Fusion Fortnightly | 2026-09-15
Sep 15, 2026 • The Fusion Conclusion
Blue Laser Fusion
Fusion Machine Developer
Funding
$37.5M
Founding Year
2022
Location
Goleta, California, United States
Company Founders
Hiroaki Ohta
Richard Ogawa
Shuji Nakamura
Leadership
Shuji Nakamura, CEO
Hiroaki Ohta, CTO
Richard Ogawa, General Counsel
Website
Blue Laser Fusion is pursuing a laser inertial confinement fusion system and intends to utilize proton-boron 11 fuel.
News
Publications
Icosahedral-group beam layouts for highly uniform direct-drive laser fusion
Oct 14, 2026 • Nuclear Fusion
Funding Received (Investment)
October 29, 2026
roundAlternative Public Offering (APO) Private
$34,000,000
Funding Received (Nondilutive)
September 10, 2025
programINFUSE
FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)
August 8, 2024
programINFUSE
FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)
Jobs
Device Engineer / Full time / Goleta CA
Blue Laser Fusion
Goleta, California, United States
Electrical EngineeringMaterialsLasers & Optics
Full-time
On-site
Found 3 days ago
Laser Inertial Fusion Reactor Design Engineer / Full time / Goleta CA
Blue Laser Fusion
Goleta, California, United States
Mechanical EngineeringNuclear Engineering
Full-time
On-site
Found 3 days ago
Material Scientist / Full time / Goleta CA
Blue Laser Fusion
Goleta, California, United States
MaterialsLasers & Optics
Full-time
On-site
Found 3 days ago
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