Making it Rain In Texas with the Rainmaker Augustus Doricko the CEO of Rainmaker

Augustus Doricko is the founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a next-generation cloud seeding company. He is a UC Berkeley dropout, Thiel Fellow, and member of the El Segundo hard tech scene.

Rainmaker utilizes weather-resistant drones to enhance precipitation and employs novel radar hardware to quantify the amount of man-made precipitation generated. Rainmaker’s first priority is reversing the desertification of the American West, and ultimately to terraform deserts into abundant, green, arable land.

Augustus Doricko is the founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a next-generation cloud seeding company. He is a UC Berkeley dropout, Thiel Fellow, and member of the El Segundo hard tech scene.

Augustus Doricko Links: Rainmaker – ⁠https://www.rainmaker.com⁠

X – ⁠https://x.com/ADoricko⁠

LinkedIn – ⁠ / augustus-doricko-660b20145⁠

Substack – ⁠https://substack.com/@doricko⁠

00:00 Introduction & Weather Manipulation Overview 02:25 Operation Popeye & Historical Context 04:20 Guest Background & Regulations 16:17 Career & Entrepreneurial Journey 26:08 Space Experiments & Future Tech 30:13 Weather Modification in Vietnam 36:52 Global Players & China’s Advancements 41:51 Public Skepticism & Misconceptions 42:06 Cloud Seeding & Geoengineering 49:25 Environmental Concerns & Innovation 01:12:44 How Cloud Seeding Works 01:20:38 Making Rain & Snow: The Science 01:26:14 Water Crisis & Climate Solutions 01:36:21 Future of Atmospheric Engineering 01:55:00 Risks, Ethics & Geopolitical Threats 02:00:03 Final Thoughts & Future Outlook

https://www.rainmaker.com/

 

https://itsyahushua.com/2025/07/06/making-it-rain-in-texas-with-the-rainmaker-augustus-doricko-the-ceo-of-rainmaker/

 

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