Helion Energy's $465M at $15.5B: Fusion Power Gets Funded for Scale
Helion Energy raised $465M at a $15.5B valuation in June 2026, pushing total funding near $1.5B as fusion moves from physics to power-plant construction.
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Impulse Space's $500M Series D: Funding the Plumbing of Orbit
Impulse Space raised $500M Series D in June 2026, pushing total funding past $1B for in-space propulsion, transport, and orbital repositioning.
Japan's Chip Bet May–June 2026: Rapidus and the State-Capital Model
Japan's ¥150B Rapidus injection shows a new model — direct government equity and golden shares — to secure 2nm semiconductor sovereignty by 2027.
Kpler's $1B+ from Sixth Street: Commodity Intelligence at Scale
Belgium-based Kpler received a $1B+ investment from Sixth Street in June 2026, scaling its commodity and trade-intelligence data platform.
Perk's €258M Credit Line: Debt Fuels an AI-Native Platform's Global Push
Spain's Perk secured a €258M credit line in June 2026 to accelerate the global growth of its AI-native platform — a sign debt financing is back for scaling startups.
Qianxun Intelligence's 1.5B Yuan Round: China's Embodied-AI Funding Sprint
China's Qianxun Intelligence closed a 1.5B yuan Series A+ in June 2026 — its fourth raise in three months — as embodied-AI capital concentrates in fast movers.