WindBorne Systems Raises $37 Million to Build the World's Weather Intelligence Infrastructure
Oversubscribed Series B co-led by Khosla Ventures and Galvanize as WindBorne triples revenue and its balloon constellation in a single year
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High-flying innovation: How weather balloons are changing forecasts
High-flying innovation: How weather balloons are changing forecasts — Fox Weather.
Navigating a Weather Balloon into the Eye of a Typhoon
Navigating a Weather Balloon into the Eye of a Typhoon — The Weather Channel.
Weather Balloons Get Second Life
Weather Balloons Get Second Life — Fox Weather.
A Weather Balloon Became An Ocean Buoy—and Kept Sending Data
A Weather Balloon Became An Ocean Buoy—and Kept Sending Data — IEEE Spectrum.
AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?
AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative? — TechCrunch.
WindBorne Systems Raises $37 Million to Build the World's Weather Intelligence Infrastructure
Oversubscribed Series B co-led by Khosla Ventures and Galvanize as WindBorne triples revenue and its balloon constellation in a single year
WindBorne Systems successfully navigates a weather balloon into the eye of typhoon Dolphin
WindBorne Systems successfully navigates a weather balloon into the eye of typhoon Dolphin — Balanced Weather.
Scientists launch weather balloon from KPIX rooftop
Scientists launch weather balloon from KPIX rooftop — CBS News, KPIX.
Navigating Now EP286: Talking About the Weather
"Talking about the weather gets a bad rap, but Ellie Yoon would disagree. Ellie Yoon, Head of Communications at WindBorne Systems, joins Navigating Now to explore…
Weather Balloon Boosts Cyclone Tracking
Weather Balloon Boosts Cyclone Tracking — Fiji Sun.
AI Tech Improving Weather Forecasting
AI Tech Improving Weather Forecasting — Fox KTVU.
AI brings clearer spells of weather forecasting
A week before the temperature soared to a record-breaking 34.8C on bank holiday Monday last month, leading weather forecasters gave barely a hint that a heatwave was…
OpenAI Presents | Startup Spotlight: WindBorne
“OpenAI for us is the machine that builds the machine.” What if AI could help forecast the weather, fly the balloons collecting the data, and build the software that…
This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies
This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies — TechCrunch.
AI Just Changed Everything We Know About the Weather
AI Just Changed Everything We Know About the Weather — Fast Company.
Primer lanzamiento de globos meteorológicos con IA en Uruguay: qué son y cómo funcionan en Lavalleja
Primer lanzamiento de globos meteorológicos con IA en Uruguay: qué son y cómo funcionan en Lavalleja — El Pais.
How WindBorne Systems is scaling a global weather balloon network on Brex
How WindBorne Systems is scaling a global weather balloon network on Brex — Brex.
Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming. Can They Improve Forecasts?
Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming. Can They Improve Forecasts? — Bloomberg.
Filling the Atlantic gap: WindBorne balloons provide critical data for hurricanes
Filling the Atlantic gap: WindBorne balloons provide critical data for hurricanes — Fox Weather.
Improving Weather Forecasting with WindBorne
Improving Weather Forecasting with WindBorne — Inevitable.
Here are the biggest manufacturers in the Greater Bay Area
Here are the biggest manufacturers in the Greater Bay Area — Silicon Valley Business Journal.
Sender varballonger til 20.000 meters hoydes
Sender varballonger til 20.000 meters hoydes — Agder Flekkefjords Tidende.
American Weather Enterprise Association Announces Founding Members
American Weather Enterprise Association Announces Founding Members — AWEA.
Front Lines | Podcast Episode
Front Lines | Podcast Episode — Front Lines.
WindBorne Systems snags 50,000 square feet as it scales balloon production to 10,000
WindBorne Systems snags 50,000 square feet as it scales balloon production to 10,000 — Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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How AI Weather Models Are Making Better Forecasts
How AI Weather Models Are Making Better Forecasts — Bloomberg.
NASA's Scientific Ballooning Handbook 50th Anniversary Edition
NASA's Scientific Ballooning Handbook 50th Anniversary Edition — NASA.
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The Best Inventions of 2025
The Best Inventions of 2025 — Time.
Inside the Best Weather-Forecasting AI in the World
Inside the Best Weather-Forecasting AI in the World — IEEE Spectrum.
Weather 2.0: How AI and Balloons Are Changing Forecasting
Weather 2.0: How AI and Balloons Are Changing Forecasting — Climate Central.
Powering Next-Generation Weather Forecasting with DigitalOcean
Powering Next-Generation Weather Forecasting with DigitalOcean — DigitalOcean.
Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting
Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting — Inside Climate News.
Students learn about AI, engineering through weather balloons
Students learn about AI, engineering through weather balloons — Cornell Chronicle.
WindBorne Systems ensures global fleet reliability with Better Stack
WindBorne Systems ensures global fleet reliability with Better Stack — Better Stack.
How Data and AI are Transforming Weather Prediction
How Data and AI are Transforming Weather Prediction — Tedx.
It's AI Versus The Weather Now
It's AI Versus The Weather Now — Core Memory.
Zulip x WindBorne: Case Study
Zulip x WindBorne: Case Study — Zulip.
The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.
The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe. — New York Times.
