<p><strong>San Francisco, CA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Climate Corporation is aiming to ease farmers’ minds about crop damage due to adverse weather. The technology company, whose mission is to help growers cope with weather fluctuations and protect the global agricultural industry, announced it closed a $50 million round of funding led by new and existing investors to continue to expand its operations, according to a press release. Thousands of farmers have participated in The Climate Corporation’s Total Weather Insurance program to buffer against the financial impact of destructive weather.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="/misc/climate-corp-image.jpg" alt="Climate Corporation" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By carefully analyzing agricultural and environmental data and constantly improving its processing and data acquisition systems, the company is able to measure weather at a local level and then pay farmers when bad weather occurs, protecting farmers’ profits. With this newly acquired capital, The Climate Corporation will focus on expanding its set of customer applications to further help farmers protect their crop throughout the growing season.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">David Friedberg, CEO of Climate Corporation, states “Every farmer can see their profit and their livelihood disappear in a single season as a result of the weather... We are privileged to have an opportunity to make a lasting and meaningful real-world impact through our work.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.climate.com/" target="_new"> The Climate Corporation </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
