Kachelmann Group

What Kachelmann Group does

Kachelmann Group operates as a privately held weather intelligence company, legally domiciled as Meteologix AG in Germany with operational presence in Sattel, Schwyz, Switzerland. Founded by Jörg Kachelmann around 1989, the company has built a 36-year track record in professional meteorology and today runs an API-first B2B platform that ingests data from 30 weather forecast models, WMO-standard-compliant weather station networks (including its own meteosol network operated with Vereinigte Hagel), national weather services, satellite sources, and lightning detection systems. The company's core proprietary capabilities sit in radar data post-calibration, high-resolution 1x1km forecasting, hail analysis, storm tracking with rotation detection, and severe weather alerting, all backed by 1.8 PB of stored historical data and infrastructure processing 1.3 billion monthly API requests.

The product portfolio spans three revenue streams: subscription-based Weather API access for programmatic B2B integration, the Meteologix PRO SaaS Dashboard for sector-specific professional users (operational weather, agricultural weather, winter services, custom solutions), and meteosol-branded WMO-standard weather station hardware. On the consumer side, the company operates multiple weather portals — Kachelmannwetter (DACH), Weather.us (US/English), Meteologix.com, and Meteosafe — which serve as top-of-funnel demand generators for the B2B business. Customers span agriculture, emergency and operations services, media and broadcasting (including an exclusive 25+ year partnership with RTL Luxembourg for country-wide weather service), transportation and mobility (ADAC), and enterprise IT/API integrators.

Distribution combines direct API access for enterprise customers, self-serve SaaS dashboards for mid-market professional users, consumer weather portals for SMB and individual users, channel/reseller arrangements (RTL Luxembourg), and an e-commerce storefront for hardware sales. Despite a small team of approximately 10 employees, the platform demonstrates high capital efficiency and production-grade scale, with no disclosed funding rounds indicating a bootstrapped, founder-controlled operating model.

Name

Kachelmann Group

Legal name

Meteologix AG

Website

https://business.kachelmannwetter.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kachelmann Group (Meteologix AG) operates API-first weather intelligence platforms delivering forecasts, radar products, and severe weather alerts. It serves B2B customers in agriculture, emergency services, media broadcasting, transportation, and enterprise IT across DACH, Luxembourg, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Weather Data & Forecasting Services

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Warning, Event Monitoring & Forecasting (Extreme Weather Alerts, Nowcasting) (EUABALAJ)

Keywords

• Weather data services
• Meteorological forecasting
• Weather api integration
• Weather intelligence platform
• Radar data processing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Weather API Access: Subscription-based and usage-based API access to weather data including current, historical, and forecast data for B2B customers requiring programmatic integration.
2. SaaS Weather Dashboards: Software-as-a-Service products delivered through Meteologix PRO Dashboard including operational weather, agricultural weather, and custom solutions.
3. Weather Stations (Hardware): Sale and installation of professional weather stations through meteosol brand, following World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kachelmann Group (operating as Meteologix AG) delivers a multi-layered weather intelligence portfolio. It provides programmatic Weather API access to international measurement data, historical archives, and 30 forecast models; the Meteologix PRO SaaS dashboard with sector-specific solutions (operational weather, agricultural weather, winter service, severe weather alerts); proprietary radar-derived products including hail analysis and rotation detection; WMO-standard weather stations under the Meteosol brand; and a set of consumer weather portals.

Product overview

Kachelmann Group (Meteologix AG) operates a multi-layered weather intelligence portfolio. At its core is the Meteologix PRO SaaS Dashboard — a platform delivering sector-specific solutions such as professional weather dashboards, agricultural weather, winter service, and severe weather alerting (Unwetteralarm). Supporting the platform are high-value data products: a proprietary 1x1km high-resolution forecast model, radar-derived products (hail analysis, storm tracking, rotation recognition, aquaplaning/flash flood alerts), satellite and lightning data, and access to 30 weather forecast models and 1.8 PB of historical weather data — all made accessible via a Weather API. The company also operates a network of WMO-standard-compliant weather stations under the Meteosol brand. On the consumer side, Kachelmann Group runs multiple public-facing weather portals including Kachelmannwetter (German-speaking markets), Weather.us (English), and Meteologix.com, along with the specialized warning service Meteosafe. The Weather API is the primary B2B integration point for customers to consume the full data portfolio programmatically.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Meteologix PRO: Professional dashboard offering Einsatzwetter (deployment weather) and Agrarwetter (agricultural weather) solutions as well as custom solutions.

