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Metatron raises $2M to revolutionize energy with desktop-sized nuclear fusion
The Israeli startup claims its plasmoid-based technology could make traditional energy sources obsolete.
“When we will have a commercial product, it can provide cheap, green energy to every home in the world, every car and industry,” said Metatron. “When we will have a commercial product, electricity produced with coal, fission, wind, and everything else will be superfluous.”
The company has raised a total of $2 million to employ micro-entities called plasmoids. These plasmoids catalyze fusion via the quantum mechanical effect known as tunneling. The roots of their nuclear fusion project trace back to 1989, when Clara Szalai—a writer, philosopher, and inventor—conceptualized the foundational ideas of the current setup, which initially seemed unconventional.
By 2021, the team had the money and understanding to pursue it properly - you can learn more below.
Company Name: Metatron N.R.G. LTD
Sector: Energy
Product/Service description:
Metatron N.R.G. offers a revolutionary approach to generating nuclear fusion. Unlike existing methods that aim to replicate the violent and extreme conditions of the sun and stars, Metatron N.R.G. employs micro-entities called plasmoids. These plasmoids catalyze fusion via the quantum mechanical effect known as tunneling. While micro-plasmoids — self-confined plasma — are known, their instability has precluded their use as core elements in fusion reactors. Metatron N.R.G.'s primary and exciting achievement lies in generating new types of stable plasmoids, opening the doors to a novel kind of small fusion reactor, comparable in size to a desktop computer.
After three years of R&D, we have achieved ongoing fusion events in the lab, establishing proof of concept for this novel approach. Our current efforts focus on enhancing what we have already achieved to establish a fully functioning nuclear fusion reactor capable of directly generating electric power.
Metatron N.R.G. aims to develop and produce a mass-market product: a small, plug-and-use device serving as a source of virtually unlimited, affordable, green, and clean energy for industry, home consumption, vehicles and more.
Founder Bios:
Dr. Yeshayahu Eisenberg CEO holds a Ph.D. in high-energy physics from the Weizmann Institute and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study. Clara Szalai VP R&D Philosopher, writer and inventor.
Year of Founding: 2021
Last Investment Round: $2 million
Last Investment Stage: Pre-seed
Date of Last Investment: August 2021
Total investment to date: $2 million
Investors: Jonathan Burla
Current number of employees: 3
Open positions: PhD. Physicist in plasma physics
How was the idea born?
The roots of our nuclear fusion project trace back to 1989, when Clara Szalai—a writer, philosopher, and inventor—conceptualized the foundational ideas of our current setup, which initially seemed unconventional.
Around 1995, Dr. Yeshayahu Eisenberg, a physicist with a PhD from the Weizmann Institute in high-energy physics (string theory) and a postdoctoral fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, was introduced to Clara's vision. Although he initially approached the idea with skepticism, it continued to intrigue him over the years. By 2003, Dr. Eisenberg began to understand the potential behind the concept.
From that point onwards, Clara and Dr. Eisenberg dedicated themselves to refining the original ideas. By 2016, they concluded that the project was ready for realization.
At the end of 2021, with a budget of $2 million and a team of only three people, the project transitioned from the conceptual stage to reality. Within three years of R&D, the first fusion events began to occur, achieving proof of concept for this unconventional idea.
What is the need for the product?
What is the need for almost infinite cheap, clean energy?
How is it changing the market?
When we will have a commercial product, it can provide cheap, green energy to every home in the world, every car and industry. When we will have a commercial product, electricity produced with coal, fission, wind, and everything else will be superfluous.
How big is the market for the product and who are its main customers?
Many trillions of dollars, and the main customers will be households and cars.
At this point we have achieved proof of concept. We need about 3 years to create a commercial prototype. Thereafter it needs to be mass produced, and then, it can hit the market in about 4-5 years.
Who are the main competitors in this sector and how big are they?
If one regards just nuclear fusion aimed at the end user, to our best knowledge there is no competition for our product. However, there are about 40 startups around the globe trying to develop nuclear fusion reactors for intermediate and big plants. The leading ones are Commonwealth Fusion Funding $2B, TAE Technologies Founding $1.3B, Helion Energy Founding $1B and General Fusion Funding $370.5M.
What is the added value that the founders bring to the company and the product?
The founders invented the product (provisional patent application 63/756,172), the CEO has a Ph.D. in high-energy physics. The founders bring the novelty of the setup, and know-how in implementing it.
What will the money coming in from the round be used for?
Lab, R&D, Personnel.
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