a large U.S. West Coast mutual fund manager, and a major U.S. pension fund; Goldman Sachs acted as exclusive financial advisor. Proceeds fund construction of the sixth-generation Copernicus research reactor in Irvine, California, targeted for completion by 2025 to demonstrate net energy generation viability ahead of commercial fusion power delivery to the grid by 2030. TAE's technologies extend to commercial applications in power management, energy storage, electric mobility, fast charging, and life sciences. The round follows a public-private partnership with Japan's National Institute for Fusion Science and Sumitomo's collaboration for Asia-Pacific deployment. TAE positions itself as the world's largest private fusion energy developer amid rising global electricity demand, emphasizing safe, economical baseload power to combat climate change without fission's radioactive waste.
Apr 2021Undisclosed stageKuwait Investment Authority; Wellcome Trust; New Enterprise Associates; Addison Fischer; Arthur Samberg; Venrock; Vulcan Capital; Charles Schwab; Alphabet$280M$2.6BTAE Technologies, the world's largest private fusion energy company founded in 1998, develops nuclear fusion power using Field Reversed Configuration magnetic confinement technology. In April 2021, it announced a major milestone with its Norman platform producing stable plasma at over 50 million degrees Celsius, validating scalability to commercial fusion power plants by the end of the decade. This achievement directly enabled a $280 million Series G financing round from investors including Google, New Enterprise Associates, Vulcan, Venrock, Wellcome Trust, Kuwait Investment Authority, and family offices of Addison Fischer, Arthur Samberg, and Charles Schwab, bringing total funding to over $880 million. Proceeds from the round will fund construction of the Copernicus demonstration reactor to simulate net energy production from deuterium-tritium fuel cycles at over 100 million degrees Celsius, enabling technology licensing while advancing toward hydrogen-boron fusion. Additional funds support commercialization of TAE's power management technology, derived from fusion systems, for electric vehicle range extension, faster charging, and applications in residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale grids. The company had over 250 employees as of 2021 and operates from California. In September 2021, it launched TAE Power Solutions division for power tech commercialization. Total funding reached $1.2 billion by 2022, followed by a $6 billion merger announcement with Trump Media & Technology Group in December 2025.
Jan 2019Undisclosed stageUpVentures Capital$154M-TAE Technologies, founded in 1998, develops fusion energy technology with demonstration units like Copernicus and plans for a prototype power plant Da Vinci in the early 2030s. TAE has raised approximately $1.2B-$1.5B total by 2025 across 11-16 rounds, focusing on fusion power commercialization with applications in power management and energy storage. Investors include Google (long-term partner), Chevron, Sumitomo, NEA, and family offices.
Sep 2018Series GFor Good Ventures$40M-TAE Technologies is a fusion energy company founded in 1998, developing commercial fusion power using proprietary field-reversed configuration technology for clean, safe energy. The company has raised over $1.3 billion in equity funding across multiple rounds from investors including Google, Chevron, NEA, Sumitomo, and others, with recent rounds like a $150M raise in June 2025 supporting development of demonstration units such as Copernicus and Da Vinci prototype power plant. TAE has built five generations of National Lab-scale devices, holds over 1,500 patents, and collaborates with Google on AI for fusion research, positioning it as a leader in the fusion sector amid $7B+ in recent VC funding to fusion startups.
Jan 2017Undisclosed stage-$128M$2.1BTAE Technologies, founded in 1998 and based in Foothill Ranch, California, develops fusion energy using proprietary field-reversed configuration technology to achieve clean, non-radioactive commercial fusion power. The company has built multiple generations of demonstration reactors, including the C-2W renamed 'Norman' in 2017, and maintains a portfolio of over 1,800 patents in fusion and adjacent markets like power management and energy storage. As the oldest venture-backed fusion company, TAE has attracted investments from Google, Chevron Technology Ventures, NEA, Sumitomo, and others. This round contributed to the company's cumulative funding, which exceeded $500 million by July 2017 per Wikipedia. The company remained pre-commercial, focused on R&D milestones rather than revenue-generating operations. Cumulative funding grew steadily, reaching over $600 million by 2020, $880 million in 2021, $1.2 billion by 2022, and higher in subsequent years with later rounds like Series G-2 ($250 million in 2022) and additional raises in 2025. TAE operates in a competitive fusion landscape, leading in private funding alongside peers like Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Helion Energy, with total fusion startup funding surpassing $7 billion in recent years. The 2017 round supported construction of advanced reactors, culminating in later achievements like exceeding performance goals by 250% with the Norman reactor.
May 2016Undisclosed stage-$65M-TAE Technologies, a fusion energy company developing commercial fusion power, raised $375 million in its Series F round around May 20, 2016, with participation from investors including the Wellcome Trust. This funding contributed to the company's early capital raises as it pursued non-radioactive fusion technology. The company, founded in 1998, operated in stealth mode for many years before public announcements. By later years, TAE had built multiple demonstration reactors and attracted major investors like Google and Chevron. Cumulative funding grew significantly post-2016, reaching over $500 million by 2017, $880 million by 2021, and $1.2 billion by 2022 through subsequent rounds including a $250 million Series G-2 in July 2022. TAE announced a $6 billion merger with Trump Media & Technology Group in December 2025.
Jan 2015Undisclosed stage-$82M-TAE Technologies is a nuclear fusion company founded by Glenn Seaborg, Hendrik Monkhorst, and Norman Rostoker that develops proprietary compact reactor designs to generate fusion-generated power. The company raised $40 million in a venture round in January 2015, marking an early stage of its funding trajectory. The company would go on to raise significantly more capital over subsequent years, eventually accumulating over $1.3 billion in total equity funding by 2022, with major investors including Google, Chevron, Vulcan Capital, Venrock, and various sovereign wealth funds and family offices.

