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INVEST IN WEATHERFLOW-TEMPEST, INC. TODAY!
Controlling the Cost of Weather
$2,485,279.70 Raised
REASONS TO INVEST
Our fast growing company has solid traction and a clear path toward greater success, with more than 60,000 paying customers and millions of users. In three years, our annual revenue has grown to over $8m, and we are just getting started.
Weather has a huge impact on $85 Trillion Global GDP. The current market for weather data and decision support already exceeds $7 billion and the addressable market is much larger - and growing. Climate Change is fueling demand for more and better weather data. Our products are disrupting the existing, fragmented market and positioning us to take advantage.
Defensible Proprietary Advantages. Our powerful Nearcast Technology™ leverages strategic patents and proprietary data to guarantee better results for customers. Our expanding network of Tempest Hardware systems (over 35,000 already deployed) combined with our AI-based weather modeling gives us an unrivaled advantage over would-be competitors.
A weather technology company built on better data.
Weather has a vast effect on the world’s economy. Given the sheer scale, it’s no surprise there is a large market for better information to help better manage the impact of weather. There is already $7 billion in annual revenue generated by private firms helping to manage this impact. And in a world where the climate is changing, and data increasingly drives decisions, the need for better weather data and decision support is growing quickly. The individuals, businesses and government entities paying for help now are demanding better. And those beginning to search for solutions expect even more.
Everyone is curious about the weather, but we need to provide unique weather data and better decision support to create viable revenue streams. In addition, we must provide all our customers – everyone from the fisherman to the homeowner to the insurance company - with solutions that reduce costs or create other benefits. That is precisely what we deliver.
The proof of our potential is in our current success. Our consistent revenue growth is due to (i) sales of our Tempest Hardware system, a low-cost high-margin personal weather station with a powerful weather app; (ii) recurring subscription revenue from our Personal Apps and (iii) recurring revenue for WeatherFlowPro, weather data and decision support delivered via software as a service (SaaS) and our API.
Our patented Nearcast Technology™ provides all our customers with point-specific weather information where and when they need it. And we guarantee a tangible, measurable impact; it is clear they are getting great value from our service.
Our team includes Ph.D. atmospheric and data scientists, along with business executives and engineers. Collectively we have vast experience in the weather industry and in launching successful start-ups in other markets. This team includes several founders who have provided the investment to propel WeatherFlow to this maturing state. We are raising capital to accelerate growth and open up new markets while continuing to develop proprietary cutting edge products.
THE PROBLEM
Weather has a large and costly impact, which is growing larger.
Each year severe weather kills over 60,000 people and the cost to the global economy is more than $1 trillion. And severe events are only a small fraction of the impact on a global economy of more than $85 trillion. Weather has a vast effect on practically everything on the planet, from growing the world’s food supply, to managing the power grid; to personal costs like cooling and heating your home, or managing your garden.
Regardless of the cause, there is wide agreement and concern that the climate is changing, with risks and costs growing ever larger. We can’t eliminate the cost of weather, but both businesses and individuals can better plan for its impact and likely capture hundreds of billions of dollars in savings and benefits. And we can save more lives and make better decisions for the planet’s future in the process.
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Projected global cost increase due to climate change around energy, water supply, and hurricane damage.
THE SOLUTION
Our Nearcast Technology™ is a unique and powerful answer
Our patented technology provides our customers with point-specific weather information where and when they need it - what is happening now, what happened yesterday, and a forecast fine-tuned for later today and tomorrow - all with guaranteed accuracy. Combined with industry-specific decision support, our customers realize a real and measurable gain for a simple reason: better data leads to better decisions.
Nearcast Technology™ is a layered solution protected by strategic patents and proprietary data. These layers include:
- Better Hardware. Our revolutionary design includes best-of-breed sensors with no moving parts and extremely simple set-up. It requires near-zero maintenance and works with a growing list of third-party applications. Because the design appeals to weather enthusiasts and smart home aficionados as well as average homeowners, the Tempest Network has snowballed to over 30,000 systems in 125 countries and is on a trajectory to become one of the largest weather observing networks.
