On Aug. 26 at the 2026 Fusion Energy Conference, Ministry of Science and
Technology official Guo Yumin said venture investment in China’s fusion-energy
sector was exceptionally active in 1H. Incomplete tallies show about 30
primary-market financing deals, roughly 8x YoY, with total proceeds of 8.0 bln
yuan, a >233-fold YoY increase. Nearly 30 startups secured funding in the
period; upstream and downstream supply‑chain firms collectively raised about 1.5
bln yuan.