A new player is entering the nuclear fusion race, and it comes with DOE credentials. (Axios)
Inertia Enterprises, co-founded by Twilio’s Jeff Lawson, fusion scientist Andrea Kritcher (who led the team that achieved the world's first fusion ignition and breakeven in 2022), and Stanford’s Michael Dunne, aims to turn lab science into commercial power plants.
The startup has struck deals with Lawrence Livermore National Lab, licensing 200 patents and securing a unique arrangement that lets Kritcher co-found Inertia while continuing her DOE work.
Lawson is providing a “substantial amount of capital” as the company develops low-cost lasers and fuel targets to scale ignition into grid-ready fusion.