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).
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
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Sorcerer
Overview
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.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
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.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
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.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
4team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15
Founded 2024 · Source
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Sorcerer19 Aug 2024
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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented
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- Dated milestonesDated source activity: 2024-08-19
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