What is Sensible Weather?
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Sensible Weather operates at the intersection of climate science and financial services. The company provides a proprietary climate risk platform that empowers businesses to offer a Weather Guarantee service. This innovative product automatically reimburses travelers when adverse weather conditions disrupt their planned activities, effectively transforming climate volatility into a manageable business risk. By integrating directly into partner platforms, Sensible Weather provides a seamless, automated solution that enhances customer loyalty and protects revenue streams against environmental uncertainty.
How much funding has Sensible Weather raised?
Sensible Weather has raised a total of $16M across 2 funding rounds:
Angel/Seed
$4M
Series A
$12M
Angel/Seed (2021): $4M with participation from Walkabout Ventures and Wonder Ventures
Series A (2022): $12M led by Derive Technologies, Certare Ventures, and Infinity Ventures
Key Investors in Sensible Weather
Wonder Ventures
A Southern California-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments, providing both financial backing and a robust network of tech executives to support founder-led innovation.
Infinity Ventures
Now operating as Headline, this global investment firm manages teams across the US, Asia, Europe, and South America to support high-growth businesses with international scaling potential.
Certare Ventures
A Chicago-based firm operating within the investment banking sector, providing strategic financial oversight and capital allocation for emerging growth companies.
What's next for Sensible Weather?
With the recent infusion of capital, Sensible Weather is well-positioned to expand its footprint within the global travel and leisure markets. The strategic focus will likely center on enhancing its proprietary risk-modeling algorithms and scaling its partner-branded service offerings to a wider array of enterprise clients. As climate change continues to introduce greater volatility into global travel, the company's ability to provide quantifiable financial protection will be critical. Future growth will likely involve deepening its technological infrastructure and exploring new verticals where weather-related risk management can provide a competitive advantage for service providers.
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