- Better Observational Data. In addition to our Tempest Network, we ingest a massive amount of data from all conceivable sources, including satellites, radars, government surface networks and weather-equipped aircraft, as well as exclusive data from the WFn ProNet and other private sources. Curated and standardized by our team of meteorologists and atmospheric and data scientists, there is no better input to a weather data system.
- Better Modeling. Our AI-based weather modeling combines unique data assimilation, numerical modeling and machine learning. We source the best available models from the major national weather services, including from the US and Europe. Initialized with our curated data sets, we also run our own high-resolution physics-based numerical weather forecasts. We train our AI-based output models to produce precise point-specific forecasts informed by the observations. The result is the best conceivable weather information available.
- Better Decision Support. To turn this better weather data into better decisions, we provide our customers powerful mobile applications & SaaS tools. Via our API, our data also integrates directly with the tools our customers already use. Whether deciding when to cover their plants, quickly pay an insurance claim, prepare for a drop in wind power or move an aircraft carrier, we guarantee our customers will achieve a clear and measurable return on their investment in our service.
THE MARKET
Demand for weather data and decision support is growing
Weather has a large effect on the world's $85 trillion economy. Sectors like agriculture, energy, insurance, transportation and tourism are just a few of the many markets strongly impacted, and that doesn't include growing sectors like unmanned aviation (drones), driverless cars and other nascent business models affected by weather. It’s easy to see that hundreds of billions could be saved and the world would be better off if crop yields were greater, planes stayed on schedule, and your insurance claim was paid without a conversation.
Climate Change is increasing the impact of weather while also raising awareness about the costs involved, which naturally leads to a desire to manage them. Moreover, the world is increasingly data-driven, a trend that’s generating new demand for more and better weather information.
The current market for private sector weather data and decision support is already greater than $7B. We are well positioned to disrupt the existing market and lead the way as customers demand new data and tools that make a difference.
OUR TRACTION
We have already built a strong company with powerful proven solutions
- Over 3 million unique users utilize our freemium consumer weather services
- Over 20,000 consumers currently pay to subscribe to our premium consumer services.
- More than 45,000 people have purchased Tempest Systems or other hardware-centric products over the past two years.
- Over 500 business and government customers
What we do
We have proprietary data and patented technology
We provide the most precise information available everywhere you need it - what the weather conditions are now, what happened yesterday, and the forecast for later today and tomorrow. This enables us to deliver better, more actionable weather information. Our differentiators:
- Tempest Hardware, a revolutionary weather station system so advanced it’s simple
- Data from our Tempest Network, a fast-growing observing network
- Exclusive, perpetual access to WFn ProNet, a reliable industrial grade network
- Nearcast Technology™, based on IP and know-how developed over three decades
- Decades of collective experience managing weather observing networks
- Unique track record creating and delivering better weather data (not just hardware)
- Years of experience creating better decision support based on better weather data
Everyone utilizes weather information, but paying for better weather data and decision support requires a use case and a solution that together yield cost reductions and other benefits. For example:
Our Personal Apps help anglers catch more fish, sailors win more races, and drone pilots safely operate their aircraft. Our subscribers pay for our service because the cost is a small but critical part of the overall investment in their passion. We have proven that a fast-growing portion of the 1.5 billion people using smartphone apps will pay for a premium weather service.
*This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success.
With our Tempest Hardware systems, we are capturing a large share of the existing market for weather station hardware - because Tempest is much more than hardware. Tempest is both the best hardware solution available AND a complete weather service backed by data science that delivers a guaranteed better forecast.
*This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success.
Since we have created a whole new product category with Tempest, we are growing the weather station market. Tempest helps save energy in the home with only basic smart home implementations. Our new expanding market includes gardeners, smart home mavens, parents concerned about family safety and education, and everyone who wants to contribute data for the benefit of others.
*This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success.
With WeatherFlowPro we help our business and government customers save money. For many of them the stakes are very high, and they are focused on receiving a strong return on their investment in our data and decision support.
