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| 15.06.2024 | Understory: Insurance Platform Protecting Climate-Vulnerable Industries Raises $15 Million | Understory, an insurance platform protecting climate-vulnerable industries from severe weather risks, announced the closing of a significantly oversubscribed Series A funding round at $15 million to drive its expansion into the renewable en... |
| 06.06.2024 | Understory: Weathering the Storm in Renewable Energy Insurance | Understory, a pioneering weather data and insurance provider, has recently secured a significant milestone in its journey by raising $15 million in Series A funding. This financial boost marks a pivotal moment for the company as it embarks ... |
| 05.06.2024 | Understory raises $15 million | Understory, a provider of insurance solutions built for the era of climate change, announced the close of a $15 million Series A funding round co-led by True Ventures and Prelude Ventures.
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| 05.06.2024 | Insurance Solutions Firm Understory Secures $15M Series A, Expands into Renewable Energy Sector | By John Lopez
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| 05.06.2024 | Understory Raises $15M in Series A Funding | Understory, a Madison, WI-based provider of an insurance platform protecting climate-vulnerable industries from severe weather risk, raised $15M in Series A funding.
The round was led by True Ventures and Prelude Ventures.
The company inten... |
| 30.12.2020 | For Tony Fadell, the future of startups is connected and sustainable | Tony Fadell can’t stop thinking about what’s next in tech.
The man credited with creating the iPod, building the iPhone and founding the smart-home company, Nest, had tried to retire before he started his latest venture, Future Shape, but f... |
| 26.12.2019 | Wisconsin’s Top 10 Tech Fundings of 2019 | The amount of venture capital raised in a tech ecosystem is often an important metric in gauging its growth. And as the year comes to an end, Wisconsin Inno wanted to recap some of 2019’s largest funding rounds.
Beloit-based NorthStar Medic... |
| 14.05.2019 | Weather Network And Analytics Company Understory Raises $5.25 Million | Understory, a Madison, Wisconsin-based weather network and analytics company led by CEO and co-founder Alex Kubicek and co-founder Bryan Dow, announced it closed $5.25 million in Series B funding led by True Ventures. 4490 Ventures and Revo... |
| 14.05.2019 | Weather Tech Q&A: Understory CEO on “Ground Truth,” Climate Change | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 5/17/19, 3:56 pm ET. See below.] As climate change brings more extreme and unpredictable weather, the stakes for improving the ability to track and forecast atmospher... |
| 13.05.2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Monday, May 13, 2019 | Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, May 13.
Soundstripe closes $4 million in Series A financing to accelerate growth and expand its offerings. Soundstripe, a tech-enabled production music startup, ... |
| 13.05.2019 | Revolution's Rise of the Rest Joins $5.25M Series B for Understory | MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Understory, the weather network and analytics company, today announced that is has closed a $5.25 million Series B funding round led by True Ventures with participation from 4490 Ventures and Revolution’s Ris... |
| 13.05.2019 | With $5.25 investment, Understory aims to disrupt outdated weather analysis and revolutionize weather Intelligence using AI | A lot has changed since we last wrote about Understory in November 2018. The Madison, Wisconsin-based weather infrastructure and analytics startup company with real-time tools to collect weather data that power business decisions, today ann... |
| 10.05.2019 | Term Sheet — Friday, May 10 | RINGING THE BELL
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi rang the bell this morning in a historic IPO for the tech world. After a decade, the ride-hailing giant is finally making its debut on the public markets.
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| 10.05.2019 | Understory Raises $5M to Double Staff, Move Into New Office | Understory, the Madison-based startup that analyzes and processes weather data, raised a new round of funding that will help the company settle into new digs as it grows its staff.
The startup announced that it closed a $5.25 million Series... |
| 09.05.2019 | Understory Gets Weather Reporting On Track With $5.25M Investment | 14 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Although weather is constantly evolving, the existing systems used to track it are not.
Currently, businesses rely largely on government data and old infrastructures to run their weather-related ope... |
| 09.05.2019 | Daily funding roundup - May 9th, 2018 | Humanpredictions raised $1M; Chipper Cash landed $2.4M; Stratio closed $2.5M; Intello secured $3M
Humanpredictions: Humanpredictions is a sourcing solution focused on hiring technical talent and differentiated by its rich data that allows i... |
| 09.05.2019 | Understory Closes $5.25M Series B Funding | Understory, a Madison, Wis.-based weather network and analytics company, closed a $5.25m Series B funding round.
