How Helical Fusion mapped their US market through deeptech expertise

Helical Fusion secured international recognition and built a US market expansion strategy with Hypergrowth support.

Tokyo-based Helical Fusion is pioneering the world’s first steady-state fusion reactor, targeted for 2034. With decades of world-class research and a team of top national scientists, the company is on a mission to create a renewable energy resource capable of making Earth indefinitely inhabitable.

Led by Takaya Taguchi and David Oppenheimer, Helical Fusion joined Hypergrowth to better understand overseas scaling, navigate deep technical challenges, and connect with investors and advisors in the US.

  • Challenge: Limited experience navigating the US deeptech and energy innovation landscape

  • Goal: Map US market entry strategy, secure global recognition, and attract aligned investors

  • Solution: Hypergrowth connected Helical Fusion with deeptech consultant Jim Costa, who worked closely with the team over six months to validate strategy and build expansion pathways

From Technical Vision to Global Expansion Strategy

Over six months, Hypergrowth embedded strategic expertise into Helical Fusion’s journey, supporting both engineering and business decision-making. With hands-on mentorship from Jim Costa, a US-based deeptech consultant and fusion expert, Helical Fusion gained clarity on competitive positioning and the dynamics of the US innovation ecosystem.

  • Conducted 10 advisory sessions with a deeptech expert to shape US strategy

  • Mapped pathways for international expansion, including investor and partner targeting

  • Identified competitive dynamics within the US energy innovation sector

  • Secured international recognition with a prestigious business award at Stanford University

  • Strengthened global credibility with exposure at the Japan Society of Northern California’s Innovation Meeting

  • Built an informed perspective on how fusion technology can shape energy security and reduce global conflict

Highlights
6+
Months Advisory
10
Strategy Sessions
1st
International Award
Takaya Taguchi
Takaya Taguchi
CEO & Co-Founder

"Jim has been very helfpul on our current oversea's strategy. His involvement on both engineering side and business side has been immensely useful in our discussion on expansion."

Want to secure similar success for your startup?

Reach out to our team, and we will get back to you with more information.

Contact us

Get updates

Get our reports on the day they are released

By entering your email above and clicking on the SUBMIT button, you agree that we may collect the above personal information and use it for the purpose of communicating to you regarding reports, research, and programs supporting startups. You can contact us at any time at [email protected] to withdraw consent, inquire, or request the deletion of your personal identifying information.

By submitting this form you confirm that you have read and agree to our privacy policy.

This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Your IP address and user-agent are shared with Google along with performance and security metrics to ensure quality of service, generate usage statistics, and to detect and address abuse.