# Justin Dawe

> Justin Dawe is the founder and CEO of Earth Force Technologies, a San Francisco climate-tech company building in-cabin sensor tablets and a web portal that give forestry operators real-time, tree-level guidance for wildfire prevention and forest restoration. A Stanford-trained engineer and Harvard MBA, he has spent more than two decades in climate and mobility ventures, including roles as CEO of Scoot Networks, VP of New Ventures at Bird, and founding CEO of C12 Energy. Earth Force has raised about $8.6M in seed funding from BOLD Capital Partners, Alley Robotics Ventures, and others.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Earth Force Technologies
- **Organizations:** Earth Force Technologies, Bird (former), Scoot Networks (former), Butter Home Services (former), C12 Energy (former), Horizon Wind Energy (former), Environment Colorado (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Manufacturing Engineering, Stanford University, M.S., Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Earth Force Technologies to address what he calls a $20 trillion wildfire crisis, Raised ~$8.6M in seed funding from BOLD Capital Partners, Alley Robotics Ventures, and others, Led Scoot Networks as CEO through fundraising, expansion, and corporate strategy

## Career timeline

- **1997-1998** — Earns BS and MS in engineering at Stanford
- **Early 2000s** — Works at Environment Colorado promoting renewable energy; fellowships with Green Corps and GE Energy
- **2005-2007** — MBA at Harvard Business School
- **Late 2000s** — Founding CEO of C12 Energy, focused on enhanced oil recovery / carbon storage
- **2010s** — Project Manager at Horizon Wind Energy; founds Butter Home Services (closed July 2016)
- **2016-2019** — CEO and President of Scoot Networks (urban electric mobility)
- **2019-2020** — VP, New Ventures & City Platform at Bird
- **2022** — Founds Earth Force Technologies
- **2022-11** — Closes seed round of approximately $8.6M led by BOLD Capital Partners and Alley Robotics Ventures
- **2025** — Featured speaker at the Forest Innovation Summit

## Achievements

- Founded Earth Force Technologies to address what he calls a $20 trillion wildfire crisis
- Raised ~$8.6M in seed funding from BOLD Capital Partners, Alley Robotics Ventures, and others
- Led Scoot Networks as CEO through fundraising, expansion, and corporate strategy
- Built Earth Force's Guide (in-cabin tablet) and Portal (web app) products deployed in the Santa Cruz Mountains
- Interviewed by the Harvard International Review on bridging technology and conservation

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Interviewed by Harvard International Review on bridging technology and conservation.
- **2025** — Speaker at the Forest Innovation Summit.

## Links

- Website: https://earthforce.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jadawe

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