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WindBorne balloon being inflated on a launch rig. Clear blue sky and American flag flying in the wind.

TechCrunchOct 12, 2026

WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data

The U.S. Air Force will buy data collected by WindBorne Systems‘ fleet of autonomous weather balloons under a new contract that could be worth nearly $50 million to…

Weather-balloon launch hardware above a waterfront, with a bridge in the distance.

Business WireAug 5, 2026

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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BloombergApr 10, 2026

Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming. Can They Improve Forecasts?

Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming. Can They Improve Forecasts?

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TechCrunchOct 12, 2026

WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data

The U.S. Air Force will buy data collected by WindBorne Systems‘ fleet of autonomous weather balloons under a new contract that could be worth nearly $50 million to…

Business WireAug 5, 2026

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

BloombergApr 10, 2026

Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming. Can They Improve Forecasts?

Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming. Can They Improve Forecasts?

Latest announcements

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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American Weather Enterprise Association Announces Founding Members

The American Weather Enterprise Association introduces its founding member organizations and its mission to strengthen collaboration across industry, government, and…

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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

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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…

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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:…

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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…

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Latest news

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10.12.2026In the NewsTechCrunchWindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data

9.26.2026In the NewsFox KTVUAI Steered Weather Balloon Launch

9.25.2026In the NewsNYTHow A.I. Is Reshaping the National Weather Service

9.24.2026In the NewsKPIXHow high-altitude balloons are used to predict the weather forecast

9.10.2026In the NewsExploratoriumEngineering takes flight at the Exploratorium’s annual Engineering Day

8.30.2026In the NewsFox WeatherHigh-flying innovation: How weather balloons are changing forecasts

8.20.2026In the NewsThe Weather ChannelNavigating a Weather Balloon into the Eye of a Typhoon

8.18.2026In the NewsFox WeatherWeather Balloons Get Second Life

8.6.2026In the NewsIEEE SpectrumA Weather Balloon Became An Ocean Buoy—and Kept Sending Data

8.5.2026In the NewsTechCrunchAI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?

8.5.2026AnnouncementBusiness WireWindBorne Systems Raises $37 Million to Build the World's Weather Intelligence Infrastructure

8.4.2026In the NewsBalanced WeatherWindBorne Systems successfully navigates a weather balloon into the eye of typhoon Dolphin

8.4.2026In the NewsCBS News, KPIXScientists launch weather balloon from KPIX rooftop

7.18.2026In the NewsThoughtiumNavigating Now EP286: Talking About the Weather

7.17.2026In the NewsFiji SunWeather Balloon Boosts Cyclone Tracking

6.29.2026In the NewsFox KTVUAI Tech Improving Weather Forecasting

6.13.2026In the NewsThe TimesAI brings clearer spells of weather forecasting

6.5.2026In the NewsOpenAIOpenAI Presents | Startup Spotlight: WindBorne

6.1.2026In the NewsTechCrunchThis AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies

5.29.2026In the NewsFast CompanyAI Just Changed Everything We Know About the Weather

5.15.2026In the NewsEl PaisPrimer lanzamiento de globos meteorológicos con IA en Uruguay: qué son y cómo funcionan en Lavalleja

4.28.2026In the NewsBrexHow WindBorne Systems is scaling a global weather balloon network on Brex

4.10.2026In the NewsBloombergWeather Prediction Markets Are Booming. Can They Improve Forecasts?

4.9.2026In the NewsFox WeatherFilling the Atlantic gap: WindBorne balloons provide critical data for hurricanes

4.7.2026In the NewsInevitableImproving Weather Forecasting with WindBorne

4.3.2026In the NewsSilicon Valley Business JournalHere are the biggest manufacturers in the Greater Bay Area

3.5.2026In the NewsAgder Flekkefjords TidendeSender varballonger til 20.000 meters hoydes

2.25.2026AnnouncementAWEAAmerican Weather Enterprise Association Announces Founding Members

2.10.2026In the NewsFront LinesFront Lines | Podcast Episode

2.6.2026In the NewsSilicon Valley Business JournalWindBorne Systems snags 50,000 square feet as it scales balloon production to 10,000

1.22.2026In the NewsBloombergHow AI Weather Models Are Making Better Forecasts

1.16.2026In the NewsNASANASA's Scientific Ballooning Handbook 50th Anniversary Edition

10.9.2025In the NewsTimeThe Best Inventions of 2025

10.8.2025In the NewsIEEE SpectrumInside the Best Weather-Forecasting AI in the World

