Meteomatics is proud to announce that our founder and CEO, Dr. Martin Fengler, has been named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2025 in Switzerland in the “Visionary Entrepreneurs” category.
The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program is one of the most prestigious awards for business leadership worldwide, celebrating innovators who combine strategic vision, creativity, and impact. The 2025 edition, held at a gala evening in Bern, gathered more than 400 guests and honored three outstanding entrepreneurs selected from 61 finalists across Switzerland.
From a Pilot’s Insight to a Global Weather Data Company
Martin Fengler’s journey began with a moment of turbulence, literally. During a private pilot flight, he realized how limited and inaccurate localized weather forecasts could be. That experience sparked the determination to improve forecasts everywhere.
In 2012, he founded Meteomatics in St. Gallen with a clear mission: to make the world’s weather data more accurate, more accessible, and more useful for decision-makers everywhere. Thirteen years later, that mission has become a global success story.
Today, Meteomatics serves more than 600 companies worldwide, including Tesla, Airbus, Swiss Re, EDF Energy, Axpo, and NASA. Our high-resolution weather models (EURO1k and US1k) deliver forecasts at 1 km resolution, detailed enough to capture even the smallest meteorological phenomena across entire continents. Our Meteodrones and Meteogliders system collect atmospheric data in the most critical layers of the lower atmosphere, improving forecast accuracy in ways previously thought impossible.
Recognizing Vision, Science, and Impact
The independent EY jury described Martin Fengler as a model example of how a clear personal vision can lead to a company of international significance. They emphasized the synergy between scientific passion and entrepreneurial spirit that defines both Martin Fengler and Meteomatics:
The combination of drone technology and its own forecasting engine enables forecasts that open up new perspectives in terms of their accuracy. In doing so, it creates added value for a wide range of industries – from agriculture to shipping – and shows how scientific passion and entrepreneurial vision can interact.
Building the Future of Weather Intelligence
Under Martin Fengler’s leadership, Meteomatics has continuously pushed the boundaries of meteorological technology. By combining drone-based data collection, advanced physical modeling, and scalable cloud delivery through the Meteomatics Weather API, the company empowers clients to make smarter, faster, and safer decisions, whether they are managing renewable energy assets, optimizing logistics, or ensuring aviation safety.
Receiving the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ award is not just a recognition of individual success, but also a testament to the commitment and innovation of the entire Meteomatics team. Together, we have turned a bold idea from the skies into a technology that now shapes decisions on the ground, across the globe.
Congratulations, Martin!
Press Highlights
- Startup Ticker: EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025: Founders of nu glass and Meteomatics come out on top
- St Galler Nachrichten (in German): St.Galler Unternehmer erhält Award
- Tagblatt (in German): Auszeichnung für Meteomatics-Chef: Martin Fengler ist «Unternehmer des Jahres»
- Leader Digital (in German): Fengler wird "Visionary Entrepreneur 2025"
