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Sorcerer

Active · Building a nervous system for the atmosphere

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8signal of 100 · rising 4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6

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Competitors

AIBrightbandShared: extreme weather, weather forecastingGoogle AI for Nature 2025Startup →AISoranoShared: weather forecastingPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIAtmoShared: weather forecasting, climate, highYC W20San FranciscoStartup →OtherCascade SpaceShared: global network, aerospace, hardwareYC X25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Sorcerer
Company
BrightbandShared: extreme weather, weather forecastingGoogle AI for Nature 2025Not statedAI
SoranoShared: weather forecastingPlug and Play Not statedAI
AtmoShared: weather forecasting, climate, highYC W20ActiveAI
Cascade SpaceShared: global network, aerospace, hardwareYC X25ActiveOther

Adjacent

OtherArrqyShared: persistent airborneMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026United KingdomStartup →OtherArctus AerospaceShared: high altitudeSPC 2025BengaluruStartup →OtherCare WeatherShared: extreme weather, atmosphere, 1000xYC W21OremStartup →OtherAirMyneShared: climate, hardware, systemYC W22San FranciscoStartup →OtherIcarusShared: aerospace, hardware, weatherYC F25Los AngelesStartup →
Companies next to Sorcerer
Company
ArrqyShared: persistent airborneMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
Arctus AerospaceShared: high altitudeSPC 2025Not statedOther
Care WeatherShared: extreme weather, atmosphere, 1000xYC W21ActiveOther
AirMyneShared: climate, hardware, systemYC W22 +1ActiveOther
IcarusShared: aerospace, hardware, weatherYC F25ActiveOther

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Founders

  • Austin TindleFounder/CEO
  • Maxmillion McLaughlinFounder/CTO
  • Alessandro VecchiFounder/CPO

About Sorcerer

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.

YC batch
S24 · Summer 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
4
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2024
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Hard Tech, Hardware, Climate, Aerospace, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Sorcerer in S24: 248 companies, 85% AI

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Sorcerer: questions

Which YC batch was Sorcerer in?

Sorcerer was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch (S24).

Is Sorcerer still active?

Y Combinator lists Sorcerer as active.

Who founded Sorcerer?

Sorcerer's founders, as listed on its YC page: Austin Tindle (Founder/CEO), Maxmillion McLaughlin (Founder/CTO), Alessandro Vecchi (Founder/CPO).

Where is Sorcerer based?

Sorcerer lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.