Tomorrow.io
{{Short description|American weather technology company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Tomorrow.io
| screenshot =
| company_type = Private
| foundation = 2016
| area_served = Worldwide
| founder = {{Plainlist|
- Shimon Elkabetz
- Itai Zlotnik
- Rei Goffer
- Hagit Messer
}}
| hq_location =
| hq_location_city = Boston, Massachusetts
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| key_people = Shimon Elkabetz (CEO)
| products = {{Flatlist|
- API
- Weather Intelligence Platform
- Tomorrow.io for Business
- Insights Dashboard
- Weather by Tomorrow
}}
| industry =
| num_employees = 224 (November 2024)
| revenue =
| website = https://www.tomorrow.io
}}
Tomorrow.io (formerly ClimaCell; legally known as The Tomorrow Companies Inc.{{Cite web|title=Weather platform ClimaCell is now Tomorrow.io and raises $77M|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/30/weather-platform-climacell-is-now-tomorrow-io-and-raises-77m/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=TechCrunch|date=30 March 2021 |language=en-US}}) is an American weather technology company. It provides real-time weather forecasting services and APIs.
History
The company was founded in 2016 as ClimaCell to develop a real-time weather forecasting service based on cellular and IoT monitoring systems.{{cite web |url= https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3754176,00.html |title= Weather Forecasting Startup ClimaCell to Set International Operations Center in Tel Aviv |last= Stoler |first= Tofi |date= January 14, 2019 |publisher= CTech by Calcalist |access-date= February 13, 2019}}
In February 2021, Tomorrow.io announced Operation Tomorrow Space.{{Cite news |last=Freedman |first=Andrew |title=ClimaCell, an ambitious private weather firm, plans to launch its own satellites |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/02/24/climacell-satellite-constellation-precipitation/ |access-date=2021-03-30 |issn=0190-8286}} The company hoped to broaden its business model by launching proprietary radar satellites to improve its forecasting abilities.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=ClimaCell to launch dozens of radar satellites to improve forecasts |url=https://spacenews.com/climacell-constellation/ |access-date=2021-03-30 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}} In March of that year, it announced that it had raised $77 million in a series D round of funding.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-30|title=ClimaCell rebrands as Tomorrow.io and raises $77M to bring weather data intelligence to enterprises|url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/30/climacell-rebrands-as-tomorrow-io-and-raises-77m-to-bring-weather-data-intelligence-to-enterprises/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}
Technology
File:ClimaCell_Hypercast_Screenshot_2019.jpgTomorrow.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.{{cite web |last=Lardinois |first=Frederic |title=ClimaCell bets on IoT for better weather forecasts |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/18/climacell-bets-on-iot-for-better-weather-forecasts/ |website=TechCrunch |access-date=23 August 2022 |date=18 March 2019}}
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.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
The company's Operation Tomorrow Space is launching weather radar satellites to improve forecasting accuracy and coverage.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-23|title=Boston Software Company Developing Small Satellites To Improve Weather Forecasts|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/03/23/climacell-boston-software-company-developing-small-satellites-better-weather-forecasts/|access-date=2021-03-30|language=en-US}} 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.{{cite web |last=Lentz |first=Danny |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/04/spacex-transporter-7/ |title=SpaceX Transporter-7 launches 51 payloads, booster return to LZ |work=NASASpaceFlight |date=15 April 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023}} The system operates in the Ka band to detect precipitation and ocean surface characteristics.[https://www.tomorrow.io/blog/tomorrow-ios-historic-satellite-launch-paves-way-for-groundbreaking-advancement-in-global-weather-forecasting/ Tomorrow.io's Historic Satellite Launch Paves Way for Groundbreaking Advancement in Global Weather Forecasting] The company plans to launch 20 satellites with a combination of active radar and passive microwave sensors.[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/16/business/boston-startup-launches-first-commercial-weather-radar-satellite/ Boston startup launches first commercial weather radar satellite]
Business model
The company's software is designed to provide information to aviation, construction, insurance, sports, and utility services.{{cn|date=August 2022}} Clients include JetBlue Airways, Delta, and the New England Patriots.{{Cite web|date=2018-07-19|title=JetBlue Tracks Microweather with New ClimaCell Software|url=https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/07/19/jetblue-tracks-microweather-new-climacell-software/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Aviation Today|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Ted|title=JetBlue Invests In New Weather Forecasting Technology That Cuts De-Icing Costs|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2018/07/18/jetblue-invests-in-new-weather-forecasting-technology-that-cuts-de-icing-costs/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Forbes|language=en}}
Tomorrow.io launched a mobile weather app, ClimaCell Weather, in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Climacell's Weather App Can Forecast Areas as Small as a City Block|url=https://fortune.com/2019/08/13/climacell-best-weather-forecast-app/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Fortune|language=en}} The app was later{{when|date=August 2022}} renamed to Weather by Tomorrow.