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First Light Fusion (First Light)

Inertial fusion energy company

firstlightfusion.com

Headquarters: Yarnton, United Kingdom
Founded year: 2011
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 91–200
Industry: Electric Utilities

Last updated October 21

Latest news about First Light Fusion (First Light)

In short: First Light validated FLARE compression, secured £25m funding, a Dstl defence project, and a VIPER space milestone.

Company announcements

October 21 First Light

First Light Fusion selected by UK Dstl for research programme

The firm will deliver a hypervelocity impact experiment using graphite targets above 3 km/s to generate data on material behaviour under extreme conditions.

September 22 First Light

First Light Fusion validates key fusion compression principle

M3 experiments demonstrate fuel compression using a simpler driver, reducing technical risk and costs for the proprietary FLARE inertial fusion approach.

September 3 First Light

First Light Fusion enables cross-industry testing via amplifier technology

The system generates extreme pressure, hypervelocity impacts, and high radiation regimes to validate defense and space technologies.

April 21 First Light

First Light Fusion secures £25m first close

The round, led by East X Ventures' Starmaker One with strategic investment from UKAEA and backing from IP Group and Hostplus, funds FLARE commercial development.

Media coverage

August 2, 2025 Yahoo Finance

Oxford fusion pioneer risks running out of cash within months

A British nuclear fusion pioneer has warned it risks running out of cash within six months as it...

June 2, 2025 Yahoo

UK nuclear fusion gun startup pivots to space tech after ditching reactor plans

Oxfordshire-based startup First Light Fusion has announced a big shift in its nuclear gun strategy....

June 2, 2022 Sky News

Nuclear pioneer First Light Fusion ignites plan for £400m fundraising

An Oxford-based company behind a pioneering approach to generating clean fusion power is kicking off a £400m capital-raising that would be among the largest by...

June 2, 2021 Financial Times

UK start-up achieves 'projectile fusion' breakthrough

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A British start-up pioneering a new approach to fusion energy has...

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