Colin Perry is the founder and CEO of Perry Weather, a Dallas-based weather safety platform he started in 2013 after studying meteorology at Texas A&M. What began as a weather consulting firm became a software and hardware company that helps more than 5,000 organizations - including schools, cities, golf courses, and pro leagues like the NFL, MLB, and PGA of America - monitor hazardous conditions, automate their safety policies, and keep compliance records. The company has raised roughly $21 million, including a $15 million Series B in 2024, and has sent more than 200 million weather alerts.
Perry Weather is a Dallas-based weather safety and operations platform that pairs on-site weather stations with software to help organizations monitor lightning, heat stress (WBGT), and air quality, automate their safety policies, and keep a compliance-ready record. Founded in 2013 by meteorologist Colin Perry, it serves thousands of schools, cities, golf courses, athletic programs, and industrial firms - including work with the PGA of America - and has delivered tens of millions of real-time safety alerts.