About
Galen Burke is a co-founder of Zephyr Fusion, an in-orbit fusion power company. He has over 15 years of experience in diagnostics and plasma physics, previously working as a scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics.
Founder at Zephyr FusionYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Galen went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Zephyr Fusion's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Galen can intro founders to Zephyr Fusion's investors below.
Zephyr Fusion's investors · 3
Co-founders at Zephyr Fusion
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Edward HinsonFounder