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Skyfora delivers hyper-local weather intelligence, transforming GNSS infrastructure and telecom cell towers into a high-resolution, real-time atmospheric sensing network. This technology captures 3D atmospheric data, offering sub-kilometer visibility into weather patterns. Leveraging GNSS telemetry and proprietary micronets, Skyfora significantly increases data density and timeliness, powering advanced AI-driven forecasts that address gaps.
Fredrik Borgström, Skyfora’s Chief Executive Officer, founded the company on the insight that telecom infrastructure could improve weather forecasting. His vision focused on repurposing these networks to gather high-density atmospheric data, applying artificial intelligence to enhance tropical cyclone prediction. Borgström’s drive addressed the demand for precise, real-time meteorological information.
Skyfora's precision weather solutions benefit industries requiring accurate data, including critical infrastructure, renewable energy, urban planning, defense, and insurance. The company empowers decision-makers across these sectors with hyper-local intelligence where exactness is crucial. Skyfora continually advances capabilities to bolster safety, operational efficiency, and resilience against atmospheric conditions.
Skyfora has raised $110K across 1 funding round.
Skyfora has raised $110K in total across 1 funding round.
Skyfora has raised $110K in total across 1 funding round.
Skyfora's investors include Icebreaker.vc.
Skyfora is a Finnish technology startup founded in 2019 that develops AI-powered weather intelligence solutions, transforming existing GNSS infrastructure like telecom cell towers into high-resolution, real-time weather-sensing networks.[1][2][3][5] The company serves critical sectors including telecom, energy (wind, solar, hydro), insurance, marine, aviation, urban planning, and critical infrastructure like data centers and utilities, solving the problem of inaccurate weather forecasts amid climate change and extreme weather by providing hyper-local, 3D atmospheric data for better AI-driven predictions and decision-making.[1][2][3][5] With strong growth momentum, Skyfora secured €4 million in funding in 2025, achieved its first live deployment of Telecom GNSS Meteorology in Europe, won the Deloitte Innovation Accelerator, and is scaling global partnerships for 2026.[3]
Skyfora was founded in 2019 by Svante Henriksson (Founder & CPO) and Fredrik Borgström (CEO) in Helsinki, Finland, initially to apply AI to tropical cyclone forecasting, drawing on the team's expertise in atmospheric science, weather instrument engineering, machine learning, and international sales.[1][3][4] The idea emerged from addressing gaps in weather observations for climate-impacted industries, backed by academic research and early funders like the European Space Agency, Business Finland, Copernicus, and VCs such as Voima Ventures and Icebreaker VC.[4] Pivotal moments include launching the Skyfora Tropical Cyclone Nowcast in 2020, developing the world's lightest weather sondes for NOAA Hurricane Hunters in 2021 (deployed in Hurricane Nigel in 2023), patenting Telecom GNSS Meteorology (announced at World Economic Forum in 2024), and the 2025 live deployment plus €4M funding round.[3]
Skyfora rides the convergence of AI weather modeling, climate resilience, and 5G infrastructure repurposing, capitalizing on the explosion of extreme weather events and demand for hyper-local data to train advanced models amid sparse traditional sensors.[1][2][3] Timing is ideal post-2024 patent and 2025 deployment, as global AI weather forecasts (e.g., from Google, NVIDIA) hunger for high-resolution inputs, while telcos seek revenue from idle GNSS assets in a net-zero push.[2][5] Market forces like rising insurance losses, energy grid reliability needs, and urban climate risks favor Skyfora, influencing the ecosystem by densifying global weather data layers, enhancing disaster preparedness, and enabling efficient operations in weather-vulnerable sectors.[1][3][5]
Skyfora is poised for global scale in 2026 through expanding telco GNSS partnerships and building the upstream data layer for AI models, potentially disrupting meteorological services with its cost-efficient, hardware-free approach.[3][5] Trends like AI nowcasting proliferation, 5G densification, and climate adaptation will accelerate adoption, evolving Skyfora's influence from niche innovator to essential enabler of resilient industries worldwide. This positions the once-cyclone-focused startup as a foundational player in weather intelligence, delivering the precision data that powers tomorrow's forecasts.
Skyfora has raised $110K across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $110K Seed in October 2019.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2019 | $110K Seed | Icebreaker.vc |