Torch Systems Raises $11.5 Million to Expand Its Outdoor Asset Intelligence Platform

Torch Systems has raised $11.5 million in total funding as it expands an AI-powered monitoring platform for outdoor infrastructure. The Lafayette, California-based company said the financing includes $9.5 million in equity from Khosla Ventures, Abstract, Construct Capital and Starship Ventures, plus $2 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank. Torch plans to use the capital to increase manufacturing and field deployments of its TerraNode sensing devices, expand its go-to-market and field operations teams, and continue developing its Torch Intelligence Platform.

The company says the funding supports a broader shift from a wildfire-detection product toward what it calls outdoor asset intelligence: continuous monitoring across widely distributed infrastructure. TerraNode combines optical and thermal cameras with acoustic, gas, air-quality and environmental sensors. It is solar-powered, uses on-device edge AI and wireless connectivity, and is designed to operate without an external power supply or wired network connection.

Torch says a device can be installed in minutes, including at remote solar farms, transmission corridors and other sites where conventional monitoring infrastructure can be costly or difficult to install. The platform is intended to apply…