Pano AI develops and deploys a full-stack platform for early wildfire detection that combines a network of ultra-high-definition, 360-degree cameras with proprietary AI models and human analysts at the Pano Intelligence Center. Cameras capture panoramic images every minute, AI flags smoke or fire indicators, analysts verify events, and verified alerts with precise GPS coordinates are sent to first responders via SMS or email. The platform integrates satellite imagery, weather data, and third-party GIS sources and uses patented triangulation to improve incident location accuracy while reducing false positives and detection latency. Pano operates as a managed service and covers nearly 30 million acres across the U.S., Canada, and Australia, serving over 250 first responder agencies and 15 major utilities including Arizona Public Service, Portland General Electric, and Xcel Energy. Founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, the company has a 110-person team across North America and Australia. Its contracted revenue now exceeds $100 million, and the company plans to scale deployments, expand sensor inputs, and deepen AI and partner integrations. Pano AI offers an integrated active wildfire detection solution that combines mountaintop cameras, satellite feeds, artificial intelligence, 5G connectivity, and cloud software to detect and pinpoint new ignitions and alert fire professionals within minutes. The system provides fire agencies with real-time actionable intelligence and situational awareness to coordinate rapid response before fires escalate. The company says its technology helps first responders arrive faster and more safely with the right equipment and information. Pano AI plans to use the new funding to continue advancing its AI-based detection capabilities, hire talent, and expand into additional high fire-risk areas across North America and Australia. Financially, Pano raised $17M in this growth round, bringing total funding to $45M. It is active in six U.S. states (California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana) and two Australian states (New South Wales, Queensland) and serves customers including PacifiCorp, Xcel Energy, Portland General Electric and multiple fire districts and agencies. Pano AI sells a fully managed system that pairs specialized camera hardware with AI models and cloud-based software to provide active wildfire detection and up-to-the-minute situational awareness to fire agencies and land managers. The service is used by utility companies, governments, fire authorities, forestry companies and private landowners, and is currently deployed across five U.S. states (California, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho and Montana) and two Australian states (New South Wales and Queensland). The company says it is monitoring 4.5 million acres and recorded over 1,000 detections this year. Pano positions its product as a tool to help first responders arrive faster and with better information to stop ignitions before they grow. Leadership frames the technology as part of climate-change adaptation, and the company plans to accelerate the geographical breadth of its AI solution to safeguard more communities. Operational progress to date has come within two years of founding, according to the company.

Total raised

$81M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Jun 2025