Rainmaker Raises $100M to Build the World's Best Weather Modification Lab
pzakin · x · 2026-09-22
Rainmaker announced a $100M Series B co-led by Upfront, with Noa, DCVC, Lowercarbon and others participating, to build a world-class lab for weather modification and atmospheric science. The company plans aggressive hiring and scaling of its research org to create a flywheel of atmospheric data collection, synthesis, understanding and intervention — with a long-term goal of "terraforming Earth."
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