RRE Ventures

RRE Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 1994 that focuses on early-stage technology and financial services companies. It typically invests in seed and Series A rounds, with participation in Series B in select cases, and supports a broad portfolio across sectors including artificial intelligence, climate, consumer tech, cryptocurrency, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, media, real estate, robotics, and space. The firm pursues opportunities across the United States and Canada and maintains a registered investment adviser status. By backing innovative technology solutions and scalable business models, RRE Ventures aims to help early-stage companies grow to broader markets.

Jason Black

Principal

Stuart Ellman

Managing Partner

Michel Orban

Partner

Raju Rishi

General Partner

James Robinson III

Gen Partner

James Robinson III

Co-Founder and General Partner

Ana Rosenstein

Senior Associate

Abigail Tisch

Investor

Past deals in Weather

Ursa Space Systems

Series C in 2022
Ursa Space Systems Inc. is a geospatial services company that specializes in providing aerial and space-based data products to enhance geographic mapping and location-based information services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Ithaca, New York, the company delivers imagery and information products that support market and weather forecasting, agricultural yield optimization, disaster response, and military intelligence. Ursa's offerings include the Ursa Global Oil Storage Monitoring solution, which tracks global oil storage for clients such as hedge funds, commodities traders, banks, and oil companies. The company serves various sectors, including precision agriculture, business intelligence, humanitarian relief, and civil protection, as well as mapping and traffic applications. By utilizing data from radar satellites, Ursa Space Systems aims to bring transparency to global markets, enabling traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries to make more informed decisions.

Ursa Space Systems

Series B in 2019
Ursa Space Systems Inc. is a geospatial services company that specializes in providing aerial and space-based data products to enhance geographic mapping and location-based information services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Ithaca, New York, the company delivers imagery and information products that support market and weather forecasting, agricultural yield optimization, disaster response, and military intelligence. Ursa's offerings include the Ursa Global Oil Storage Monitoring solution, which tracks global oil storage for clients such as hedge funds, commodities traders, banks, and oil companies. The company serves various sectors, including precision agriculture, business intelligence, humanitarian relief, and civil protection, as well as mapping and traffic applications. By utilizing data from radar satellites, Ursa Space Systems aims to bring transparency to global markets, enabling traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries to make more informed decisions.

Spire Global

Series D in 2019
Spire Global, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Glasgow and Singapore, specializes in satellite data services. The company offers two primary data services: Spire Sense, which provides ship tracking data for applications such as illegal fishing monitoring, trade analysis, and maritime domain awareness; and Spire Stratus, which delivers global weather data. Additionally, Spire Global provides machine learning and analytics tools to enhance vessel detection and information gathering. Its clients include mining companies, government authorities, port operators, and those involved in arctic shipping routes.

Ursa Space Systems

Venture Round in 2018
Ursa Space Systems Inc. is a geospatial services company that specializes in providing aerial and space-based data products to enhance geographic mapping and location-based information services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Ithaca, New York, the company delivers imagery and information products that support market and weather forecasting, agricultural yield optimization, disaster response, and military intelligence. Ursa's offerings include the Ursa Global Oil Storage Monitoring solution, which tracks global oil storage for clients such as hedge funds, commodities traders, banks, and oil companies. The company serves various sectors, including precision agriculture, business intelligence, humanitarian relief, and civil protection, as well as mapping and traffic applications. By utilizing data from radar satellites, Ursa Space Systems aims to bring transparency to global markets, enabling traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries to make more informed decisions.

Ursa Space Systems

Series A in 2017
Ursa Space Systems Inc. is a geospatial services company that specializes in providing aerial and space-based data products to enhance geographic mapping and location-based information services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Ithaca, New York, the company delivers imagery and information products that support market and weather forecasting, agricultural yield optimization, disaster response, and military intelligence. Ursa's offerings include the Ursa Global Oil Storage Monitoring solution, which tracks global oil storage for clients such as hedge funds, commodities traders, banks, and oil companies. The company serves various sectors, including precision agriculture, business intelligence, humanitarian relief, and civil protection, as well as mapping and traffic applications. By utilizing data from radar satellites, Ursa Space Systems aims to bring transparency to global markets, enabling traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries to make more informed decisions.

