Ex-Twilio CEO's Fusion Startup Raises $450M to Build Giant Laser
Inertia Enterprises lands massive Series A to develop one of the world's most powerful lasers for fusion energy.
Jeff Lawson isn't done thinking big. The former Twilio CEO just pulled in $450 million in Series A funding for his new venture, Inertia Enterprises.
The mission? Build one of the most powerful lasers on the planet. The goal? Grid-scale fusion power.
Inertia wants its laser tech to serve as the foundation for commercial fusion energy plants. That's the holy grail of clean power — the same reaction that powers the sun, minus the 27 million degree commute.
A $450M Series A is massive by any standard. It signals serious investor confidence that laser-driven inertial confinement fusion might actually work outside a government lab.
Lawson built Twilio into a communications giant before stepping down as CEO. Now he's betting his next act on cracking fusion. No pressure.