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Axios
2 days ago
- Business
- Axios
Exclusive: Sorcerer raises $3.9M for weather balloons
Sorcerer, a Y Combinator weather balloon startup, has raised a $3.9 million seed round, the company tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: Better weather data could help companies and governments navigate risk and extreme weather, but current methods are lacking. Zoom in: FCVC led the round, and was joined by Y Combinator, Collab Fund, Transpose Platform, Pioneer Fund, New Legacy and First Order Fund. Angels in the round included Kulveer Taggar and Taro Fukuyama. Sorcerer co-founder and CEO Austin Tindle says the funds will be used to increase the number of balloons to meet the demand of early customers and partners in sectors like weather services, aviation and aerospace. Tindle says Sorcerer is working with the U.S. National Weather Service and the government of El Salvador. How it works: The company has developed a small, super-pressure balloon that can constantly change its altitude between the stratosphere and the surface. The balloons carry sensors, a solar panel and a satellite connection, and collect data about the temperature, wind speed, wind direction, atmospheric pressure and humidity. Other companies have developed similar weather balloons, but Tindle says Sorcerers are significantly smaller and lighter because they only need solar power to change altitude and don't carry a consumable like ballast. Sorcerer says its balloons can last in the skies for months at a time, longer than other weather balloons. The intrigue: Sorcerer is also using its weather data to develop weather AI models that is says can deliver more accurate and higher quality forecasts Catch up quick: The company went through the Y Combinator program in the summer of 2024. The big picture: Many areas of the world outside of the U.S. and Europe lack adequate weather data. Weather data can be crucial to governments to plan for extreme weather events, and key to companies like utilities, insurance firms, and farmers. Better weather forecasting will be increasingly important as weather becomes more extreme with climate change. Follow the money: AI weather prediction is a hot sector, with deep-pocketed players like Nvidia and Google involved in the technology.
BBC News
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Edith celebrates her 106th birthday in Skegness
A woman was surprised on her 106th birthday with a party and birthday cards from all over the world, including one from King Charles. Staff at Aspen Lodge Care Home in Skegness helped Edith Hill mark her milestone on Monday by throwing a spring-themed party complete with singers and a housekeeper Anita Tindle organised the party for Ms Hill, who has been at the care home for six years, and last week appealed for 106 birthday cards to be sent - one for each year of her life. She said she was left feeling "over the moon" when more than 300 cards arrived at the home. Ms Tindle said: "We've had singers, entertainment and a buffet party, which have all been flower-themed as flowers are her favourite thing."I think she is feeling overwhelmed as her funny side has come out today, as she has been remembering a lot of the people that have come to visit her over the Tindle said her attempt to get 106 birthday cards had been featured in the New York Times and she had received messages from as far afield as Slovenia. She said: "We've also had people come and visit the home from Sheffield and Rotherham just to drop her chocolates and wish her well, people have detoured from their holidays in Skegness, and all the local schools have made cards for her, local businesses, hospitals."We've received one from the King which she was over the moon about, especially after previously receiving one from the late Queen."Ms Hill, who has one son, said she puts her long life down to "eating lots of chocolate".Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
27-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Skegness care home seeks 106 cards for Edith's 106th birthday
A Lincolnshire woman is about to turn 106 - and her care home is asking the public to send in a birthday card for each year of her Hill, described as "one in a million", puts her long life down to "eating lots of chocolate".Staff at Aspen Lodge Care Home in Skegness, where she has resided for the past six years, are planning a celebration on 3 housekeeper Anita Tindle said the centenarian had already received 40 cards but appealed for more, adding: "It makes my heart melt that people have taken part." Ms Tindle said staff had been heartened by daily deliveries of said: "It goes to show that there is some community spirit out there and people are willing to help."Ms Hill, who has one son, will have a spring-themed party, with two singers booked to perform."She is a really lovely lady with a great character and still does everything for herself," said Ms Tindle. "She is one-in-a-million really."Ms Tindle said her resident can "chat for England", adding she is "amazing for her age." Ms Hill's niece, Anne Turner, who is 86, said her aunt - a secretary in her younger years - was "very work-orientated"."She likes keeping up with all of the family news and has always been very independent, kind and loving," she added. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
