ClimaCell
| Private | |
| Industry | Weather Data, Weather Forecasting |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Shimon Elkabetz, Itai Zlotnik, Rei Goffer |
| Headquarters | Boston, United States |
Area served | United States, India, Worldwide |
| Services | Weather Monitoring & Forecasting, Short-Term Weather Forecasting, Nowcasting, Data Imaging and Analysis, Aviation Weather Forecasting, Outdoor Entertainment Weather Forecasting, Emergency Response Weather Forecasting, Severe Weather Alerts |
Number of employees | 14 |
| Website | ClimaCell, Inc |
ClimaCell is a Massachusetts-based weather forecasting company that repurposes wireless communication networks as weather sensors.[1].
The company was founded in 2015 by a team from the Harvard Business School and the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ratan Tata backed the company with a seed investment in 2016, additional investments followed from Project 11 Ventures, Square Peg Capital, and The Graduate Syndicate. The company launched publicly with its HyperCast online dashboard in April of 2017.[2]
Technology
The technology received inputs from wireless communications infrastructure every minute and outputs observations and forecasts every minute. The data shows a spatial resolution of 300-500 meters. Colored dots on a screen shown in a demonstration make it clear where ClimaCell detects precipitation, often not aligning with weather service radar. Public radar is a public source. [3]
Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
ClimaCell began a roll-out in India as it launched in the United States. The company uses wireless networks to help protect the economies and communities of India, and other developing countries, from extreme flooding, drought, and climate events. With no capital investment, ClimaCell’s data analysis and imaging service give consumers access to forecast updates and precise weather maps. The solution enables farmers, business, and governments to make informed decisions that can potentially save money and may protect individuals whose lives and livelihoods could be vulnerable to extreme weather events. [4]
Business Model
ClimaCell was the first company to bring a new source of weather data to market by repurposing existing global infrastructure. Unencumbered by manufacturing and hardware deployment, companies like ClimaCell can launch their products almost immediately. [5] Infrastructure elements of wireless communications networks are used as passive weather sensors.
News References
- June 2017: Forbes: Boston Startup ClimaCell Wants To Be The Bloomberg Of Weather Forecasting
- June 2017: The Boston Globe: Meet 2017's Class of MVP Entrepreneurs
- May 2017: Inc.com: Why Faster, Better, Cheaper is no Longer Good Enough
- April 2017: Bostinno: How Near-Death Experiences in the Israeli Air Force Inspired This New Startup
References
- ↑ Martin, Dylan. "High Accuracy Weather Data Provider ClimaCell Uses Wireless Networks". Bostinno.
- ↑ "The Street, We Are Transforming Meteorology".
- ↑ Page, Michael. "NBC". NBC.
- ↑ "Legatum Center of MIT". MIT's Legatum Center.
- ↑ Tredgold, Gordon. "Why Faster, Better, Cheaper is No Longer Good Enough". Inc. Magazine.