The weather detection system producer raised the cash in a round co-led by Monsanto Growth Ventures as it prepares to expand across the US.
Monsanto Growth Ventures, a subsidiary of agribusiness Monsanto, co-led a $7.5m series A round for US-based weather sensor technology developer Understory on Friday with venture capital fund 4490 Ventures.
VC firms True Ventures, RRE Ventures, SK Ventures and CSA Partners also participated in the round.
Understory has built a weather detection system that detects weather data at ground level, as opposed to traditional radar-based systems that work at atmospheric level. It provides hyperlocal weather reports in real-time, communicating data through…