Skytree Scientific

AI-powered lightning risk assessment for insurance underwriters and infrastructure professionals

Underwriting & Risk Startup Seed

Overview

Skytree Scientific is an underwriting risk platform provider focused on lightning risk assessment for the insurance industry. Founded in 2024 by Christopher Bean, James Grasty, Thomas Tay, and Jerri Lynn Reeves, the company operates with teams across Asheville, North Carolina and Auckland, New Zealand. Its platform serves insurance underwriters, carriers, and engineering firms that require accurate, standards-compliant lightning risk data.

The company's core product is LRA Plus, a SaaS platform that automates the lightning risk assessment process using real-time strike data, historical weather patterns, geospatial analysis, and environmental factors. The platform generates reports compliant with global standards including IEC 62305-2010/2024 and NFPA 780-2023, reducing assessment times by up to 90% compared to manual methods.

Skytree Scientific was selected for the 2025 cohort of the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA), a mentor-driven program backed by leading insurance carriers and investors. The company raised approximately USD 215K in pre-seed funding and officially launched LRA Plus in November 2025.

Products & Services

LRA Plus

LRA Plus is a SaaS platform for lightning risk assessment. It ingests real-time lightning strike data, historical patterns, geospatial data, and environmental factors to produce fast, structured risk reports for underwriters and engineers evaluating lightning exposure.

Key Features

Reduces assessment completion time by up to 90% versus manual processes
Generates reports compliant with IEC 62305-2010, IEC 62305-2024, and NFPA 780-2023
Covers structures including buildings, solar farms, industrial facilities, and infrastructure projects
Automates routine calculations to free underwriters for higher-value analysis

Target Users: Insurance underwriters, property carriers, engineering and EPC firms, infrastructure consultants

At a Glance

Founded: 2024
Headquarters: Asheville, North Carolina
Employees: 1-10
Funding: Seed

Category & Focus

Category: Underwriting & Risk
Subcategories: Risk Scoring Data Enrichment Automated Underwriting
Insurance Verticals: P&C Commercial Specialty/E&S
Target Customers: Carriers, MGAs/MGUs, Brokers

Customers

Insurance underwriters and carriers evaluating lightning exposure on property portfolios
Engineering firms and EPCs requiring standards-compliant site risk documentation
Solar farm operators, agricultural businesses, and industrial facility owners

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Last updated: 2026-05-18