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Jason Kaufmann
FounderCTO at Maritime Fusion
Jupiter, Florida, United States
FoundedMaritime Fusion · YC
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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.
CTO at Maritime FusionYC W25
Intro paths
Jason went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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.
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Co-founders at Maritime Fusion
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 CTO of Maritime Fusion.
- What companies did Jason Kaufmann found?
- Jason Kaufmann founded Maritime Fusion.
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