About
Franco Rodriguez Viau is the co-founder and CEO of Satellites on Fire, a startup that uses satellites and artificial intelligence to detect wildfires. He began working on the problem at age 16, and the company's technology detects fires on average 35 minutes earlier than public systems such as NASA FIRMS, helping coordinate responses to more than 600 fires in 2025. The company operates in 21 countries across five continents and has raised over $3.6M in investment and funding from sources including MIT, the UN, Tim Draper, and Techstars.
Founder at Satellites On Fire
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Experience
- Satellites On FireCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentBuenos Aires, Ciudad autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- La ImpactCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- Basket On WheelsCo-Founder2019 — 2020Buenos Aires, Ciudad autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Captación de fondos2Python4Programación5JavaScript3React.js1Desarrollo web1Unity1Desarrollo front end1Node.js1C#Deep LearningC++
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GitGitHubMongoDBAngularJSBootstrapHTML5Hojas de estilos en cascada (CSS)jQueryLanguages Español · Ingles · Portugués
- MIT Innovator Under 35 — MIT Technology Review (ES)
- Fellow — Climatebase
- Fellow — Maverick NEXT
- Fellow — 776 Foundation
- Accelerator Program (Batch '23) — Techstars Tel Aviv
- Venture Deals Course — Techstars
- Fellow — START Global
- Fellow — Sigma Squared Society
- Startup Academy LATAM — Imancity
- How to Build a Startup — Udacity
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Franco Rodriguez Viau?
- Franco Rodriguez Viau is the co-founder and CEO of Satellites on Fire, a startup that uses satellites and artificial intelligence to detect wildfires. He began working on the problem at age 16, and the company's technology detects fires on average 35 minutes earlier than public systems such as NASA FIRMS, helping coordinate responses to more than 600 fires in 2025. The company operates in 21 countries across five continents and has raised over $3.6M in investment and funding from sources including MIT, the UN, Tim Draper, and Techstars.
- Where does Franco Rodriguez Viau work?
- Franco Rodriguez Viau is Founder of Satellites On Fire.
- What companies did Franco Rodriguez Viau found?
- Franco Rodriguez Viau founded Satellites On Fire.
- Where did Franco Rodriguez Viau go to school?
- Franco Rodriguez Viau studied at University of St.Gallen (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Administración y gestión de empresas); Escuela Tecnica ORT (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology); thePower (MBA Future Leaders, Business Expert - Dirección y Gestión de Empresas).
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