Sorcerer
ActiveBuilding a nervous system for the atmosphere
About
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
Austin Tindle· Founder/CEOCEO at Sorcerer. Engineering and product leader of decacorn hardware teams. Previously Head of Product at SumUp, led acquisition of Fivestars (YC W11).
Maxmillion McLaughlin· Founder/CTOCTO 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· Founder/CPOCPO 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.
Product launches · 1 launch
Sorcerer builds weather balloons that last for over six months, collecting 1000x more data per dollar from previously inaccessible regions.