Firewave raises $500,000 Pre-Seed round

Jun 7, 2026 · Funding · Firewave · Perception

Firewave raised $500,000 to scale acoustic edge-AI sensors for ultra-early wildfire detection.

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  • Techstars, TONBO Ventures and the Israel Innovation Authority backed the company.
  • Firewave was piloting systems in Israel and the United States.
  • Capital supports product development and commercial scale-up.

Firewave develops distributed acoustic sensors and edge-AI models that identify the sound signatures of combustion before smoke is visible. Its network targets forests, communities and critical infrastructure, adding an early-warning layer that can support faster and increasingly autonomous emergency response.