HIBT Lab! Tomorrow.io: Shimon Elkabetz

How I Built This · 10 Nov 2022 · 40m

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Shimon Elkabetz, co-founder and CEO of Tomorrow.io, explains how his background as an Israeli Air Force pilot revealed the critical need for accurate weather forecasting, leading him to co-found the company in 2016. He details the company's evolution from a 'Weather of Things' IoT data approach to building proprietary weather models and, crucially, launching a constellation of 30 radar satellites to fill global observation gaps. Elkabetz discusses the challenges of fundraising for deep tech, the decision to withdraw from a SPAC IPO due to market conditions, and the company's focus on providing enterprise-grade weather intelligence to governments and businesses.

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Companies: Tomorrow.io, U.S. Bank, NASA, SpaceX, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Tomorrow Now
Also: Harvard, MIT

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HIBT Lab! Tomorrow.io: Shimon Elkabetz

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