Products and services

• Wetter-API (Weather API) Programmatic API access to the company's full portfolio of weather measurement data (station, satellite, lightning), historical and current data, and 30 forecast models, with modern documentation for fast IT integration. Targeted at B2B customers requiring programmatic integration.
• Meteologix PRO Dashboard Software-as-a-Service platform hosting sector-specific weather solutions including operational weather (Einsatzwetter), agricultural weather (Agrarwetter), and custom/individual solutions for professional users.
• Meteosol Weather Stations Sale and installation of professional weather stations following World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards, operated in cooperation with Vereinigte Hagel, delivering high-quality, unbiased measurement data (temperature, precipitation, wind, pressure) in real time.
• 1x1km Forecast Model High-resolution weather forecast model providing predictions at a 1km grid resolution, enabling fine-grained local weather forecasting.
• Radar Products Radar-derived products including base reflectivity, composite radar imagery, storm tracking, radar precipitation sums, and live alerts for aquaplaning and flash floods. Radar data is post-calibrated and refined for accuracy.
• Hail Analysis Specialized hail detection and analysis product using radar data to identify and assess hail events and their severity.
• Satellite & Lightning Products Satellite imagery products and lightning detection data providing real-time atmospheric monitoring.
• Rotation Recognition Automated detection of storm rotation signatures in radar data for early identification of severe weather events.
• Unwetteralarm (Severe Weather Alerts) Severe weather alerting service providing live warnings for extreme weather events including storm tracking, flash floods, and other hazardous conditions, delivered via the Meteologix PRO platform.
• Winterdienst (Winter Service) Specialized weather solution for winter service operations providing forecasts and alerts tailored to road maintenance and winter weather management.
• Wetterwarnservice (Meteosafe) Weather warning and alert service providing timely notifications for hazardous weather conditions to protect life and property, operated under the Meteosafe brand.
• Kachelmannwetter Consumer Portal Consumer-facing weather portal and app offering public weather forecasts, live weather data, and severe weather alerts for end users in German-speaking markets.
• Weather.us Consumer Portal English-language consumer weather portal providing public weather forecasts, interactive weather maps, and severe weather tracking for U.S. audiences.
• Meteologix.com Consumer Portal Primary consumer weather portal offering public weather forecasts, real-time weather data, interactive maps, and live weather monitoring tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.8 PB of historical weather data available for analysis
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RTL Luxembourg (CLT-UFA SA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive partnership providing comprehensive modern weather service for Luxembourg. RTL Luxembourg has partnered with Kachelmann Group for over 25 years, initially starting RTL Luxembourg's 'Meteo' and now offering the only modern, comprehensive weather service for the country through Kachelmannwetter.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Reask: Reask provides probabilistic weather risk and tropical cyclone analytics for insurance and financial markets. It is an emerging player in weather risk analytics with partial overlap in severe weather and forecast uncertainty use cases served by Kachelmann's datasets.
• Climavision: Climavision is a weather technology company deploying a gap-filling radar network and AI-enhanced forecasting for enterprise and government customers. It is an emerging player with partial overlap in high-resolution radar and severe weather analytics.

Direct peers

• Tomorrow.io: Tomorrow.io is an API-first weather intelligence platform offering forecasts, historical data, and severe weather alerts to enterprise customers. It overlaps directly with Kachelmann's B2B weather API and SaaS positioning, with comparable delivery model and target verticals.
• DTN: DTN provides weather data, forecasts, and decision-support tools for agriculture, energy, transportation, and other professional industries. It is a direct competitor in the B2B weather data and SaaS space, with comparable customer segments and a similar subscription-based API and dashboard model.
• StormGeo: StormGeo provides weather forecasting and decision-support services for marine, energy, logistics, and media industries. It is a direct peer in B2B weather data services, with similar sector coverage and a comparable subscription-and-enterprise model.
• MeteoGroup: MeteoGroup is a European-based weather services company providing forecasts, data, and decision-support tools across media, transport, energy, and industry. It is a direct regional peer with overlapping customer segments and product offerings.
• Earth Networks: Earth Networks operates a global weather observation network (lightning, radar, surface stations) and provides weather data, forecasts, and alerting services. It is comparable to Kachelmann's observation-plus-forecasting model and serves similar B2B and media customers.

Broad incumbents

• Vaisala: Vaisala is a global leader in weather observation instruments and environmental measurement, comparable to Kachelmann's WMO-standard weather station hardware (Meteosol) and broader meteorological instrumentation capabilities.
• The Weather Company (IBM): IBM's The Weather Company provides enterprise weather data, APIs, and AI-driven forecasting at global scale. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping B2B capabilities and is among the most well-capitalized competitors in the weather data platform market.
• AccuWeather: AccuWeather is a large established weather data and media company offering forecasts, APIs, and enterprise solutions across many industries. It is a broad incumbent in the same weather intelligence space, with a significantly larger scale and broader consumer footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kachelmannwettr
• Facebookfacebook.com/kachelmannwetter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kachelmann-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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