Considering how this leads the briefing, I'm surprised we haven't opened a Catch-all thread.

The idea for ClimaCell was born out of the founders' experiences in the military. (Goffer and Elkabetz served in the Israeli Air Force, while Zlotnik served in an elite commando unit of the Israeli Defense Forces.)
"Weather-related near-death experiences are a common occurrence in the military," says Elkabetz. "In the air and on the ground, you often encounter unexpected fog or rain, which hamper visibility and can even cancel a mission. We knew there must be a better way to track and forecast weather and so the three of us started to look for solutions."
Zlotnik had previously worked with Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron at Tel Aviv University, researching the possibility of using cellular networks to monitor weather patterns. The group set out to develop and license the technology into a viable commercial product, recruiting three PhDs to the mission.
Zlotnik is an MBA candidate at MIT Sloan School of Management; Goffer is a dual MBA/MPA candidate at MIT Sloan and Harvard Kennedy School of Government; and Elkabetz attends Harvard Business School.
"The education provides helpful frameworks," says Goffer.
https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/p.../04/05/DC54669

'We are transforming meteorology:' ClimaCell, a startup with MIT Sloan roots, launches new technology using wireless communication networks as weather sensors to help organizations make better business decisions
Ratan Tata, former chairman of Mumbai-based Tata Group, is an early investor
Apr 5, 2017, 4:00pm EDT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Every day, companies and organizations all over the world make multi-billion dollar business decisions based on the weather. But their decisions are only as good as a forecast, and most of today's weather forecasting models rely on data from 20th century radar tracking systems and/or expensive satellite technology.