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Our continuously evolving Nearcast AI™ and our best in class data decision tools optimize cost savings and efficiency for more than 150,000 customers.Led by world-class weather scientists and proven business innovators, we’re raising capital to fuel our next phase of growth, capturing the growing demand for more sophisticated weather intelligence from consumers, businesses and government agencies.Weather is the force impacting everything we depend on — from food and water to transportation and energy. Yet countless daily weather-related decisions rely on incomplete or imprecise data, driving massive inefficiencies across the global economy.While disasters steal headlines, the hidden impact of weather is incalculably large. Every year, businesses and households squander hundreds of billions of dollars in wasted energy and water, lost productivity, and avoidable property damage as a result of under-informed decisions.Weather impacts global industries, AND it shapes everyday life at home. Utilities are often underprepared for fire danger. Your air conditioner still runs even as temperatures drop. Sprinklers pump water even as rain approaches. A soccer team drives to practice when it’s already dangerously hot.We can’t control the weather, but our weather intelligence technology transforms it to something we can anticipate and proactively manage. The result is reliable support for smarter decisions in both automated processes and those that require human oversight, eliminating waste and generating real additional value.Our Proprietary Weather NetworkOur solution starts with the world’s largest managed weather network - a carefully supervised set of weather stations with every data point continuously validated and quality controlled. Today, this growing network includes over 85,000 stations generating billions of daily observations. These stations are located in the areas of greatest demand for improved weather info, from homes, farms, and commercial operations to remote locations such as coastlines and power infrastructure, giving us unparalleled reach and precision for all our customers.Nearcast AI™ Fuels Smarter Weather IntelligenceWe combine data from our network with all available curated surface observations to create a vast, high-quality dataset that powers our patented Nearcast AI™. This system continuously validates incoming data, calibrates instruments, and fills gaps to generate high-resolution, localized weather insights, even in areas with limited direct observations. By integrating real-world measurements to correct errors and biases, it also enhances Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models, delivering forecasts that are more accurate than any other source. Nearcast AI™ transforms all available observations into a data-to-decision system powering consumer apps, enterprise platforms, and application programming interfaces (APIs) with precise, actionable insights.The Network data fuels Nearcast AI™ and together they drive a proprietary intelligence platform that powers all our hardware and software products. This technology delivers clear, actionable weather insights that save time, protect what matters, and help you make smarter decisions-every day, in every season.With WeatherFlow-Tempest’s suite of products, apps, and data visualization tools, utilities see shifting winds before a fire has the chance to spark. Homes automatically adjust AC and irrigation to run only when it makes sense. Coaches reschedule practice to avoid dangerous heat. Massive risk and waste are avoided.Our team brings together world-class experience in weather sciences and business innovation with a series of successful exits and private-public partnerships. From NOAA to Silicon Valley, our team is obsessed with leveraging data and design to improve the future of weather.We’re addressing a total market opportunity of approximately $20 billion across data services, forecasting, IoT hardware, and climate analytics. Various sub-markets are expanding at double-digit rates as businesses, governments, and consumers seek hyperlocal, actionable weather intelligence.The existing market is changing as customers are demanding more. The world is more data driven than ever, and our company is poised to provide more products with actionable measurable insights. WeatherFlow-Tempest is uniquely positioned to lead this new era of short-term, hyperlocal weather intelligence – locally and globally.Streamlining operations and fine-tuning our diversified revenue mix have strengthened our financial performance, enabling us to deliver operating profit since Q2 2025 while continuing to invest in innovation. Today, we are positioned to fund steady growth from operating cash and accelerate expansion as high-value opportunities emerge.Each branch of our business is advancing as an independent revenue driver. Sales of Tempest systems and our expanding line of consumer and business hardware continue to generate healthy, reliable margins. Our always expanding network, combined with the ongoing advancement of Nearcast AI™, is fueling exceptional YOY growth in software and data services. ARR at year-end 2025 now exceeds $1M, up more than 85% from 2024.Looking ahead, we believe 2026 will be a breakout year for WeatherFlow-Tempest. We're preparing for a significant consumer app launch in April. With new partnerships forming and international expansion underway, we anticipate substantial growth across all business lines.We are raising capital to scale rapidly, prioritizing proven markets in emergency management, utilities, media, and insurance, as well as high-potential sectors such as