Ex-Google Executive’s Startup to Use AI to Forecast the Weather
- Brightband raised $10 million in Prelude Ventures-led series A
- Firm says its predictions will be faster than current methods
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A startup founded by a former Google executive aims to use artificial intelligence to improve weather forecasting, joining technology behemoths like Nvidia Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. in an increasingly crowded field.
Brightband has raised a $10 million series A led by Prelude Ventures, with participation from investors including Bain & Co.’s Future Back Ventures and Slack co-founder Cal Henderson, the company said Thursday. It was launched this summer by Julian Green, who was previously at Google X, and three scientists with the aim of developing a paid product along with an open-source AI forecasting model trained on raw weather observations.