Built by people who know the cost of forecast error
Weather data contracts worth six-figure sums were being chosen on accuracy claims no independent party had checked. Climingo was created to correct that.
Our mission
Energy trading firms and grid operators spend substantial sums each year on weather forecast contracts. Provider selection is often made once, using supplier benchmarks against reference datasets the buyer cannot inspect, then renewed through inertia. If accuracy deteriorates, procurement may not notice for months or years because the feedback loop passes through a trading book rather than a dedicated verification process.
Climingo makes that feedback loop direct, daily, and independently verifiable. We archive forecasts when providers issue them, score them against client actuals with standard meteorological verification metrics, and refresh rankings each morning. The result is a procurement signal grounded in observed performance, not brochure content chosen by a provider's marketing team.
Independent verification, in our view, changes market behaviour. When providers know performance is measured against real outcomes and clients can review scores each day, the incentive to preserve accuracy is stronger than vendor self-reporting can create. Better forecasts bring fewer incorrect hedges, fewer unnecessary reserve activations, and fewer weather-related logistics disruptions. Getting this right produces benefits that compound across the industry.
Varied backgrounds, shared frustration
Dr Avi Baruch
CEO and Co-Founder
Years building weather-risk quantification systems for commodity markets, at the intersection of atmospheric data and financial risk. Founded Climingo in 2023 to add the independent verification layer the industry lacked.
Sven Hartmann
CTO and Co-Founder
Built distributed data-pipeline infrastructure for time-series forecasting systems. Designed Climingo's forecast archiving and verification engine, with a focus on reproducibility and auditability at scale.
Claire Dubois
Head of Revenue
Energy-market commercial background, working with traders and grid operators on data sourcing and vendor evaluation. Knows what procurement teams need to support a provider switch and how benchmark evidence fits real contract cycles.
Principles we will not compromise
Independence first
Climingo accepts no fees from forecast providers and gives them no influence over archive submission. Subscribers provide all our revenue. That separation is the foundation for trust in our scores.
Reproducibility is essential
Clients can reproduce every score with their own actuals and any standard meteorological verification library. We publish the complete methodology. A result that cannot be independently reproduced cannot be defended to a procurement committee.
Your data is not a product
The observed values you upload remain yours. We use them only to calculate your benchmark. They are never aggregated, sold, or shared with providers, and you can delete them from the platform at any time.
Precision over breadth
We benchmark the markets and variables on which energy decisions depend. For a trading desk, a precise score for the control area and hour where its book has exposure matters more than a broad score across a generic national grid.
See independent benchmarking in practice
Run your first benchmark against your own actuals. No vendor involvement or hidden methodology.