Openstar Technologies

Fact sheet

• Founded in 2021↗ OpenStar - Wikipedia · 2026-08-02↗ We're excited to co-host the final stop of the FusionX: APAC roadshow! | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-22↗ Internship applications are now open! Find the role descriptions via our careers page () and apply now. | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-19↗ OpenStar Technologies↗ Who are OpenStar Technologies?↗ OpenStar
• HQ in Wellington, New Zealand↗ OpenStar - Wikipedia · 2026-08-02↗ We're excited to co-host the final stop of the FusionX: APAC roadshow! | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-22↗ Internship applications are now open! Find the role descriptions via our careers page () and apply now. | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-19↗ OpenStar Technologies↗ Who are OpenStar Technologies?↗ OpenStar
• Total funding: approx. $6.3M USD↗ Internship applications are now open! Find the role descriptions via our careers page () and apply now. | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-19↗ OpenStar Technologies↗ Who are OpenStar Technologies?↗ OpenStar↗ OpenStar Technologies - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations
• Key technology: levitated dipole fusion reactors using HTS magnets↗ Luxon wants to ‘brutally commercialise’ science, but cuts threaten its foundation - Newsroom · 2026-07-29↗ OpenStar Technologies↗ Who are OpenStar Technologies?↗ OpenStar↗ OpenStar Technologies - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations
• Key projects: Junior (experiment), Tahi (next-generation design)↗ OpenStar Technologies↗ Who are OpenStar Technologies?↗ OpenStar↗ OpenStar Technologies - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations
• Breakthrough: levitated a 500kg HTS magnet inside a five-metre vacuum chamber with plasma heated to over 1,000,000°C↗ Opinion: Fusion could solve AI’s looming energy shortfall - BitRss - Crypto World News · 2026-07-18
• Employee count: 50–60 employees (~10% YoY growth)↗ OpenStar - Wikipedia · 2026-08-02↗ We're excited to co-host the final stop of the FusionX: APAC roadshow! | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-22↗ Internship applications are now open! Find the role descriptions via our careers page () and apply now. | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-19
• Presence in United States and United Kingdom (in addition to NZ HQ)↗ Internship applications are now open! Find the role descriptions via our careers page () and apply now. | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-19
• Won the New Thinking Gold award at the 2026 Wellington Gold Awards↗ New thinking and great ideas were rewarded at the 2026 The Wellington Gold Awards recently, where Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington was delighted to sponsor and present the New Thinking Gold. … | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-22
• Co-hosting the final stop of the FusionX: APAC roadshow (2026)↗ We're excited to co-host the final stop of the FusionX: APAC roadshow! | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-22
• Actively recruiting a Senior Technician for the plasma team (2026)↗ We're hiring! Join OpenStar as a Senior Technician on the plasma team. | OpenStar Technologies · 2026-07-22
• CEO Ratu Mataira named a finalist in the 2026 BusinessDesk CEO Index↗ Ratu Mataira, OpenStar entrepreneur: ‘You can be a little bit braver’ | BusinessDesk · 2026-07-31↗ BusinessDesk CEO Index names its finalists for 2026 | BusinessDesk · 2026-07-24
• Founder: Ratu Mataira↗ OpenStar - Wikipedia · 2026-08-02

Recent developments

• A Wikipedia article on OpenStar Technologies confirms the company was founded in 2021 by Ratu Mataira, is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, and had 55 employees as of 2025.

  Read more ↗tristarbruise.netlify.app2 Aug

• BusinessDesk published a profile of OpenStar Technologies CEO Ratu Mataira as part of its CEO Index series, highlighting his entrepreneurial journey and OpenStar's pursuit of fusion energy.

  Read more ↗businessdesk.co.nz31 Jul

• A Newsroom article on New Zealand science funding policy cites OpenStar Technologies' use of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) technology as an example of discovery-led research outcomes, referencing the foundational HTS work by Jeff Tallon and Bob Buckley in Lower Hutt from the late 1980s.

  Read more ↗newsroom.co.nz29 Jul

• Ratu Mataira of Open Star has been named a finalist in the BusinessDesk CEO Index for 2026, alongside CEOs from Tend Health, Partly, Syos, and BioOra.

  Read more ↗businessdesk.co.nz24 Jul

• OpenStar Technologies is actively hiring a Senior Technician for its plasma team, consistent with continued headcount growth.

  Read more ↗linkedin.com22 Jul

• OpenStar Technologies is co-hosting the final stop of the FusionX: APAC roadshow, signalling active engagement with Asia-Pacific fusion industry networks.

  Read more ↗linkedin.com22 Jul

• OpenStar Technologies received the New Thinking Gold award at the 2026 Wellington Gold Awards, sponsored and presented by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

  Read more ↗linkedin.com22 Jul

• OpenStar Technologies has opened internship applications for roles including Cryogenic Engineering Intern and Fusion Engineering Intern, signalling active recruitment in core technical disciplines.

  Read more ↗linkedin.com19 Jul

• OpenStar Technologies has claimed a breakthrough in sustained nuclear fusion, reportedly levitating a 500kg magnet inside a five-metre vacuum chamber filled with plasma heated to over a million degrees Celsius.

  Read more ↗bitrss.com18 Jul

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