WindBorne Systems’ Post

A friend invited me to see a balloon launch at WindBorne Systems in Silicon Valley. I’ve never been to an event like this before. Their website is: https://lnkd.in/g6ksckxN I learned from them that the atmospheric data is one of the biggest missing pieces in improving modern weather forecasts. WindBorne Systems fuses data from long-duration balloons with state-of-the-art AI models to produce the most accurate weather forecasts. What’s cool about this startup is that they’ve created a network of weather balloons that can be directed from the ground. The ballons fly at approx. 20000 meters in the stratosphere. They move the balloons using principles similar to sailing on water. Amazingly, the cost of a balloon is comparable to that of a smartphone! And a ballon can last years ! The electronics that the ballons carry are powered by solar energy. Their business model involves monetizing the data collected by this global balloon network, enabling highly accurate weather predictions worldwide. I think this is brilliant!!!