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WindBorne, which deploys weather balloons to collect data for its AI weather forecasting models, raised a $37M Series B at a $250M post-money valuation (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

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WindBorne employs weather balloons to gather data that feed its artificial-intelligence models, which have been shown to outperform government weather forecasts. The company recently secured a Series B financing round of $37 million, valuing it at $250 million post-money. While its AI forecasting is demonstrably superior, turning that advantage into profit remains a challenge.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?
- The Next Web·WindBorne’s AI beats the government’s weather forecasts. Making money from them is the harder problem
- TechMeme·WindBorne, which deploys weather balloons to collect data for its AI weather forecasting models, raised a $37M Series B at a $250M post-money valuation (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)
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