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Last deal

$3.49M
Local Amount - JPY 510M

Amount

Series A

Stage

01.09.2023

Date

3

all rounds

$5.03M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Metroweather is a Kyoto University venture that develops high-performance lidar technology to measure wind direction and speed.

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founded date

13.05.2015

founders

Number of employees

1-10

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

Metroweather utilizes atmospheric measurement equipment and remote sensing technology to provide detailed weather reports by analyzing minute movements of fine particles in the atmosphere. Their coherent doppler lidar (CDL) technology, combined with meteorological information and IoT, enables users to understand and control wind conditions in the city and sky. Founded in 2015, Metroweather is based in Kyoto, Japan and focuses on drone-based atmospheric measurement equipment.
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location

Uji, Kyoto, Japan

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Website URL

https://www.metroweather.jp/
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Financials

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3

Number of Funding Rounds

$5.03M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 01.09.2023. Their latest investor MOL PLUS. Their latest round Series A

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
01.09.2023
Series A
3
$3.49M
Local Amount - JPY 510M
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11.04.2022
Series A
1
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Co-Investors
Investors
8
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Number of lead investors

8

Number of investors

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Lead 
Round 
Partners 
MOL PLUS
MOL PLUS
No
Series A
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Drone Fund
Drone Fund
No
Series A
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NTT Finance
NTT Finance
No
Series A
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Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Financial Services

Location

Tokyo, Japan

count Of Investments

8
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count Of Investments

28

count Of Exists

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People

Founders
2
Junichi Furumoto
Junichi Furumoto

Junichi Furumoto

current job

Metro Weather
Metro Weather

organization founded

1
Junichi Furumoto

Junichi Furumoto

Kuniaki Higashi
Kuniaki Higashi

Kuniaki Higashi

After joining postdoc at Kyoto University in 2009, he develops turbulence detection and prediction technology using atmospheric radar and develops high-resolution weather prediction simulation. He has two years of experience in environmental assessment at a private weather forecasting company. After quitting postdoc in 2014, after a year of entrepreneurial preparation, he established Metroweather in 2015 with a used book as a startup from Kyoto University. CEO. Kobe University doctor (science), weather forecaster.

current job

Metro Weather
Metro Weather

organization founded

1
Kuniaki Higashi

Kuniaki Higashi

Employee Profiles
4
Junichi Furumoto
Junichi Furumoto

Junichi Furumoto

Director, CEO & Founder

Director, CEO & Founder

Kuniaki Higashi
Kuniaki Higashi

Kuniaki Higashi

Representative Director, CEO & Founder

Representative Director, CEO & Founder

Eiwa Nishimura
Eiwa Nishimura

Eiwa Nishimura

Director

Director

Kakihara Rieko
Kakihara Rieko

Kakihara Rieko

Internal Affairs

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