Weendy is a niche weather and social app that combines crowdsourced observations from users with traditional weather-station data to deliver more locally accurate condition reports for extreme sports. It launched initially covering watersports such as windsurfing and kiteboarding and includes social features (Facebook sign-in, following users, photo/video updates) so users can share and corroborate local conditions. The founders plan to expand the app to cover more sports (including snow-specific tweaks) and more parts of the world. The app is free to download and the team says user numbers have grown about 20% week-to-week since launch; they aim for 1 million users by the end of the year. Monetization plans focus on sponsorships with equipment makers and sports-drink companies and engaging professional athletes as ambassadors. The product is developed by Milkybay, the founders’ company, and emphasizes targeted crowdsourcing to improve relevance versus general-purpose weather services.

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Latest activity

Feb 2013