commercial property, construction, and smart energy. All our areas of focus offer long-term gains where our competitive advantages are strongest.Big tech and global strategics continue acquiring companies that blend hardware, software, and data intelligence — the same model we’ve built at WeatherFlow Tempest.Recent billion-dollar exits in weather, data, sensors, and smart-home intelligence, show a clear pattern: companies that control unique data and deliver real-world utility create enormous value.With our rapidly expanding, proprietary weather network and AI-driven decision tools, we’re building the same kind of defensible asset that has powered these major acquisitions. We’re all at the mercy of the weather. But the future of weather is here. At WeatherFlow-Tempest, we’ve built a global weather intelligence platform that helps the world get smarter about how we manage and react to it.With our rapidly expanding network, AI infused technology, data advantage and strong recurring revenue, we’re positioned for exponential growth. Our foundation is solid — the start-up business and technology risks are behind us. Opportunity and a plan to grow lie ahead.We believe we are at a transformative inflection point - our company has strong traction and a profitable model yet we are just beginning to take full advantage of our opportunity to expand growth decisively and capture a much larger share of the opportunity in front of us. 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The fact that Weather-Flow-Tempest is also helping the world save valuable resources and avoid preventable natural disasters is fantastic! 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Why would I reinvest when the investor updates have been at best lackluster, and you have not verbalized a plan to provide a return to investors? I look forward to your response.","answer":"Thanks for backing us across multiple rounds. Your support has helped us materially strengthen the business. Hopefully you are receiving our quarterly investor updates - I'll check with my team to make sure and also add you to our monthly newsletter list. In case not, here's a quick overview of what we've achieved this year: - Recurring B2B revenue is accelerating and forming the backbone of a high-margin, scalable business line. Consumer revenue is also well positioned to grow in 2026. - Nea..."},{"question":"Have you already reached the first $500K of investments. I went to invest and the share price was $4 instead of the $3 per share","answer":"During testing the waters (pre-Form C filing), Wefunder’s UX does not allow the share price on the wefunder.com/wft/invest page to reflect the Early Bird terms. This is because the final assignment of the Early Bird terms is based on the ordering of confirmed investments, after the Form C is filed. At this time we are still within the Early Bird allocation so if you reserve an investment and then confirm immediately after we file our Form C (which we expect to happen in the next 24 hours), th..."},{"question":"Any financials available for Y2023 and Y2024?","answer":"Yes! Audited Financial Statements are included in our Form C, which we expect to file later today. Our offering will be live at that point and any \"Reserved\" investments can then be confirmed."},{"question":"Like Mr Blundell I invested in prior rounds thru StartEngine. So what happened to my original $453 investment? Do I own shares or was this money spent and gone. Why would I invest more money when I don't see any benefit or loss for that matter from my original investment? I lo...","answer":"Thanks for being a past investor! You've helped us build a great foundation, and we've now reached an inflection point. We believe we are just beginning a period of rapid growth on our successful journey. You own equity (shares) in our company, like myself and my colleagues, though you own preferred shares. And the liquidation preference associated with your preferred stock means you would receive a return of funds before common stock holders receive any benefit. Any return on investment woul..."},{"question":"Hi, I own one of your products and really like it, but there is so much information thats not here or clear to me from an investor perspective. If any of the questions I post is somewhere, please advise where. Here are some questions: What is your current annual revenue and gr...","answer":"Great to hear you are fan! We tried to put most of that information on the Campaign Page but happy to share a summary here. Our current annual revenue is about $13m and we will soon show an operating profit for our third straight quarter. Over the past 12 months we have focused on three main goals I) illustrating that our model is profitable ii) continuing to grow our Network and advance our Nearcast AI based solution and product offerings iii) utilizing improved solution and product offering..."}],"recent_posts":[],"provenance":{"source":"wefunder_public_company_profile","as_of":"2026-06-21T12:07:59Z","claims":{"total_amount_raised":{"source":"FrontCompanySummary#amount_raised","last_verified_at":"2026-06-21T05:01:09Z","as_of":"2026-06-21T12:07:59Z","confidence":"high"},"total_investors":{"source":"FrontCompanySummary#number_of_investors","last_verified_at":"2026-06-21T05:01:09Z","as_of":"2026-06-21T12:07:59Z","confidence":"high"},"active_raise_states":{"source":"Fundraise.visible(nil, nil)","last_verified_at":"2025-12-11T19:25:01Z","as_of":"2026-06-21T12:07:59Z","confidence":"high"},"latest_fundraise_state":{"source":"Fundraise.visible(nil, nil).order(funding_started_at)","last_verified_at":"2025-12-11T19:25:01Z","as_of":"2026-06-21T12:07:59Z","confidence":"medium"}}}}}}