9.24.2025In the NewsClimate CentralWeather 2.0: How AI and Balloons Are Changing Forecasting

9.17.2025In the NewsDigitalOceanPowering Next-Generation Weather Forecasting with DigitalOcean

8.1.2025In the NewsInside Climate NewsPrivate Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting

7.30.2025In the NewsCornell ChronicleStudents learn about AI, engineering through weather balloons

7.22.2025In the NewsBetter StackWindBorne Systems ensures global fleet reliability with Better Stack

7.15.2025In the NewsTedxHow Data and AI are Transforming Weather Prediction

7.14.2025In the NewsCore MemoryIt's AI Versus The Weather Now

7.14.2025In the NewsZulipZulip x WindBorne: Case Study

7.13.2025In the NewsNew York TimesThe Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.

6.30.2025In the NewsCW3ECW3E Hosts Collaborative Outreach and Research Event at Scripps Pier

5.12.2025In the NewsSemaforCuts at NOAA lead to new weather balloon technology at the agency

3.27.2025In the NewsNBCWith fewer weather balloons due to government staffing cuts, forecasts may be less accurate

3.27.2025In the NewsABCWindBorne Systems steps up to fill data gap from NWS weather balloon cuts

3.18.2025In the NewsFast CompanyThe most innovative companies in sustainability for 2025

3.7.2025In the NewsHeatmapEven the Best AI Weather Forecasters Still Need NOAA

3.4.2025In the NewsNatureMini weather balloons and AI give fresh weather data to African farmers

2.28.2025In the NewsAP NewsAs Staffing Cuts at NWS Lead to Suspended Weather Balloon Launches in Western Alaska, WindBorne Systems Steps Up to Fill Atmospheric Data Gaps

1.16.2025AnnouncementWindBorneWindBorne Breaks New AI Forecasting Records with “WeatherMesh-2” Model, Surpassing AI and Physics Gold Standards

1.6.2025In the NewsNVIDIANVIDIA CEO Keynote at CES 2025

12.27.2024In the NewsSF ChronicleImproving weather forecasts: Bay Area startup’s balloons ‘give very accurate picture’

10.20.2024In the NewsHindustan TimesSeeing Silicon | How to fly a balloon into a hurricane

9.24.2024AnnouncementWindBorneWindBorne Wins U.S. Navy, Air Force Awards to Accelerate Its Groundbreaking AI Weather Forecasting Models and Enable Operational Govt Models

8.30.2024In the NewsWSJWhat’s Ahead for Artificial Intelligence

8.22.2024In the NewsNBCPalo Alto weather balloon startup hopes to revolutionize forecasting, climate information

8.22.2024In the NewsNBCPalo Alto startup tracks climate changes

8.6.2024In the NewsWSJHow AI Is Learning to Predict Our Extreme Weather

8.5.2024In the NewsThe Mail & GuardianWeather balloons will soar over Africa to track hurricanes and improve agriculture

8.2.2024In the NewsWSJAI Is Learning to Predict the Weather

7.17.2024In the NewsBloombergAn Ominous Hurricane Season Will Test New AI Weather Forecasting

6.14.2024In the NewsHeatmap NewsThe Little Weather Balloon Company Taking on Google DeepMind

6.3.2024In the NewsCNBCVideo: AI-driven weather balloons hope to make weather forecasts more accurate

6.3.2024In the NewsCNBCKhosla Ventures backs weather balloon startup that uses AI to upend forecasts

6.3.2024AnnouncementWindBorneWindBorne Raises $15 Million to Scale Its Balloon Constellation and Bring AI Weather Modeling to the Fight Against Climate Change

6.3.2024In the NewsArs TechnicaNo physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making huge strides.

6.1.2024In the NewsCBSWatch(1:40-3:20): Get ready for hurricane season with the First Alert Weather special ‘Preparing for the Storm’

5.30.2024In the NewsAxiosWindBorne closes $15M for weather balloons & AI

5.22.2024In the NewsWSJJohn Dean on the Future of Weather Prediction

2.14.2024In the NewsSemaforLittle-known startup takes the AI weather prediction crown

2.14.2024AnnouncementWindBorneWindBorne Breaks World Record for Most Accurate Global Weather Forecasts with New AI Forecast Offering, “WeatherMesh”

6.22.2023In the NewsAxiosExclusive: WindBorne raises $6M for weather balloons

12.3.2019In the NewsForbes2020 30 under 30: Science