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Inertia co-founder Jeff Lawson’s next big bet is fusion: Go inside it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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  • Jeff Lawson has already helped build a company with more than $4 billion in revenue and 300,000 customers worldwide.
  • At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Lawson will explore that transition in “How Twilio’s Founder Is Tackling the Power Problem.”
  • In February, Inertia announced a $450 million Series A, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from GV and other investors.
  • At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the focus turns to how that experience tells Inertia’s approach to talent, timelines, fundraising, and engineering questions.
  • Join Jeff Lawson at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and hear what comes next.

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Jeff Lawson has already helped build a company with more than $4 billion in revenue and 300,000 customers worldwide. After scaling Twilio into a public company, his next challenge reaches well beyond software: bringing fusion power to the grid as co-founder and CEO of Inertia.

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Lawson will explore that transition in “How Twilio’s Founder Is Tackling the Power Problem.” The fireside chat joins the Smart Systems Stage, where you’ll find the tech infrastructure programming examining what changes when an experienced entrepreneur takes on a capital-intensive deep tech company.

Register now and save up to $200 on your pass before rates increase on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

In February, Inertia announced a $450 million Series A, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from GV and other investors.

In July, Inertia opened a 50,000-square-foot headquarters in Livermore, California, with facilities for developing fuel-target manufacturing processes and laser technologies. The company also announced that it had recruited leaders from businesses, including Apple, Corning, and Waymo, to help build its manufacturing and supply-chain capabilities.

Grab your Disrupt pass to lean in on Lawson’s onstage conversation.

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the focus turns to how that experience tells Inertia’s approach to talent, timelines, fundraising, and engineering questions.

Make the conversation part of your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 experience, then connect with founders, investors, and operators across the event’s stages, exhibition floor, Startup Battlefield, and networking opportunities.

Join Jeff Lawson at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and hear what comes next.

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