Rising selection · No. 1 in The Rising 100
Franco Rodriguez Viau
Co-Founder & CEO · Satellites on Fire
- Country
- Argentina
- City
- Buenos Aires
- Industry
- Climate / AI
- Stage
- seed
- Region
- Latin America
- Rising rank
- No. 1
01 / The founder
Biography
Argentine founder who built AI-powered wildfire detection using satellite data starting as a teenager after wildfires hit his hometown; now protects millions of hectares across 19 countries.
02 / The company
Satellites on Fire
Franco Rodriguez Viau works as co-founder & ceo at Satellites on Fire, a climate / ai company based in Buenos Aires at the seed stage.
03 / Why they’re rising
Why they're rising
Raised $2.7M seed led by Dalus Capital, expanding from Latin America to the US, MIT Innovator U35, strong media narrative and rapid team growth.
04 / Verification
What we verified
Confirmed via LinkedIn, TheOrg, Newsweek, TheNextWeb, ImpactAlpha, and company site.
05 / References