Poncho

Seed Round in 2016
Poncho Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in providing personalized weather forecasts through its application, emails, and text messages across the continental United States. Founded in 2014, Poncho has developed a popular chatbot on Facebook Messenger and ranks among the leading weather apps in the App Store. The company not only delivers weather updates but also offers travel reports, enhancing the user experience with engaging content. As of May 2018, Poncho operates as a subsidiary of Dirty Lemon Beverages, LLC, leveraging advanced bot technologies to reach its audience on various messaging and hardware platforms.

Understory

Series A in 2016
Understory, Inc. is a weather infrastructure and analytics company that specializes in real-time datasets and graphical representations of weather events, focusing on their impact at the earth's surface. Founded in 2012 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, Understory builds and operates networks of patented RTi weather stations capable of measuring weather conditions such as rain, hail, wind, temperature, and humidity with high precision. These stations transmit data wirelessly and operate maintenance-free, providing advanced analytics for insurance companies, property owners, and educational institutions. Understory's solutions include detailed reports on hail, wind, and precipitation events, enabling clients to better understand and manage weather-related risks. The company's innovative technology has the potential to transform global weather understanding and assist businesses in mitigating the financial impacts of climate change.

Spire Global

Series B in 2015
Spire Global, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Glasgow and Singapore, specializes in satellite data services. The company offers two primary data services: Spire Sense, which provides ship tracking data for applications such as illegal fishing monitoring, trade analysis, and maritime domain awareness; and Spire Stratus, which delivers global weather data. Additionally, Spire Global provides machine learning and analytics tools to enhance vessel detection and information gathering. Its clients include mining companies, government authorities, port operators, and those involved in arctic shipping routes.

Spire Global

Series A in 2014
Spire Global, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Glasgow and Singapore, specializes in satellite data services. The company offers two primary data services: Spire Sense, which provides ship tracking data for applications such as illegal fishing monitoring, trade analysis, and maritime domain awareness; and Spire Stratus, which delivers global weather data. Additionally, Spire Global provides machine learning and analytics tools to enhance vessel detection and information gathering. Its clients include mining companies, government authorities, port operators, and those involved in arctic shipping routes.

Understory

Seed Round in 2014
Understory, Inc. is a weather infrastructure and analytics company that specializes in real-time datasets and graphical representations of weather events, focusing on their impact at the earth's surface. Founded in 2012 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, Understory builds and operates networks of patented RTi weather stations capable of measuring weather conditions such as rain, hail, wind, temperature, and humidity with high precision. These stations transmit data wirelessly and operate maintenance-free, providing advanced analytics for insurance companies, property owners, and educational institutions. Understory's solutions include detailed reports on hail, wind, and precipitation events, enabling clients to better understand and manage weather-related risks. The company's innovative technology has the potential to transform global weather understanding and assist businesses in mitigating the financial impacts of climate change.

Storm Exchange

Venture Round in 2008
Storm Exchange helps businesses better manage weather risk. The company provides weather-related data and benchmarks, and it also works with companies to correlate their revenues to specific weather conditions (e.g. temperature, rain, wind). The company helps corporations improve performance by identifying, measuring and managing the impact of weather on their income and expenses. Storm Exchange also serves investors, insurers and other financial industry participants with information that enables them to anticipate how weather will impact investment.

Storm Exchange

Series A in 2006
Storm Exchange helps businesses better manage weather risk. The company provides weather-related data and benchmarks, and it also works with companies to correlate their revenues to specific weather conditions (e.g. temperature, rain, wind). The company helps corporations improve performance by identifying, measuring and managing the impact of weather on their income and expenses. Storm Exchange also serves investors, insurers and other financial industry participants with information that enables them to anticipate how weather will impact investment.
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