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SenseNet Inc. is a technology company.
SenseNet Inc. delivers advanced wildfire risk resilience intelligence, integrating AI-powered smoke cameras, gas sensors, satellite data, and instant alert systems. This sophisticated platform provides ultra-early ignition detection capabilities, significantly enhancing proactive risk awareness and operational certainty for communities. Their technology enables detection over vast distances and identifies the chemical signatures of nascent fires before visible smoke, offering critical minutes for early intervention.
The company was co-founded in 2019 by Shahab Bahrami and Hamed Noori while they were graduate students. Their founding insight centered on leveraging artificial intelligence and comprehensive sensor networks to address the escalating challenge of wildfire detection and mitigation, aiming to create a system that could identify threats much earlier than traditional methods. This vision emerged from a critical need for more effective and immediate response mechanisms.
SenseNet's products are adopted by a range of entities including communities, municipalities, and major industries facing wildfire threats. The company’s overarching vision is to prevent wildfires from escalating by providing unprecedented levels of detection and actionable intelligence, thereby fostering enhanced safety and confidence in emergency response efforts and protecting natural resources and human habitats.
SenseNet Inc. has raised $14.0M across 1 funding round.
SenseNet Inc. has raised $14.0M in total across 1 funding round.
SenseNet Inc. has raised $14.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $14.0M Series A in October 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2025 | $14M Series A | Wade Oosterman | DAY ONE Ventures, Fusion Fund, Hummingbird Ventures, Indicator Ventures, Valhalla Ventures, Matt Mickiewicz, B Current Impact Investment, Fold36 Capital, Plaza Ventures, Aaron Fyke | Announced |
SenseNet Inc. has raised $14.0M in total across 1 funding round.
SenseNet Inc.'s investors include Wade Oosterman, Day One Ventures, Fusion Fund, Hummingbird Ventures, Indicator Ventures, Valhalla Ventures, Matt Mickiewicz, B Current Impact Investment, FOLD36 Capital, Plaza Ventures, Aaron Fyke.
SenseNet Inc. develops an AI-powered wildfire detection and management platform using low-power wireless sensors, advanced cameras, satellite imagery, and real-time data analytics to enable early alerts and rapid response.[1][2][3] The system serves electric utilities, railways, forestry, mining operations, communities, resorts, wineries, and government agencies (federal, provincial, municipal, fire departments), addressing the critical problem of wildfire damage by detecting smoke, anomalies, and fire risks across vast areas—protecting over 83 million acres.[3][4] Its mesh topology sensors operate with minimal cellular/internet connectivity over long distances, powered by modular AI to minimize false alerts and forecast fire progression for up to 7 days.[1][2][3]
SenseNet Inc., based in Vancouver, British Columbia, emerged as a portfolio company of the Creative Destruction Lab, focusing on innovative wildfire management solutions.[1][4] Founded by a team including a Founder & Chief Executive Officer and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, the company has secured under $5 million in total funding across one round, reflecting early-stage growth in environmental technology.[4] Key early traction includes partnerships like the October 2024 collaboration with BluEarth Renewables for wildfire detection at renewable energy sites and an integration with SkyScout AI for drone-enhanced monitoring, marking pivotal advancements in real-world deployment.[4]
SenseNet rides the surging demand for AI-driven climate resilience tech amid escalating wildfire frequency due to climate change, dry conditions, and urban-wildland expansion.[1][2][3] Timing is critical as North American wildfires threaten infrastructure, communities, and economies—e.g., protecting utilities, railways, and renewables aligns with net-zero goals and regulatory pressures for risk mitigation.[3][4] Market forces like advancing satellite/drone integrations and AI accuracy favor SenseNet, positioning it to influence ecosystem-wide adoption by enabling proactive defense over reactive firefighting, potentially scaling to global high-fire-risk regions.[4]
SenseNet is poised for expansion through deeper partnerships (e.g., renewables, drones) and platform enhancements like enhanced forecasting amid rising wildfire investments.[4] Trends in AI-sensor fusion, satellite proliferation, and climate-adaptive infrastructure will propel growth, evolving its role from detector to comprehensive ecosystem protector—ultimately safeguarding more assets as fires intensify.[2][3][4] This builds on its core strength in early, precise alerts, promising broader impact in a heating world.