Overview
Precip uses AI to produce hyper-local weather observations, starting with rainfall. It delivers accurate rainfall totals, reliable soil conditions, and detailed weather history at roughly 1km precision without requiring physical weather stations or rain gauges. Precip offers iOS and Android apps, a historical weather data API, web tools for rainfall and snowfall totals and soil temperature, and threshold-based rainfall alerts, claiming meaningfully better rainfall detection than broad forecast estimates.
Company
Precip went through Y Combinator's W24 batch. It was founded by Jesse Vollmar, previously CEO of FarmLogs (YC W12), and Michael Asher. The company has raised an early round backed by an investor group including BoxGroup, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, Seven Seven Six, SignalFire, and Tusk Venture Partners. Precip targets agriculture, insurance, and other weather-sensitive industries that need precise, address-level precipitation data.