
ISeeChange is a community-driven platform that empowers individuals to share real-time observations about climate and weather impacts in their local areas. By combining resident-generated data, AI, sensors, and modeled data, the platform helps cities, utilities, and engineers design climate-resilient infrastructure. It facilitates community engagement through reporting tools for extreme weather events like flooding and heat, creating a collective record that supports resilience awareness, trend identification, and co-creation of solutions. The company partners with organizations such as NASA, Stantec, Johns Hopkins University, and local governments, positioning itself as a key player in community-based climate adaptation and environmental monitoring.

ISeeChange is a community-driven platform that empowers individuals to share real-time observations about climate and weather impacts in their local areas. By combining resident-generated data, AI, sensors, and modeled data, the platform helps cities, utilities, and engineers design climate-resilient infrastructure. It facilitates community engagement through reporting tools for extreme weather events like flooding and heat, creating a collective record that supports resilience awareness, trend identification, and co-creation of solutions. The company partners with organizations such as NASA, Stantec, Johns Hopkins University, and local governments, positioning itself as a key player in community-based climate adaptation and environmental monitoring.
What they do: Community-driven platform collecting resident observations, sensors, AI, and modeled data to inform local climate adaptation and resilient infrastructure
Founder & CEO: Julia Kumari Drapkin
Founded: 2020
Funding signal: Grants and early-stage backing from Techstars, Knight Foundation, ADAPT, Spring Point Partners, Ruthless for Good Fund
Industry: Community and Lifestyle (climate engagement/data)
Community-sourced climate impact reporting and localized data for climate adaptation and resilient infrastructure planning.
2020
Community and Lifestyle
Crunchbase lists a grant round with ADAPT as lead (Dec 2022)
Crunchbase lists a pre-seed/Techstars-associated round
Crunchbase funding round entry lists Spring Point Partners and Ruthless for Good Fund among investors
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Knight Foundation commitment to expand work in Miami-Dade
“Received grants and early-stage investment/support from Techstars, Knight Foundation, ADAPT (Social Innovation for a More Resilient Future), Spring Point Partners, Ruthless for Good Fund”