For example, our utility customers benefit in multiple ways. Many are focused on their individual customers saving energy, promoting and even subsidizing the sale of Tempest Systems. The additional data not only benefits individuals in saving, it also enables local operators and the utility grid managers to predict demand more accurately, so they can allocate energy more efficiently. Our tools allow them to better understand supply from solar and wind as well. Combined, the result is a cost savings for individuals and overall energy savings at the regional level.
*This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success.
Likewise, our insurance company customers want to understand what just happened, which reduces their costs and increases their customer satisfaction by deploying resources and paying claims quickly and accurately. Over time we help insurance companies better understand their risks. Property managers want to know the conditions at their properties. Farmers need to optimally manage their crops. The applications are endless, and only WeatherFlow can provide such a comprehensive service.
*This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success.
Media Coverage
Making a difference on our planet
We’re building a profitable business that is also a force for good.
Our mission is to help the world better understand and control the enormous impact of weather. We do this by serving businesses and consumers - and the planet - in a synergistic manner. It’s at the core of who we are and what we do.
For example, a single Tempest helps save energy in the home while also helping utility grid managers in a region allocate energy more efficiently. The more Tempest systems in a region, the more we are able to help. These savings add up on a global scale.
Government weather agencies like NOAA perform the critical public service of keeping everybody safe. They provide important regional warnings and we don't compete. We only support their effort by displaying NOAA warnings and proudly providing free access to Tempest data and model output, an important gesture as government budgets remain constrained.
We also make our data freely available to the weather and climate research communities. Our founders are also co-founders in Synoptic PBC, a public benefit corp focused on making all useful environmental data available to everyone.
We are proud to help and pleased that our partnerships with NOAA and others are only helping us build a large and profitable business. Beyond specific partnerships, we’re committed to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) concepts embodied by the B-Labs and other like minded efforts.
The business model
Unique solutions and defensible advantages result in multiple, complementary streams of revenue
We deliver information through powerful apps and software tools, including via an API. While our product suite is blended, our revenue comes from three main categories:
- The Tempest Hardware system is a low-cost high-margin personal weather station with a powerful weather app, generating upfront revenue. It is primarily sold to consumers but also valued by business customers, a trend that will accelerate with expanded Tempest product offerings.
- Our family of Personal Apps provides recurring annual subscription revenue. The rapidly growing Tempest Network and improved forecasts based on Nearcast Technology™ are creating strong growth with existing apps and opportunities for new ones.
- WeatherFlow Pro, our business platform, supplies powerful weather data and decision support through our SaaS tools and via API. This service product centered on recurring revenue also fuels purchase of weather station hardware, creating more real-time data and improved forecasts.
Our three revenue streams are highly complementary. Revenue received upfront reduces our need for growth capital. Our Personal Apps rely on the same base data and technology that powers WeatherFlow Pro, with both generating annually recurring revenue. Tempest System sales increase the data available to improve all our products, and the needs of all customers have an increasing effect on the demand for more weather station installations. We are near the beginning of a powerful virtuous cycle, fueling growth.
why invest
Thoughts on our Mission
To our new investors,
We are at an important inflection point, both in terms of growing a valuable company and having a meaningful impact on the world.
We have great revenue traction and an agile, passionate team. We’ve created unique and defensible proprietary advantages with our better, more valuable weather data. And we also have the proven ability to create the apps and software - the decision support tools - to bring that data to life.
It is time to bring in more investment capital and in StartEngine we have discovered a great way to partner with our customers and other individuals who appreciate and understand our mission. We have always believed that we were on a shared journey, and we have fielded many requests about investing. StartEngine is the best platform to allow like-minded individuals who understand our goals to play a part in our success.
We must have a positive impact on the global community. Nonetheless, first and foremost, we need to deliver value to our customers. The individuals, businesses, and government entities paying for our services do so because they are receiving a clear return on their expense. We have shown that we can focus on customers' needs while also helping others and the environment. Doing right by all stakeholders is simply good business.
We intend to create tremendous value for our customers, our employees, and all of our investors. And we will make sure to do our part for the planet. Please join us!
