Poncho

Poncho is a New York-based weather service founded in 2013 out of Betaworks. Rather than presenting raw meteorological data, Poncho delivers personalized, narrative-style weather forecasts through push notifications, SMS, email, and messaging platforms like Facebook Messenger and Kik. The service uses a conversational cat mascot persona to deliver morning weather briefings tailored to each user's daily routine, including alerts for rain, severe weather, and other conditions. Poncho raised $2.4 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners in 2017 and appeared on Apple's Planet of the Apps incubator show.