The round was led by True Ventures with participation from 4490 Ventures and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.
The compa... |
| 19.12.2018 | 10 startups outside of Silicon Valley to watch in 2019 | Silicon Valley remains the undisputed leader of the U.S. startup scene. But 2018 also left some investors envious of the exits taking place in other parts of the country — with Cisco acquiring Michigan’s Duo Security for $2.35 billion and S... |
| 19.12.2018 | 10 startups outside of Silicon Valley to watch in 2019 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Silicon Valley remains the undisputed leader of t... |
| 22.11.2018 | Understory Raises $7.5m to Power Global Expansion of Weather Monitoring Network | Weather network and analytics company Understory has raised $7.5 million in what it describes as a growth round led by 4490 Ventures. DC-based firm Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, which was founded by former AOL CEO Steve Case, als... |
| 22.11.2018 | Weather Network And Analytics Company Understory Raises $7.5 Million | Madison, Wisconsin-based Understory, a weather network and analytics company, announced it has raised $7.5 million in additional funding led by 4490 Ventures. Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund is a new investor in this round, which is... |
| 20.11.2018 | Understory secures $7.5 million to power global expansion of weather sensor network and boost presence in the international agriculture market | Understory, a Madison, Wisconsin-based weather infrastructure and analytics startup company with real-time tools to collect weather data that power business decisions, has raised $7.5 million in additional funding to expand it international... |
| 20.11.2018 | Understory Secures $7.5M in Funding | Understory, a Madison, Wis-based weather network and analytics company, secured $7.5m in funding.
The round was led by 4490 Ventures with participation from the Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.
The company intends to use the funds t... |
| 20.11.2018 | Understory Raises $7.5M From Revolution's Rise of the Rest, Other Backers | Madison startup Understory has raised a new round of funding from some well-known investors.
Understory, a startup that analyzes and processes weather data, announced Tuesday that it has raised $7.5 million in a new funding round led by pre... |
| 20.11.2018 | Wisconsin’s Understory raises $7.5 million for on-the-ground weather stations | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Understory, a Madison, Wisconsin-based weather an... |
| 20.11.2018 | Daily funding roundup - November 20th, 2018 | Jump Technologies raised $2M; Enboarder raised $4M; Alcide raised $7M; Item 9 Labs raised $7.7M
Jump Technologies: Jump Technologies, Inc. has innovated new solutions in areas including mobile inventory management, replenishment, procuremen... |
| 12.10.2018 | Last Week In Venture: Food Funding Frenzy, Weather Watchers, & Pitch Decks All The Way Down
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| 10.10.2018 | Understory Nabs $6.5M to Expand Network of Weather Tracking Stations | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Understory, a Madison, WI-based weather technology startup, has raised more than $6.5 million in new equity funding from eight investors, according to a securities filing.
Und... |
| 09.04.2018 | Understory’s Move into Agriculture Comes into Focus with Monsanto Partnership | After one year of testing, Monsanto is collaborating with hyper-local weather data provider Understory to optimize the company’s seed production operation in Argentina.
In early 2016, the weather sensor hardware and hyper-local data network... |
| 23.03.2018 | Understory Teams Up With Monsanto to Bring Weather Tech to Argentina | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 3/26/18 9:09 p.m. See below.] Many people look up information about local weather conditions to make low-stakes, everyday decisions, like whether to grab an umbrella ... |
| 16.11.2017 | New Understory Tie-Up Aims to Help Insurers Reduce Claim Costs | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
A little over a year after Understory began working with Pacific Specialty Insurance Company, the two organizations are now announcing a collaboration aimed at lowering the am... |
| 06.09.2017 | John Deere Acquires ‘See & Spray’ Robotics Startup Blue River Technology for $305m | Editor’s Note: Deere & Company has acquired ag robotics startup Blue River Technology, according to an agreement announced at close of trading today. The tractor giant is acquiring the Sunnyvale, California-based Blue River for $305 mil... |
| 03.08.2017 | An Inside Look into the Madison, WI Entrepreneurial Hub | Madison, Wisconsin is the home to Badger football and some of the best ice cream and cheese in the country. It's also has a booming entrepreneurial ecosystem that is seeing some significant growth in the last few years.
Scott Resnick, Entre... |
| 16.05.2017 | Understory’s Weather Data Tracking Network Is Now Active in 6 Cities | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Understory, a weather technology startup based in Madison, WI, has expanded its geographic footprint and named a key customer.
