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?
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