About
JC Btaiche is a Lebanese-Canadian-American entrepreneur and fusion energy pioneer best known as the founder and CEO of Fuse Energy Technologies, a San Francisco Bay Area-based startup he launched at age 19 in 2019 to develop pulsed-power-driven magnetized liner inertial fusion (MagLIF) for clean, abundant energy while generating near-term revenue through nuclear radiation effects testing for defense applications. Born in Lebanon to a nuclear physicist father, Btaiche gained early plasma physics experience in high school labs, immigrated to North America as a teenager, and skipped university to build Fuse—raising over $20M, achieving peer-reviewed milestones like the TITAN impedance-matched Marx generator, securing CRADAs with national labs (Sandia, Los Alamos), and assembling a high-profile team including former DOE, DOD, CIA, and international nuclear experts. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he drives Fuse's dual mission of U.S. competitiveness in fusion and global energy abundance.