Understory builds weather stations to measure th... |
| 05.10.2016 | How Does Agtech Fit an Impact Investing Thesis? | Editor’s Note: I recently attended SOCAP, the largest conference for the impact investing community, and was excited to note a growing enthusiasm on the potential for food and agriculture technology to promote positive change in the world. ... |
| 04.03.2016 | Fundings-in-Brief: Self-Heating Packaging Startup Raises $2.4m, Cannabis.net Closes Angel Round, more | Self-Heating Packaging Startup Heat Genie Raises $2.36m
Heat Genie, the developer of a self-heating technology designed to revolutionize food packaging and streamline food prep time, has closed a $2.36 million round through equity crowdfund... |
| 26.02.2016 | Monsanto Takes Hyper-Local Weather Data Startup in New Direction with $7.5m Series A | Last week hyper-local weather data service Understory raised $7.5 million in Series A funding in a round led by Monsanto Growth Ventures, and early stage venture firm 4490 Ventures.
The investment from Monsanto is set to take Understory in ... |
| 19.02.2016 | Understory Receives $7.5M in Series A Funding | Understory, a Madison, Wisconsin-based developer of weather sensor hardware and hyper-local data networks, received $7.5m in Series A funding.
The round was led by 4490 Ventures and Monsanto Growth Ventures with participation from existing ... |
| 18.02.2016 | Fundings-in-Brief: Monsanto Leads $7.5m Series A for Understory, Symbiota Re-Brands to Raise $56m, more | Symbiota Re-Brands to Indigo and Raises $56m from Flagship Ventures
Microbial stimulant company Symbiota has re-branded to Indigo to mark a new phase in the company’s development. The re-branding coincides with a $56 million capital raise l... |
| 17.02.2016 | In Return to Roots, Understory Raises $7.5M & Relocates HQ to WI | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Understory is coming home to Wisconsin with $7.5 million in tow.
The weather technology startup, formerly known as Subsidence, was founded in Madison, WI, in 2012 and went thr... |
| 15.02.2016 | New Money: Jana Lands $57M Round Led By Verizon, Constant Therapy Gets $1.9M, BetterLesson Raises $6M | Get a daily dose of Boston startup funding news in The Beat. Sign up here. New Money is BostInno's report on all the tech funding deals this week. Check back for updates.
Jana (Boston)
Amount: $57 million Series C
Investors: Verizon Venture... |
| 30.04.2014 | WI-Bred Weather Startup Understory Raises $1.9M, Moves HQ to Boston | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Understory, a weather data and analytics startup that moved from Madison, WI, to Boston, has raised $1.9 million in a seed funding round, the company announced today.
Palo Alt... |
| 30.04.2014 | Understory Closes $1.9M Seed Funding | Understory, a Boston, MA-based provider of weather sensor hardware and data networks, closed a $1.9m seed funding.
The round was led by True Ventures with participation from RRE Ventures, Vegas Tech Fund, SK Ventures and Andrew C. Payne.
Th... |
| 30.04.2014 | Understory scores $1.9M to generate better weather data from the ground | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Most meteorologists predict the weather by looking at the sky, but one startup thinks it can do better by looking at the ground.
A star... |
| 30.04.2014 | Understory Raises $1.9M To Deploy Its Network Of Hyper-Local, Ground-Level Weather Stations | Weather data currently comes from high-altitude locations, and rarely reflects conditions on the ground with a high degree of accuracy. Boston-based startup Understory wants to change that, and a new seed round of $1.9 million led by True V... |
| 30.04.2014 | Understory scores $1.9M to generate better weather data from the ground | Most meteorologists predict the weather by looking at the sky, but one startup thinks it can do better by looking at the ground.
A startup called Understory thinks it can provide better forecasts by measuring conditions on the ground, inste... |
| - | Hacking Weather | In weather, data is king. $485 billion of the U.S. economy fluctuates with weather events, and the data provided by weather sensors informs huge industries like insurance, agriculture, broadcast, risk mitigation, consumer and utilities.
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| - | Understory | “Understory’s insurance solutions protect vulnerable businesses from the financial losses caused by severe weather.” |
| - | Welcoming Nexar | Early on at True, we recognized the incredible possibilities presented by the hardware revolution, and we have worked diligently to build the early stage market’s leading portfolio of connected device companies.
We have long seen hardwar... |
