Gigascaling Solutions: Conner Galloway and Alex Valys, Xcimer

Описание: Join Mike Schroepfer, Founder and Partner at Gigascale Capital, as he sits down with Conner Galloway and Alexander Valys, Cofounders of Xcimer Energy, to unpack the journey behind their cutting-edge inertial fusion startup.

The two first met at MIT, where they studied physics, nuclear engineering, and computer science. From fusion research at Los Alamos and Innoven Energy Partners to building medical wearables at AliveCor, their path has spanned science, software, and startup execution. Now, they’re taking on one of the biggest challenges of our time: delivering clean, limitless energy through inertial fusion.

🔗 Learn More
Conner Galloway on LinkedIn:  / conner-galloway-272129184  
Alexander Valys on LinkedIn:   / avalys  
Mike Schroepfer on LinkedIn:   / schrep  
About Mike Schroepfer: https://gigascale.com/team/mike-schro...
About Xcimer: https://gigascale.com/portfolio/xcimer/
More about Xcimer: https://xcimer.energy/

⏱️ Timestamps
00:15 Meet the Founders of Xcimer Energy
00:38 Why Fusion
02:17 The Promise of Fusion
04:39 How Fusion Works
08:22 Commercializing Fusion
12:59 Building The Team

🏢 About Xcimer
Xcimer founders Conner Galloway and Alexander Valys are turning proven science into a scalable, cost-effective energy system. By combining excimer lasers with innovative engineering, they aim to deliver abundant, reliable, and clean fusion energy at a fraction of the cost - unlocking the next generation of energy solutions.

🚀 About Gigascale
Gigascale is a venture capital firm backing climate tech founders tackling the toughest decarbonization challenges - replacing fossil fuels, cleaning the atmosphere, and modernizing massive sectors. We invest from inception to Series A, take technical risk early, and roll up our sleeves to help companies scale faster.

Our approach, GIGASCALING, is a way of building so costs go down, scale goes up, and gigaton-level impact happens sooner. That’s how we make clean the best option.

Learn more at https://gigascale.com.