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Realta Fusion: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Realta Fusion, a startup that originated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is working on creating a simpler and more cost-effective method for achieving competitive fusion energy. By utilizing advancements in superconducting materials, plasma physics, and computing technology, the company aims to build a straightforward linear fusion reactor. This innovative approach will result in a power plant with lower capital costs, using readily available fuel sources to produce clean and sustainable heat and electricity.

realtafusion.com LinkedIn Madison, United States 11-50 employees
Energy Energy Efficiency Industrial
Total raised
$54.5M
Rounds
4
Latest
Undisclosed round
Feb 2026

Realta Fusion has raised $54.5M across 4 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $9.5M announced in Feb 2026.

That round is below the $15M median round size for Energy companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Realta Fusion Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$54.5M
across 4 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
4
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$9.5M in Feb 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Madison, United States

Latest funding round on record: Feb 2026.

Realta Fusion Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$9.5M
Series A
$36.0M
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Undisclosed round
$9.0M

1 of 4 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

Realta Fusion raised $9.0M in an undisclosed round announced in May 2023.

1.6 years later, an undisclosed round was announced in Dec 2024 with no disclosed amount.

5 months later, a Series A of $36.0M was announced in May 2025.

9 months later, an undisclosed round of $9.5M was announced in Feb 2026.

Realta Fusion Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Cary Forest
Founder
—
Kieran Furlong
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Realta Fusion team: 1 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Realta Fusion Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$15M
30,234
$7.6M

Realta Fusion's latest round of $9.5M is below the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Realta Fusion Funding FAQs

What does Realta Fusion do?

Realta Fusion, a startup that originated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is working on creating a simpler and more cost-effective method for achieving competitive fusion energy. By utilizing advancements in superconducting materials, plasma physics, and computing technology, the company aims to build a straightforward linear fusion reactor. This innovative approach will result in a power plant with lower capital costs, using readily available fuel sources to produce clean and sustainable heat and electricity.

How much funding has Realta Fusion raised?

Realta Fusion has raised $54.5M across 4 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $9.5M announced in Feb 2026.

When did Realta Fusion last raise funding?

Realta Fusion's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $9.5M, announced in Feb 2026.

Who founded Realta Fusion?

FundedIQ lists Cary Forest (Founder), Kieran Furlong (Founder) at Realta Fusion.

Where is Realta Fusion headquartered?

Realta Fusion is based in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

How many employees does Realta Fusion have?

Realta Fusion is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Realta Fusion's funding compare to other Energy startups?

Realta Fusion's latest round of $9.5M is below the $15M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Realta Fusion Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Realta Fusion is left off this page rather than filled in.

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