Buck Lyons
CEO
WeatherFlow-Tempest Inc.
WeatherFlow-Tempest Timeline
Backstory on the Team behind WeatherFlow-Tempest
ABOUT
HEADQUARTERS
108 Whispering Pines Dr #245
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
WEBSITE
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Our mission is to help the world better understand and control the enormous impact of weather. Our exclusive data and AI-driven modeling deliver more accurate weather information, resulting in better decision-making and significant cost savings for our customers. As the climate changes and the impact of weather increases, the value of our service - and its importance to the planet - will only grow larger.
TEAM
Buck Lyons
CEO, Director, and Chairman
Phil Atkinson
Founder, Director, and Design Guru
David St. John
Chief Technology Officer
Marty Bell, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer
Corrine Butcher
Director of Software Development
Michele Redmon
Director of Marketing
Michael Samols
Consultant and Director
TERMS
WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc.
Overview
PRICE PER SHARE
$2.50
DEADLINE
Apr 30, 2022
VALUATION
$32.28M
AMOUNT RAISED
$2,485,279.70
Breakdown
MIN INVESTMENT
$325
MAX INVESTMENT
$107,000
MIN NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED
4,000
OFFERING TYPE
Equity
ASSET TYPE
COMMON
SHARES OFFERED
Common Stock
MAX NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED
1,000,000
Maximum Number of Shares Offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares
Company | : | WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc. |
Corporate Address | : | 108 Whispering Pines Dr #245, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 |
Offering Minimum | : | $10,000.00 |
Offering Maximum | : | $2,500,000.00 |
Minimum Investment Amount(per investor) | : | $325.00 |
Terms
Offering Type | : | Equity |
Security Name | : | Common Stock |
Minimum Number of Shares Offered | : | 4,000 |
Maximum Number of Shares Offered | : | 1,000,000 |
Price per Share | : | $2.50 |
Pre-Money Valuation | : | $32,283,025.00 |
*Maximum number of shares offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares. See bonus info below.
Voting Rights of Securities Sold in this Offering. Each Subscriber shall appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”), or his or her successor, as the Subscriber’s true and lawful proxy and attorney, with the power to act alone and with full power of substitution, to, consistent with this instrument and on behalf of the Subscriber, (i) vote all Securities, (ii) give and receive notices and communications, (iii) execute any instrument or document that the CEO determines is necessary or appropriate in the exercise of its authority under this instrument, and (iv) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the CEO for the accomplishment of the foregoing. The proxy and power granted by the Subscriber pursuant to this Section are coupled with an interest. Such proxy and power will be irrevocable. The proxy and power, so long as the Subscriber is an individual, will survive the death, incompetency and disability of the Subscriber and, so long as the Subscriber is an entity, will survive the merger or reorganization of the Subscriber or any other entity holding the Securities. However, the Proxy will terminate upon the closing of a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the offer and sale of Common Stock or the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 covering the Common Stock.
Investment Incentives*
Time-Based
Friends and Family Early Birds
Invest within the first 48 hours and receive an additional 30% bonus shares.
Super Early Bird Bonus
Invest within the first week and receive an additional 20% bonus shares.
Early Bird Bonus
Invest within the first ten days and receive an additional 10% bonus shares.
Amount-Based
$325+ | Tier 1
Invest $325+ and receive a 10% discount on our products for one year + WeatherFlow Hoodie.
$1,000+ | Tier 2
Invest $1,000+ and receive a 15% discount on our products for one year + WeatherFlow Hoodie.
$2,500+ | Tier 3
Invest $2,500+ and receive a 15% discount on our products for two years + WeatherFlow Hoodie+ 5% bonus shares.
$5,000+ | Tier 4
Invest $5,000+ and receive a 15% discount on our products for five years + WeatherFlow Hoodie + 10% bonus shares.
$10,000+ | Tier 5
Invest $10,000+ and receive a 20% discount on our products for five years + WeatherFlow Hoodie + 15% bonus shares.
