ABOUT US
We are a team of engineers, designers, and field operators building a calmer way to protect the land we all rely on before a spark becomes a fire.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is simple: to give every forest, corridor, resort, and industrial site a nervous system that notices fire before people do. We believe the answer to a harder climate isn't louder alarms, it's smarter ones, placed closer to the risk, in the hands of the people trained to act.
A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH
We know that sensors and AI are only tools. Their real power is unlocked by the foresters, firefighters, operators, and site managers who use them. That's why we stay close to every deployment — tuning thresholds to your climate, training your team, and measuring our success by the fires you never have to fight.
MEET OUR FOUNDERS
Chief Business Officer
Muhammed Ali Ornek
Suat Batuhan Esirger
Dr. Muhammed Ali Örnek is a climate‑tech entrepreneur and academic with 18+ years of experience in environmental sensing, data processing, and climate risk analytics at Istanbul Technical University, Florida International University, and Politecnico di Milano. He co‑founded ForestGuard in 2022 and leads investment, operations, and international scaling, translating research into commercial deployments across EU and global markets
Chief Technology Officer
Batuhan Esirger is an IoT hardware and systems integration expert with over 15 years of experience in robotics and connected devices, specialising in energy‑efficient sensor design and off‑grid satellite‑enabled connectivity. As ForestGuard’s CTO, he leads the design and implementation of the sensor network and infrastructure while also contributing as a part‑time lecturer at Bilgi University.