Tomorrow.io

Tomorrow.io (formerly ClimaCell; legally known as The Tomorrow Companies Inc.[2]) is an American weather technology company. It provides real-time weather forecasting services and APIs.

Tomorrow.io
TypePrivate
Founded2016
Founder
  • Shimon Elkabetz
  • Itai Zlotnik
  • Rei Goffer
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Shimon Elkabetz (CEO)
Products
  • API
  • Weather Intelligence Platform
  • Tomorrow.io for Business
  • Insights Dashboard
  • Weather by Tomorrow
Number of employees
125 (March 2021)[1]
Websitehttps://www.tomorrow.io/

History

The company was founded in 2015 as ClimaCell to develop a real-time weather forecasting service based on cellular and IoT monitoring systems.[3]

In February 2021, Tomorrow.io announced Operation Tomorrow Space.[4] The company hoped to broaden its business model by launching proprietary radar satellites to improve its forecasting abilities.[5] In March of that year, it announced that it had raised $77 million in a series D round of funding.[6]

Technology
Weather Intelligence Platform

Tomorrow.io's primary goal was to use wireless communication infrastructure and IoT devices to collect real-time weather data. The company aimed to report conditions closer to the ground than satellite and higher resolution than Doppler weather radar techniques.[2][7]

The information includes measurements on temperature, wind and precipitation data. After two years of development, Tomorrow.io's Weather Intelligence Platform (formerly Hypercast) was publicly launched in April 2017.

The company's Operation Tomorrow Space is launching weather radar satellites to improve forecasting accuracy and coverage.[2][8] The first satellite of the constellation, Tomorrow-R1, launched on 15 April 2023 on a SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket as part of the Transporter-7 rideshare mission.[9] The system operates in the Ka band to detect precipitation and ocean surface characteristics.[10] The company plans to launch 20 satellites with a combination of active radar and passive microwave sensors.[11]

Business model

The company's software is designed to provide information to aviation, construction, insurance, sports, and utility services. Clients include JetBlue Airways, Delta, and the New England Patriots.[12][13]

Tomorrow.io launched a mobile weather app, ClimaCell Weather, in 2019.[14] The app was later renamed to Weather by Tomorrow.

References
  1. de Wolff, Daniel (February 1, 2019). "ClimaCell: Doing weather differently—from observation to forecasting with virtual sensors". MIT Industrial Liaison Program. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. "Weather platform ClimaCell is now Tomorrow.io and raises $77M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  3. Stoler, Tofi (January 14, 2019). "Weather Forecasting Startup ClimaCell to Set International Operations Center in Tel Aviv". CTech by Calcalist. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  4. Freedman, Andrew. "ClimaCell, an ambitious private weather firm, plans to launch its own satellites". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  5. "ClimaCell to launch dozens of radar satellites to improve forecasts". SpaceNews. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  6. "ClimaCell rebrands as Tomorrow.io and raises $77M to bring weather data intelligence to enterprises". VentureBeat. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  7. Lardinois, Frederic (18 March 2019). "ClimaCell bets on IoT for better weather forecasts". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  8. "Boston Software Company Developing Small Satellites To Improve Weather Forecasts". 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  9. Lentz, Danny (15 April 2023). "SpaceX Transporter-7 launches 51 payloads, booster return to LZ". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  10. Tomorrow.io's Historic Satellite Launch Paves Way for Groundbreaking Advancement in Global Weather Forecasting
  11. Boston startup launches first commercial weather radar satellite
  12. "JetBlue Tracks Microweather with New ClimaCell Software". Aviation Today. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  13. Reed, Ted. "JetBlue Invests In New Weather Forecasting Technology That Cuts De-Icing Costs". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  14. "Climacell's Weather App Can Forecast Areas as Small as a City Block". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
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