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

The control room for General Fusion’s Lawson Machine 26. (General Fusion Photo) General Fusion’s stock is trading up after it became the first fusion energy company to go public on a major exchange, debuting Monday on Nasdaq. The launch of GFUZ stock coincided with the release of the Fusion Industry Association’s annual report, which reflected that same investor enthusiasm: private funding for fusion companies totaled $4.5 billion over the past 12 months.