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Building a nervous system for the atmosphere

Summer 2024Founded 20244 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA

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Sorcerer is deploying a global network of persistent airborne sensors to fuel advanced weather forecasting. Our high-altitude balloons collect 1000x more data than existing systems and are already used daily by meteorologists to track extreme weather across the US and Central America.

Founders · 3

Austin Tindle
Austin TindleFounder/CEO

CEO at Sorcerer. Engineering and product leader of decacorn hardware teams. Previously Head of Product at SumUp, led acquisition of Fivestars (YC W11).

Maxmillion McLaughlin
Maxmillion McLaughlinFounder/CTO

CTO of Sorcerer. Previously, first hire at Urban Sky where I led development of high-resolution stratospheric imaging systems for mapping cities and tracking wildfires.

Alessandro Vecchi
Alessandro VecchiFounder/CPO

CPO of Sorcerer. I was employee #3 at Urban Sky, where I built their mission control software ("the best in the world" - US Secretary of Defense) and prediction engine from the ground up. Over 5 years of experience working with/dealing with forecast and weather data. Building software products since I was in high school.

Launch

Launched on Y Combinator · Aug 2024
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Sorcerer builds weather balloons that last for over six months, collecting 1000x more data per dollar from previously inaccessible regions.

Sorcerer launches a global network of persistent weather balloons that stay aloft over six months, collecting real-time data from 65,000 feet down to sea level to improve AI weather models. The balloons aim to provide 1000x more data per dollar and deliver forecasts up to 50% more accurate than today’s best forecasts.

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