$20,000+ | Tier 6
Invest $20,000+ and receive a 20% discount on our products for five years + WeatherFlow Hoodie + 25% bonus shares.
*All perks occur when offering is complete.
The 10% StartEngine Owners' Bonus
WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc. will offer 10% additional bonus shares for all investments that are committed by investors that are eligible for the StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. OWNer's bonus.
This means eligible StartEngine shareholders will receive a 10% bonus for any shares they purchase in this offering. For example, if you buy 100 shares of Common Stock at $2.50 / share, you will receive 10 additional shares of Common Stock, meaning you'll own 110 shares for $250. Fractional shares will not be distributed and share bonuses will be determined by rounding down to the nearest whole share.
This 10% Bonus is only valid during the investors eligibility period. Investors eligible for this bonus will also have priority if they are on a waitlist to invest and the company surpasses its maximum funding goal. They will have the first opportunity to invest should room in the offering become available if prior investments are cancelled or fail.
Investors will only receive a single bonus, which will be the highest bonus rate they are eligible for.
Irregular Use of Proceeds
Example - The Company might incur Irregular Use of Proceeds that may include but are not limited to the following over $10,000: Vendor payments and salary made to one's self, a friend or relative; Any expense labeled "Administration Expenses" that is not strictly for administrative purposes; Any expense labeled "Travel and Entertainment"; Any expense that is for the purposes of inter-company debt or back payments.
ALL UPDATES
05.16.22
Thank you for a great campaign!
Hello again, StartEngine community!
Congrats to all our investors! We are thrilled to welcome you to our team. If you haven’t already, you will soon receive an email with more information about your rewards. We will also use email and updates to keep you informed regarding important company news or future raises.
To stay up to date on all other WeatherFlow-Tempest news, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn (@weatherflow). We also encourage you to subscribe to our monthly Tempest newsletter to read the latest weather news, company announcements, interviews with fascinating figures in the weather and tech industries, and more!
Should you have any questions, please email us at team@weatherflow.com, and a member of our investor relations team will happily assist you.
Cheers!
Team WeatherFlow-Tempest
04.29.22
Last chance to join the waitlist!
Hello, StartEngine community,
A big thank you to all of our 1300+ investors! We are thrilled to welcome you to our team at WeatherFlow-Tempest!
If you missed the opportunity to invest, we still recommend signing up for our waitlist. It’s not uncommon that some credit card-based investments fall through, and the StartEngine team will notify you if an opportunity to close an investment emerges.
If you do miss out this time, it’s certainly possible that we will raise funds via StartEngine in the future as we emerge in our next stage of development. You will be the first to know!
Since our current campaign began, we’ve announced several exciting new partnerships, unveiled our state-of-the-art fulfillment center currently under construction, and now have several exciting developments on the cusp of completion. We have great momentum, and we are all excited to see what the future brings.
Cheers,
Buck Lyons, CEO
04.28.22
Join our Waitlist!
Hello, Investors & Supporters!
We have officially reached our offering max! THANK YOU! We have been blown away by the support of our customer community and the StartEngine investors who share our vision. This has been an incredible experience, and we can’t wait to see what we are able to accomplish together.
If you considered investing but missed out, you may still be able to buy shares by joining our WAITLIST before our campaign officially ends on April 29 at 11:59 PDT!
Cheers,
Team WeatherFlow-Tempest
04.27.22
⌛Campaign countdown: 2 days or less!
Time is running out! Our campaign will close in 2 days (or less!) and is now 95% funded. If you still have questions about this opportunity, we encourage you to leave a comment, and someone from our team will respond.
WeatherFlow-Tempest has great revenue traction and an agile, passionate team. We’ve created unique and defensible proprietary advantages with our better, more valuable weather data and cutting-edge hardware. We have already proven to be a successful company revolutionizing the weather industry, and we are just getting started. Join us!
If you’ve already joined our team - welcome! We are so grateful for your support and can’t wait to reach new heights together.