CW3E Hosts Collaborative Outreach and Research Event at Scripps Pier
CW3E Hosts Collaborative Outreach and Research Event at Scripps Pier — CW3E.
Cuts at NOAA lead to new weather balloon technology at the agency
Cuts at NOAA lead to new weather balloon technology at the agency — Semafor.
With fewer weather balloons due to government staffing cuts, forecasts may be less accurate
With fewer weather balloons due to government staffing cuts, forecasts may be less accurate — NBC.
WindBorne Systems steps up to fill data gap from NWS weather balloon cuts
WindBorne Systems steps up to fill data gap from NWS weather balloon cuts — ABC.
The most innovative companies in sustainability for 2025
The most innovative companies in sustainability for 2025 — Fast Company.
Even the Best AI Weather Forecasters Still Need NOAA
Even the Best AI Weather Forecasters Still Need NOAA — Heatmap.
Mini weather balloons and AI give fresh weather data to African farmers
Mini weather balloons and AI give fresh weather data to African farmers — Nature.
As Staffing Cuts at NWS Lead to Suspended Weather Balloon Launches in Western Alaska, WindBorne Systems Steps Up to Fill Atmospheric Data Gaps
As Staffing Cuts at NWS Lead to Suspended Weather Balloon Launches in Western Alaska, WindBorne Systems Steps Up to Fill Atmospheric Data Gaps — AP News.
WindBorne Breaks New AI Forecasting Records with “WeatherMesh-2” Model, Surpassing AI and Physics Gold Standards
WM-2’s new forecasting records can be attributed to both WindBorne’s novel pipeline of atmospheric data, as well as to the company’s proprietary AI modeling innovations
NVIDIA CEO Keynote at CES 2025
WindBorne was featured during NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's CES 2025 keynote as an example of how AI and novel atmospheric observations are advancing weather forecasting…
Improving weather forecasts: Bay Area startup’s balloons ‘give very accurate picture’
Improving weather forecasts: Bay Area startup’s balloons ‘give very accurate picture’ — SF Chronicle.
Seeing Silicon | How to fly a balloon into a hurricane
Seeing Silicon | How to fly a balloon into a hurricane — Hindustan Times.
WindBorne Wins U.S. Navy, Air Force Awards to Accelerate Its Groundbreaking AI Weather Forecasting Models and Enable Operational Govt Models
WindBorne, the planetary intelligence company that is revolutionizing the way we sense the globe, won a series of new domestic government awards in summer 2024 to…
What’s Ahead for Artificial Intelligence
What’s Ahead for Artificial Intelligence — WSJ.
Palo Alto weather balloon startup hopes to revolutionize forecasting, climate information
Palo Alto weather balloon startup hopes to revolutionize forecasting, climate information — NBC.
Palo Alto startup tracks climate changes
Palo Alto startup tracks climate changes — NBC.
How AI Is Learning to Predict Our Extreme Weather
How AI Is Learning to Predict Our Extreme Weather — WSJ.
Weather balloons will soar over Africa to track hurricanes and improve agriculture
Weather balloons will soar over Africa to track hurricanes and improve agriculture — The Mail & Guardian.
AI Is Learning to Predict the Weather
AI Is Learning to Predict the Weather — WSJ.
An Ominous Hurricane Season Will Test New AI Weather Forecasting
Startups are using sophisticated balloons and improved analytics techniques to model weather with promising results.
The Little Weather Balloon Company Taking on Google DeepMind
AI has already changed weather forecasting forever.
Video: AI-driven weather balloons hope to make weather forecasts more accurate
Video: AI-driven weather balloons hope to make weather forecasts more accurate — CNBC.
Khosla Ventures backs weather balloon startup that uses AI to upend forecasts
Khosla Ventures backs weather balloon startup that uses AI to upend forecasts — CNBC.
WindBorne Raises $15 Million to Scale Its Balloon Constellation and Bring AI Weather Modeling to the Fight Against Climate Change
Already powering the world’s most accurate forecasting model, WindBorne Systems’ mission is to mitigate the most imminently dangerous effects of climate change:…
No physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making huge strides.
No physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making huge strides. — Ars Technica.
Watch(1:40-3:20): Get ready for hurricane season with the First Alert Weather special ‘Preparing for the Storm’
Watch(1:40-3:20): Get ready for hurricane season with the First Alert Weather special ‘Preparing for the Storm’ — CBS.
WindBorne closes $15M for weather balloons & AI
WindBorne closes $15M for weather balloons & AI — Axios.
John Dean on the Future of Weather Prediction
A former SpaceX employee who met his co-founders while studying at Stanford explains how WindBorne Systems's deep learning forecast models and upgraded balloon…
Little-known startup takes the AI weather prediction crown
Little-known startup takes the AI weather prediction crown — Semafor.
WindBorne Breaks World Record for Most Accurate Global Weather Forecasts with New AI Forecast Offering, “WeatherMesh”
WindBorne’s groundbreaking deep learning model delivers real-time, medium-range global weather forecasts, surpassing previous state-of-the-art records. The model now…
Exclusive: WindBorne raises $6M for weather balloons
Exclusive: WindBorne raises $6M for weather balloons — Axios.
2020 30 under 30: Science
2020 30 under 30: Science — Forbes.
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