Articles about Zap Energy

Tech Moves: Microsoft names execs; DAT, Oracle and Hiya departures; new Zillow policy lead

Microsoft is shuffling leadership, naming Aneesh Raman chief economic opportunity officer and promoting Jenny Lay-Flurrie to CVP of the Trusted Technology Group. Zillow has a new policy lead while Oracle, Hiya and DAT Freight & Analytics see departures. Read More

Event Calendar

2026 Washington State Fusion Week

Formerly Seattle Fusion Week, CleanTech Alliance’s annual fusion energy convening moves across three Washington cities, bringing together fusion companies, elected… Read More

Tech Moves: Agility Robotics gets CFO; Microsoft security departure; Zap’s legal officer; new KEXP CPTO

Agility Robotics names a CFO ahead of its plans to go public, moving its current CFO/COO into an operations-focused role. Microsoft loses another security leader while Zap Energy gets a chief legal officer. Read More

As General Fusion makes historic Nasdaq debut, report shows global funding surged to $4.5B

General Fusion’s stock is trading up after it became the first fusion energy company to go public on a major… Read More

Inside the race to power AI data centers with fusion energy — and the surprise detours along the way

While some tech giants are looking to the stars for nearly limitless clean electricity, the actual path to commercial fusion energy involves an unexpected down-scaling, an expansion to traditional nuclear power, and a tight 2028 deadline. Go inside Seattle-area fusion startups Helion and Zap as they try to harness the reactions that power the sun. Read More

GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups

The latest GeekWire 200, our quarterly ranking of the top Pacific Northwest startups, reflects a shift toward companies building physical products — rockets, fusion reactors, robots and space-based data centers. Starcloud was the biggest mover, two new unicorns joined the list, and Helion held the No. 1 spot. Read More

Tech Moves: Salesforce names president; Microsoft execs coming and going; Amazon departures

A pair of Microsoft security executives are on the move — one headed to Salesforce, one returning to fill the vacancy. Meanwhile, two Amazon veterans are calling it quits at the company. Read More

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft VP to lead Inteum; Veeam, mpathic add execs; past Tune CEO’s new role

Angus Norton, a former exec from Microsoft and Amazon, is CEO of IP transfer company Inteum, while Veeam and mpathic name two new leaders and Peter Hamilton shares details on his tech move. Read More

Zap Energy’s nuclear double play: Fusion startup adds traditional fission to its lineup, in industry first

Fusion startup Zap Energy is adding fission to its quest for nuclear power, naming Zabrina Johal as CEO to lead the new dual-purpose effort. Read More

Donald Trump as fusion entrepreneur? Washington state energy rivals react to $6B deal

The $6 billion merger between TAE and Trump Media sent a shock wave through the fusion industry — and is drawing skepticism from Washington’s fusion hub. Read More

Zap Energy exceeds Mariana Trench-level pressures in pursuit of limitless clean power

Zap Energy has generated pressure that’s 10 times stronger than the bottom of the Mariana Trench, a new milestone in its race for fusion power. Read More

Inside Zap: Fusion pioneer tries to build ‘a star in a jar’ to unlock abundant clean energy

Zap Energy is trying to replicate on Earth the reactions that power the sun and the stars in pursuit of clean, nearly limitless electricity. Read More

Meet the key players in the Pacific Northwest’s fusion energy hub

The Pacific Northwest — a hub for the fusion energy sector — has kicked off its annual Seattle Fusion Week. Here are the region’s key players. Read More

‘We’re definitely on the back foot’: U.S. risks losing fusion energy race to China, industry leaders warn

REDMOND, Wash. — The race to lead in artificial intelligence isn’t the only event in which the U.S. and China… Read More

Sparks fly: Seattle-area fusion startup rivals debate path to commercial power

REDMOND, Wash. — The conversation got a little heated at a Seattle-area conference Tuesday when three companies vying to commercialize… Read More

Groundbreaking fusion: Helion eyes rural Wash. for world’s first plant despite unproven tech

Nearly a century after construction began on Rock Island Dam — the first hydroelectric power plant on the Columbia River… Read More

Podcast

Insights from Uncommon Thinkers: How these innovators found novel approaches in their fields

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we sit down with some of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers” — inventors, scientists,… Read More

Uncommon Thinkers: Zap’s Uri Shumlak wrestles with fusion energy in pursuit of carbon-free power

Editor’s note: This series profiles five of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive… Read More

Zap Energy confirms $130M round, shares progress on its demo power plant system

Fusion company Zap Energy today shared news on progress with its power plant system demo and gave details on the… Read More

Fusion startup Zap Energy is raising more cash to develop commercially viable power

Fusion company Zap Energy is raising a huge new investment — nearly $130 million — according to an SEC filing… Read More

Gov. Inslee, Sen. Murray visit Washington fusion startups as funding heats up despite tech hurdles

The fusion industry last year pulled in more than $900 million of private and public funding in the quest to… Read More

A boost for fusion power: With new law, Washington state leaders signal support for sector’s next steps

While the reality of affordable fusion energy is still an atom-smashing twinkle in physicists’ eyes, the state of Washington is… Read More

Fusion fever: A reality check on the multibillion-dollar race to reinvent energy and save the planet

The nuclear fusion sector is hot. Maybe not 100 million degrees Celsius — which is the sort of mind-blowing temperature… Read More

Fusion cuisine: Zap Energy fires up BBQ grill built to look like one of its high-tech, superheated devices

Zap Energy, the Seattle-area startup that’s been cooking up a better way to generate fusion power, fired up a custom-made… Read More

Zap Energy lands $5M federal grant and ‘vote of confidence’ in pursuit of fusion power

Funding news: The Seattle area’s Zap Energy will receive $5 million from a newly launched federal program supporting the commercial… Read More

Preserving the planet: Vote for top sustainability tech at the GeekWire Awards

The Earth is taking a beating. But there is a growing legion of companies hustling to develop technologies to preserve… Read More

Energy startup CTFusion folds as co-founders land at rival Zap

CTFusion, a spinoff from the University of Washington, has flipped off the reactor and folded up shop. But the startup’s… Read More

The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

Venture capitalists slowed investments this year in response to the cooling economy. But some startups were still able to secure… Read More

Fusion energy industry preps policymakers for ‘one of the biggest technological game-changers’ ever

SEATAC, Wash. — Fusion energy is real, it’s safe, and it’s poised to change the world. Study up, get ready,… Read More

Pacific Northwest is a hub for fusion companies chasing power’s ‘Holy Grail’

The Sun is the ultimate fusion machine, endlessly smashing atoms together and creating power. For decades, physicists have struggled to… Read More