S10: E3. Predicting extreme weather to protect lives and businesses ft. Fredrik Borgström (Skyfora)

Fredrik Borgström is the CEO of Skyfora, a Finnish startup reinventing weather intelligence. Skyfora’s technology transforms cell towers into a dense network of atmospheric sensors, generating up to a thousand times more weather data than traditional systems. Combined with advanced AI models and ultra-light radiosondes, this approach promises faster, sharper forecasts for everything from disaster response to renewable energy planning.1:30 - Fredrik’s career to-date.3:45 - How did you come to build Skyfora and what solution are you developing?8:17 - What was your GTM plan for Skyfora?11:40 - How did you decide which customers to go for first?13:49 - Are there certain markets that work better for what you do or any that are more challenging?17:09 - How much opposition or fear are you met with from telecoms providers when trying to get access to their infrastructure?19:56 - What was your funding journey like and what was the appetite like from investors?24:24 - What has your recent fundraise unlocked for you?27:06 - What has gone well or been difficult when building out the team?28:03 - What has enabled you to attract such strong talent?28:39 - How has your role developed from originally being VP of Sale to now being CEO?31:33 - How early in the journey of the company did you build your board of advisors and how did you find them?32:56- What lessons did you learn from previously taking a business through to exit, that you bring with you to Skyfora?35:41 - What is the culture like at Skyfora?37:27 - How do you ensure that team members have the resilience required to work in a startup?39:05 - What are the Skyfora team focusing on for the next couple of years?41:06 - What advice would you give to fellow founders? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.