Fundraising Fox

Jason Kaufmann

Founder

Founder at Maritime Fusion

Jupiter, Florida, United States

FoundedMaritime Fusion · YC

30 Under 30 2026 · Energy & Green Tech

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.

LinkedIn ↗

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.

GP

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 ↗

→

In turn, Jason can intro founders to Maritime Fusion's investors below.

Maritime Fusion's investors · 4

Aera VCAvant LabsTrucks VCY Combinator

Co-founders at Maritime Fusion

JCJustin Cohen
Justin CohenFounder

Experience

  1. Maritime FusionCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. EtchedMember of Technical Staff - ASIC/RTL Design Engineercurrent2024 — presentCupertino, CA
  3. TeslaSr. Hardware Design Engineer - Autopilot AI2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. TeslaHardware Engineer - Autopilot AI2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  5. TeslaHardware Engineering Intern2021Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. Penn Electric RacingElectrical/Software Engineer2017 — 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  7. SpaceXPower Electronics Intern2020Hawthorne, California, United States
  8. AstranisAvionics Intern2019San Francisco, California
  9. University of PennsylvaniaUndergraduate Researcher2018 — 2019Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  10. Expedited Travel LLCSoftware Intern2018West Palm Beach, Florida Area
  11. Halo TechnologiesEngineering Intern2017West Palm Beach, Florida Area
  12. Stanford University School of MedicineAdvanced Cardiothoracic Surgery Intern2017
  13. Stanford UniversityCardiothoracic Surgery Intern2016Palo Alto, CA
  14. Intel International Science and Engineering FairGrand Award Winner2015 — 2016Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaDual Degree: BS in Engineering / BA in Physics, EE and Physics (Computer Techniques Concentration)2017 — 2021
  2. Y CombinatorBS in Elevator Pitches (Mostly the other kind of BS)
  3. Suncoast Community High School2013 — 2017

Skills & more

Microsoft Office5Matlab43D Printing4PCB Design7C (Programming Language)1Circuit Design2Embedded Systems1C++2Powertrain1

Languages English · Spanish

  • Advanced Scuba Diver — NAUI Worldwide

From Jason's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania646

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

+ 640 more

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,457 more

Also attended Suncoast Community High School3

Enara NazarovaInvestor at Blockchain CapitalAnnie EvansInvestor at Dream VCRyan AliFounder at Cora

Shared employers

Also worked at Maritime Fusion1

Justin CohenFounder at Maritime Fusion

Also worked at Tesla93

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners

+ 87 more

Also worked at Astranis10

David BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersJohn GedmarkAdvisor at Commonweal VenturesMo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One VenturesSerik KaldykulovFounder/Managing Partner at ElefundRayyan IslamCo-Founder and General Partner at 8090 IndustriesArnav SahuPartner at Peak XV Partners

+ 4 more

Also worked at Stanford University School of Medicine87

Josephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalJeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCLan JiangPartner at Lux CapitalJeffrey DeFlavio, MDEntrepreneur in Residence at AlleyCorp

+ 81 more