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Fusion energy has been \u201c20 years away\u201d for decades, but has\u00a0the science\u00a0finally\u00a0caught\u00a0up? Private investment in fusion companies\u00a0surged from\u00a0$10 billion\u00a0to\u00a0$15\u00a0billion<\/a>\u00a0in just months, and the money is coming from places you\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0expect.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch as Rebecca Bellan and guest host Tim De Chant sit down with\u00a0Rachel Slaybaugh<\/a>, general partner at DCVC on this episode of TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0Equity\u00a0podcast. The trio breaks down why serious investors are finally treating fusion as a real asset class, and what the return thesis actually looks like when no one expects a power plant in their fund lifetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n Subscribe to Equity on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and all the casts. You\u00a0also can\u00a0follow Equity on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Threads<\/a>, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n