Cheers,
Team WeatherFlow-Tempest
04.26.22
⏰3 Days Left to Invest!🚨
There are just 3 days (or less) left to stake your claim in WeatherFlow-Tempest at our current valuation! Our campaign is already 93% funded, so it will likely end before our official closing date, and we don’t want anyone to miss out!
A big thank you to the 1200+ investors who have joined our community of stockholders. We intend to create tremendous value for our customers, employees, and all of our investors. To that end, our team is working tirelessly on several exciting new developments and can’t wait to share details very soon!
Cheers,
Team WeatherFlow-Tempest
04.19.22
10 Days Left (or less)!
Quick update to let you know that there are just 10 days left to invest before our closing date! Please note that we are also close to reaching our offering max, so the campaign could end even earlier. As such, we encourage anyone interested in this opportunity to invest soon!
We are thrilled to now count many of our best customers as shareholders, and we continue to be blown away by the support from this StartEngine community. Thank you!
04.16.22
Notice of Funds Disbursement
[The following is an automated notice from the StartEngine team].
Hello!
As you might know, WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc. has exceeded its minimum funding goal. When a company reaches its minimum on StartEngine, it's about to begin withdrawing funds. If you invested in WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc. be on the lookout for an email that describes more about the disbursement process.
This campaign will continue to accept investments until its indicated closing date.
Thanks for funding the future.
-StartEngine
04.15.22
⏰ Final 2 Weeks to Invest + New Production Facility!
Thank you to the 1,100+ investors who helped push our campaign to more than $2 million and counting!
There are only 14 days left to buy shares in WeatherFlow-Tempest, and we are quickly approaching our max funding goal. So please invest now to join our team!
New Production Facility
To accommodate the needs of our fast-growing company, we will soon be transitioning into a larger production location currently under construction. As an expansion of our successful collaboration with Embry-Riddle, we will soon share space with the university in the new Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center, which will be completed in September.
⏰Again, these are the final 2 weeks to stake your claim in WeatherFlow-Tempest at our current valuation, so take advantage of this opportunity while you can! ⏰
04.07.22
🎉 Over $2MM raised! 🎉
We are excited to announce that our campaign has raised more than $2MM so far!
We are blown away by the support we’ve received from the StartEngine community and our passionate customers. Thank you to all who have invested. For others, be sure to invest soon, as our campaign ends in less than a month!
04.04.22
WeatherFlow-Tempest Chosen as Best Tech Company
Hello StartEngine Community!
As our countdown continues, we are excited to share that WeatherFlow-Tempest recently won the Orlando Business Journal’s Contest to find the most promising tech venture in the region. We qualified thanks to our substantial and growing presence in Florida, which originated thanks to our cooperation with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
In a contest called “Inno Madness”, OBJ carefully selected worthy nominees and asked readers to vote based on one question: Who would you invest in? WeatherFlow-Tempest persevered through multiple rounds of voting to beat out all other competition. Read the announcement to learn more about the contest and hear from our CEO, Buck Lyons.
Thank you to everyone who has helped push us close to our funding maximum! Our campaign ends in just 25 days, so we encourage anyone who hasn’t yet invested to do so soon!
Cheers,
Team WeatherFlow-Tempest
REWARDS
$325
StartEngine Owner’s Bonus
This offering is eligible for the StartEngine Owner’s 10% Bonus program. For details on this program, please see the Offering Summary section below.
$325
Tier 1
Invest $325+ and receive a 10% discount on our products for one year + a sweatshirt.
$1,000
Tier 2
Invest $1,000+ and receive a 15% discount on our products for one year + a sweatshirt.
$2,500
Tier 3
Invest $2,500+ and receive a 15% discount on our products for two years + a sweatshirt + 5% bonus shares.
$5,000
Tier 4
Invest $5,000+ and receive a 15% discount on our products for five years + a sweatshirt + 10% bonus shares.
$10,000
Tier 5
Invest $10,000+ and receive a 20% discount on our products for five years + a sweatshirt + 15% bonus shares.
$20,000
Tier 6
Invest $20,000+ and receive a 20% discount on our products for five years + a sweatshirt + 25% bonus shares.
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