Vasya Tremsin, CEO & Founder of Torch Sensors

Wild fires in California, everyone knows about them, but what’s being done to stop them? Vasya Tremsin developed Torch Sensors, a sensor that can detect gas, temperature, and humidity from extensive mileage in order to detect and predict fires. This was a significant geographical problem where no exponential progress was being made towards a solution. Torch Sensors was just a high school science fair project to begin with, but that was irrelevant. With determination, passion, and constructive criticism, Tremsin continued down his path of success. He claims it was difficult to gain trust due to his age. “As a very young person, I’ve had to prove that our technology does what we claim it does,” he says. “Because it’s so novel and has not been done before, there’s a lot of initial skepticism about what our product can do.” After initial product explanation, and continued discussion, it is backed by evidence that Torch Sensors has won the hearts of many. Now, the team actually can’t keep up with the heavy demand for sensor placements. This is good problem to have that can be resolved simply with increased production rates after more revenue has been brought in.