Who has invested in TAE Technologies?

16 investors have backed TAE Technologies across its funding rounds, including Alphabet, New Enterprise Associates, Chevron Technology Ventures, Venrock, Vulcan Capital and Wellcome Trust.


TAE Technologies Investors

Investors in TAE Technologies by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
AlphabetUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3ParticipantApr 2021
New Enterprise AssociatesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantApr 2021
Chevron Technology VenturesUnited StatesHouston, TX2ParticipantJul 2022
Sumitomo Corporation of AmericaUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantJul 2022
Kuwait Investment AuthorityKuwaitKuwait City1ParticipantApr 2021
Wellcome TrustUnited KingdomLondon1ParticipantApr 2021
Addison Fischer--1ParticipantApr 2021
Arthur SambergUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantApr 2021
For Good VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantSep 2018
VenrockUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantApr 2021
Vulcan CapitalUnited StatesSeattle, WA1ParticipantApr 2021
DOV ManagementUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantJul 2022
Reimagined VenturesUnited StatesChicago, IL1ParticipantJul 2022

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TAE Technologies Competitors

TAE Technologies competitors include listed companies like Ormat, CMB.Tech, Tokyo Electric Power and Mercury NZ, and private ones like Inox Clean Energy and Greenko Group.

Public and private companies comparable to TAE Technologies
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
OrmatUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$990M$534M$6B8.0x
CMB.TechBelgiumBelgiumPublicly listed$1.7B$910M$5.8B5.3x
Tokyo Electric PowerJapanJapanPublicly listed$41B$525M$5.7B1.0x
Mercury NZNew ZealandNew ZealandPublicly listed$1.9B$457M$5.6B3.6x
Inox Clean EnergyIndiaIndiaPrivate--$7.3B-
Greenko GroupIndiaHyderabadPrivate$723M$570M$7.5B-

TAE Technologies Public Comps

TAE Technologies is no longer listed, but its public comps include EVN, INA-Industrija Nafte, Ormat, Luberef, Suzlon Energy, Fuchs, CMB.Tech, Tokyo Electric Power, Jinko Solar and Ithaca Energy.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
EVN$3.5B$1.2B2.1x2.1x6.0x7.0x
INA-Industrija Nafte$4.4B$502M1.5x-13.1x-
Ormat$990M$534M9.1x8.0x16.9x14.4x
Luberef$2.2B$318M2.7x2.1x18.1x9.9x
Suzlon Energy$1.7B$298M3.4x2.9x19.6x16.5x
Fuchs$4.1B$613M1.4x1.3x9.5x9.0x
CMB.Tech$1.7B$910M6.7x5.3x12.2x8.4x
Tokyo Electric Power$41B$525M1.0x1.0x77.5x-

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Common questions about TAE Technologies

When was TAE Technologies founded?TAE Technologies was founded in 1998.
Where is TAE Technologies headquartered?TAE Technologies is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Is TAE Technologies publicly listed?No, TAE Technologies was acquired by Trump Media & Technology Group in December 2025.
Who acquired TAE Technologies?TAE Technologies was acquired by Trump Media & Technology Group in December 2025.
How much was TAE Technologies acquired for?TAE Technologies was acquired for $6B in December 2025.
What is TAE Technologies' valuation?TAE Technologies was last valued at $2.6B in its undisclosed-stage round in April 2021.
How much funding has TAE Technologies raised?TAE Technologies has raised $1.1B across 8 funding rounds.
What was TAE Technologies' last funding round?TAE Technologies' last funding round was a $150M undisclosed-stage round in June 2025.
Who are TAE Technologies' investors?TAE Technologies' investors include Alphabet, New Enterprise Associates, Chevron Technology Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation of America, Kuwait Investment Authority, Wellcome Trust, Addison Fischer, Arthur Samberg, For Good Ventures, Venrock and 6 others.
Which companies are comparable to TAE Technologies?Companies comparable to TAE Technologies include Ormat, CMB.Tech, Tokyo Electric Power, Mercury NZ, Inox Clean Energy and Greenko Group.

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