Jason Kaufmann
FounderFounder at Maritime Fusion
Jupiter, Florida, United States
FoundedMaritime Fusion · YC
About
Jason Kaufmann studied physics and computer engineering at Penn, and has worked on hardware engineering roles at Tesla focused on AI systems and at SpaceX on power systems for rockets. He is now developing fusion reactor technology for maritime applications.
Founder at Maritime FusionYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Jason went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Maritime Fusion's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jason can intro founders to Maritime Fusion's investors below.
Maritime Fusion's investors · 4
Co-founders at Maritime Fusion
JC
Justin CohenFounder
Experience
- Maritime FusionCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- EtchedMember of Technical Staff - ASIC/RTL Design Engineercurrent2024 — presentCupertino, CA
- TeslaSr. Hardware Design Engineer - Autopilot AI2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- TeslaHardware Engineer - Autopilot AI2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- TeslaHardware Engineering Intern2021Palo Alto, California, United States
- Penn Electric RacingElectrical/Software Engineer2017 — 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- SpaceXPower Electronics Intern2020Hawthorne, California, United States
- AstranisAvionics Intern2019San Francisco, California
- University of PennsylvaniaUndergraduate Researcher2018 — 2019Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Expedited Travel LLCSoftware Intern2018West Palm Beach, Florida Area
- Halo TechnologiesEngineering Intern2017West Palm Beach, Florida Area
- Stanford University School of MedicineAdvanced Cardiothoracic Surgery Intern2017
- Stanford UniversityCardiothoracic Surgery Intern2016Palo Alto, CA
- Intel International Science and Engineering FairGrand Award Winner2015 — 2016Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Skills & more
Microsoft Office5Matlab43D Printing4PCB Design7C (Programming Language)1Circuit Design2Embedded Systems1C++2Powertrain1
Languages English · Spanish
- Advanced Scuba Diver — NAUI Worldwide
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Kaufmann?
- Jason Kaufmann studied physics and computer engineering at Penn, and has worked on hardware engineering roles at Tesla focused on AI systems and at SpaceX on power systems for rockets. He is now developing fusion reactor technology for maritime applications.
- Where does Jason Kaufmann work?
- Jason Kaufmann is Founder of Maritime Fusion.
- What companies did Jason Kaufmann found?
- Jason Kaufmann founded Maritime Fusion.
- Where did Jason Kaufmann go to school?
- Jason Kaufmann studied at University of Pennsylvania (Dual Degree: BS in Engineering / BA in Physics, EE and Physics (Computer Techniques Concentration)); Y Combinator (BS in Elevator Pitches (Mostly the other kind of BS)); Suncoast Community High School.
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