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Inertia
Energy · Livermore, United States · Founded 2024
Fusion power from mass-produced, low-cost lasers MoreLess
Inertia Enterprises is a fusion power startup that launched as an independent company in August 2025. The company was co-founded by Andrea Kritcher, a lead designer from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team that first achieved fusion ignition in 2022; Mike Dunne, a fusion power plant designer; and tech entrepreneur Jeff Lawson.
The company is developing a new generation of mass-produced, low-cost lasers and fuel targets to enable commercial fusion energy. Inertia has stated its goal is to build a gigawatt-scale power plant capable of powering a city with over a million people. To accelerate its development, Inertia Enterprises has established a significant partnership with LLNL, which includes research agreements and the licensing of nearly 200 patents covering various technologies. This relationship also facilitates public-private collaboration and technology transfer, which was instrumental in allowing Kritcher to co-found the company.
Keywords: fusion power, fusion energy, commercial fusion, laser technology, fuel targets, clean energy, power generation, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL, Andrea Kritcher, energy startup, advanced manufacturing, power plant design
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Livermore, United States
- Employees
- 43
- Open positions
- 4
- Dealroom signal
- 95.0
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES AOther financing | Feb 2026 | $450M | $1.8B | GV · Threshold Ventures · Uncork Capital · In-Q-Tel | ↗ |
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