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Inertia
Fusion Machine Developer
Founding Year
2025
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Leadership
Jeff Lawson, Co-founder, CEO
Annie Kritcher, Co-founder
Mike Dunne, Co-founder
Website
Inertia is pursuing a laser indirect drive fusion energy concept. They plan to develop a 10 megajoule (MJ) diode-pumped, solid state laser driving an indirect drive target with Deuterium-Tritium (DT) fuel.
News
Publications
Guest editorial: Papers from the 5th International Conference on Data-Driven Plasma Science
Aug 1, 2026 • Physics of Plasmas
Funding Received (Investment)
February 10, 2026
roundSeries A
$450,000,000
AnnouncementSeries A: Inertia raises $450 million Series A
Jobs
VP, Finance
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
Finance
Full-time
On-site
Found 3 days ago
Desktop Support Technician
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
Software Engineering
Full-time
On-site
Found 3 days ago
Facilities Technician
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
TechnicianSafetySupply Chain
Full-time
On-site
Found 3 days ago
Optics Manufacturing Development Engineer
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
Lasers & OpticsManufacturing
Full-time
On-site
Found a month ago
Project Manager
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
Project Management
Full-time
On-site
Found 2 months ago
Laser Diode Manufacturing Engineer
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
ManufacturingLasers & Optics
Full-time
On-site
Found 2 months ago
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Fusion Engine Design and Analysis
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
Mechanical EngineeringNuclear Engineering
Full-time
On-site
Found 2 months ago
Lab Operations Manager
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
Project ManagementSafety
Full-time
On-site
Found 3 months ago
Mechanical Technician
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
TechnicianMechanical Engineering
Full-time
On-site
Found 3 months ago
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Inertia
Livermore, California, United States
Mechanical EngineeringLasers & Optics
Full-time
On-site
Found 5 months ago
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