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Zap Energy is an American company that is aiming to generate fusion energy through use of a sheared-flow stabilized Z-pinch. The company is based in Seattle, Washington with offices in Everett and Mukilteo, Washington. It was co-founded by President Benj Conway, Chief Technology Officer Brian Nelson and Chief Science Officer Uri Shumlak.

History
Zap Energy was founded in 2017 as a spin-off from the FuZE (Fusion Z-pinch Experiment) research team at the University of Washington and collaborations with researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The Zap reactor is a pulsed power system with no external magnets.

Zap created their first fusion reaction in 2018. The company aims to scale their reactor to maintain plasma stability at increasingly higher energy levels, with the goal of achieving scientific breakeven and eventual commercial profitability.

From 2015 to 2020, a series of U.S. Department of Energy grants enabled the team to test their sheared-flow stabilized Z-pinch reactor at progressively higher energy levels.

In May 2021 they received $27.5 million in Series B funding from Addition, Energy Impact Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, GA Capital, Fourth Realm, and LowerCarbon Capital.