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Meet Team Wildfire

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STEVE  WOLF
FOUNDER & INVENTOR

ENGINEER / ENTREPRENEUR

 

​Steve Wolf's passion for science and engineering, and his 35-year career in stunts and pyrotechnics have given major Hollywood directors the ability to create and control all manner of fires. Now he's redirecting his skills to give the same abilities to firefighters.

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Wolf has hosted Discovery TV shows on science on engineering, and holds a B.A. from Columbia University. He's presented at the World Science Festival, The U.S. Science & Engineering Festival, and received Time Warner’s “Science Presenter of the Year” award. Wolf also worked as an EMT, rescue diver, volunteer firefighter and rescue tech.

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Key Management

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Skip Smith
Founder, CEO
 
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Michael Schmitt
Dir. of Business Development 
 
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Desi DeNofa
Biz Dev, Founder
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Wildfire Expert Advisors

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Matthew Austin
Wildland Fire Expert
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Dan Reese

Wildfire Aerial Attack Expert

International Wildfire Consulting Group

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Joaquin Ramirez Cisneros

Founder and CEO, Technosylva

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Joe Suarez

Fmr. Hotshot Superintendent

National Park Service

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Josh Wilkins

Wildfire Technology Innovator

Fireline Solutions

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Randy Skelton

Wildfire Operations

PG&E

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Inspiration

Poseidon

Greek God of Oceans

Aeolus

Greek God of Wind

Zeus

Greek God of Storms

Principal Investors

Tim Draper
Cottonwood Technology Fund, Dave Blivin
Muus Climate Partners, Logan Grizzel
Techstars
Kingstone Asset Managment, Brett Kingstone
Alumni Ventures, Ron Levin
Ecosphere Ventures, Adil Jafry
Ryan Fogelman

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