Rainmaker Technology

What Rainmaker Technology does

Rainmaker Technology Corporation is a privately held U.S. climate-technology company, founded in 2024 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, that commercializes next-generation cloud seeding to address water scarcity and drought across the American West. The company operates an integrated platform composed of three subsystems: a Target weather awareness software that uses AI-driven forecasting to identify optimal seeding windows, a Deliver drone-based delivery system that disperses silver iodide particles into target clouds as a lower-cost alternative to traditional manned-aircraft seeding, and a Validate advanced radar system that quantifies precipitation outcomes. In April 2026 the company announced what it characterized as the first-ever quantitative proof of manmade precipitation, reporting 82 unambiguous seeding signatures corresponding to over 143 million gallons of freshwater generated for Oregon and Utah.

Rainmaker sells cloud-seeding services primarily to state governments, water authorities, and ski resorts in drought-prone regions, with current operations concentrated in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California, and Colorado. Its stated value proposition centers on moderating drought conditions, recharging aquifers, reducing wildfire risk, and supporting agriculture, municipal supply, and hydroelectric power. The company has also expanded into the ski-resort segment, deploying drone-based seeding to generate artificial snow at venues such as Winter Park Resort in Colorado. Revenue is generated through recurring service contracts with government and enterprise customers; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The company has raised approximately $31.3M in disclosed funding, including a $6.3M seed round in May 2024 and a $25M Series A led by Lowercarbon Capital in May 2025, with notable participation from Peter Thiel, Garry Tan, and Balaji Srinivasan. Rainmaker pursues an active government-relations strategy, having spent $450,000 on federal lobbying and $100,000 on Capitol Metro advertising to influence weather-modification policy. It faces emerging regulatory headwinds, including Florida SB56 and Texas SB1154 proposals to restrict weather modification activity, and pushback from the Air Line Pilots Association against its FAA drone-fare proposal, which together represent material policy and execution risks.

Name

Rainmaker Technology

Legal name

Rainmaker Technology Corporation

Website

https://makerain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rainmaker Technology is a private El Segundo-based climate-tech company that uses drones, radar, and AI-driven weather forecasting to deliver cloud-seeding services to state governments, water authorities, and ski resorts across the U.S. West to address drought.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Weather Modification / Cloud Seeding Services

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerial Seeding & Cover Crop Broadcasting (AFACAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seed Treatment & Coating Application Equipment (AFAAADAD), Tillage, Seeding & Planting Equipment (IMAHACAB), AI/ML Solution Integration & MLOps Enablement (BPAEAAAJ)

Keywords

• Cloud seeding services
• Weather modification technology
• Precipitation enhancement solutions
• Drone-based cloud seeding
• Water scarcity mitigation

Headquarters

HQ city

El Segundo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Cloud Seeding Services: The company provides cloud seeding operations as a service to government entities, water authorities, and private organizations such as ski resorts. Revenue is generated through service contracts with Western states and water authorities, with expansion planned throughout the American West and globally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rainmaker Technology operates cloud seeding as a service using an integrated system of AI-driven weather forecasting software (Target), unmanned aircraft that disperse silver iodide particles into clouds (Deliver), and advanced radar algorithms that validate precipitation outcomes (Validate). The company performs cloud seeding operations on behalf of state governments, water authorities, and ski resorts to increase local precipitation and address drought conditions.

Product overview

Rainmaker Technology offers a unified cloud seeding platform consisting of three integrated subsystems: Target (weather awareness software), Deliver (drone technology), and Validate (radar system). The platform modernizes the traditional cloud seeding process by using unmanned aircraft to disperse silver iodide particles into clouds, AI-driven forecasting to identify optimal deployment windows, and advanced radar to quantify and validate precipitation outcomes. The company also maintains an embedded research organization dedicated to scientific validation and transparency. Operations span Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California, and Colorado with expansion plans throughout the American West and globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rainmaker Cloud Seeding Platform Integrated cloud seeding technology platform combining drone delivery systems, advanced radar validation, and AI-driven weather forecasting software to deliver cloud seeding operations as a service to government entities, water authorities, and ski resorts.
• Rainmaker Research Embedded research organization that validates cloud seeding results using scientific methodologies, develops responsible operational practices, and provides transparency and scientific rigor in weather modification research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 143 million gallons of freshwater generated for Oregon and Utah as of April 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)minorOthersRegulatory body currently evaluating Rainmaker's proposal to use drones equipped with flares for cloud seeding. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is urging the FAA to reject the proposal due to aviation safety concerns.
• Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)minorOthersAviation union urging the FAA to reject Rainmaker's drone cloud seeding proposal, arguing that introducing pyrotechnic devices into busy airspace poses significant safety risks.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Weather Modification Inc. One of the longest-operating U.S. commercial cloud seeding companies, providing weather modification services to government and agricultural clients. Directly comparable to Rainmaker on service offering, customer base, and category, though it relies on legacy manned aircraft rather than drone delivery.
• North American Weather Consultants: Established U.S. weather modification and cloud seeding operator serving Western U.S. states, ski areas, and agricultural clients. Comparable as a direct competitor for state and water-authority contracts in Rainmaker's target geographies.

Regional players

• AeroCloud: Australia-based cloud seeding and atmospheric research operator. Comparable as a peer in the cloud-seeding services category, though focused on the Southern Hemisphere and not directly competing in the U.S. market.

Emerging players

• Tomorrow.io: Weather intelligence and forecasting platform serving enterprise and government customers with hyperlocal weather data. Comparable as an emerging technology-driven player in the weather/climate services category, though focused on forecasting rather than active weather modification.
• Pyka: Autonomous electric fixed-wing aircraft company initially focused on agricultural crop protection and adjacent aerial services. Comparable as an emerging autonomous-aerial-services player with potential overlap in drone-based agricultural and atmospheric applications.

Broad incumbents

• DTN: Large incumbent provider of weather, climate, and agricultural intelligence to enterprise and government customers, including operational meteorology for agriculture and energy. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same end-customer verticals Rainmaker targets.
• Planet Labs: Satellite imaging and earth-observation company providing high-frequency imagery used for agriculture, water management, and environmental monitoring. Comparable as a data and validation-layer provider in adjacent atmospheric and environmental intelligence markets.
• Xylem: Global water technology incumbent serving utilities, agriculture, and industrial customers with infrastructure, monitoring, and treatment solutions. Comparable as the broad incumbent in Rainmaker's downstream water-management end market.
• Trimble: Established agriculture- and infrastructure-technology incumbent providing GPS, sensing, and data platforms to farming and water-management customers. Comparable as a broad incumbent in agricultural precision technology serving overlapping end markets.

Others

• Saildrone: Autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles that collect atmospheric and oceanographic data for climate and weather applications. Comparable as an autonomous-data-collection technology company serving the same government and research end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RainmakerCorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rainmaker-technology-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors17 records

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M&A

Investments

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