WindBorne, a weather balloon startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures, with additional support from Pear, Convective Capital, and Footwork VC. The company, founded by Stanford alumni and a PearX S19 alum, has developed proprietary balloon hardware and autonomous flight software that enables them to collect unique atmospheric data. This data, combined with historical data, is used to train AI-based weather models, which are proving to be more accurate and efficient than traditional methods. The advancements come at a crucial time, as NOAA predicts an especially busy hurricane season this summer. WindBorne's technology, alongside efforts from major players like Google DeepMind, is seen as a significant step forward in the fight against climate change.
🇺🇸AI REVOLUTIONIZES WEATHER FORECASTING FOR BUSY HURRICANE SEASON NOAA predicts this summer will be one of the busiest hurricane seasons ever. Advanced AI is transforming weather forecasting with major players like https://t.co/qawY02XXkj, Google DeepMind, and Windborne.… https://t.co/6yEtOEVvTV
WindBorne Raises $15 Million to Scale Its Balloon Constellation and Bring AI Weather Modeling to the Fight Against Climate Change https://t.co/ADBddhMyxr https://t.co/JOfuXVdxPh
Exciting news! Khosla Ventures backs weather balloon startup using AI to revolutionize forecasts ⛅️ Stay ahead of weather changes with cutting-edge technology! #AI #WeatherTech @CNBC_AIInnovation https://t.co/7e9v5p9jmS
Proud of PearX S19 alum @WindBorneWx on their Series A led by @khoslaventures & supported by Pear, @convectivecap & @footworkvc. We're blown away by this footage of Windborne's proprietary balloons.🎈🌏 Read this thread to see some throwbacks of their original balloon designs.👇 https://t.co/7oOdfNXU8S
How we predict the weather hasn't changed in decades - but it's essential to fight climate change. @WindBorneWx's novel balloon hardware coupled with autonomous flight software enables them to collect data no one else can, and train a new generation of AI-based weather models. https://t.co/6oHG7NFRmZ
Since Kai, Andrey, Joan and I met at Stanford almost a decade ago and started @windbornewx, we’ve built and scaled the only smart, long-duration sensing balloon on the planet, which now powers up the world’s most comprehensive sensing constellation. Early this year, we also… https://t.co/IZzPLqG6Rq
Khosla Ventures backs weather balloon startup that uses AI to upend forecasts https://t.co/kXEecYJfaN
🤖🇺🇸 AI revolutionizes weather forecasting! With a treasure trove of historical data, AI models are now outpacing traditional methods in accuracy and efficiency. Is this the future of meteorology? 🌦️ https://t.co/YZYDBm3s0l