Welcome to the thirty-seventh edition of our newsletter, as we move towards testing our low pollution routing function in time for Clean Air Day on 19 June! This newsletter is aimed at investors, collaborators, future hires and early adopters of our products.

Working on air pollution involves connecting with many other issues - whether it is the multitude of health issues it impacts, social issues such as inequality or other environmental issues including climate change. This week we focused on the connection to plastic pollution, as much of that is breathed in as a result of airborne microplastics or the impact of incineration. Despite its multi-faceted nature, as a start-up we need to focus on what our users want to improve their lives: the clear ask is for low pollution routes, so we are focused delivering our prototype in the next two weeks. We have now surpassed 150,000 activities logged with air pollution exposure data, so now is the time to help bring that exposure down significantly. Please join us on our mission - Personalising Air Quality, for everyone.

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Hot off the press

• we have been named as finalists for best SEIS investee award by Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA). This follows our finalist position in the Entrepreneurs' Award for Social Innovation, resulting in year's support from this prestigious organisation
• we're looking forward to lots of engaging AirTrack content from the King Of The Hill walk to the Alps in ski boots! Google Maps Platform has also been highlighting our work via a recent blog
• we have also been focusing on commercial partnerships. The picture above is the team at a recent Imperial College Business Partners' event on the future of digital transformation. And we joined a fantastic BrandWave event this week with fitness brands.

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Go with us towards clean air

• come and find us at stand 465 in the Grand Hall at London Tech Week on Tuesday! We are also speaking at this LTW side event next Friday. And if you are based further west, come and hear our pitch at the Oxfordshire GreenTech conference on Tuesday
• let us know if you want to be among the first to trial our low pollution route feature in the next fortnight
• we continue to be amazed by all the support we get from far and wide. Big shout outs to Lottie Richards Julia Zanghieri Emilie Didier Alex Cornean, PhD Tamara Polajnar, PhD Malcolm Buckley Abigail Whitehouse Reuben Gray Matt Brinkley David Phillips Olivia Wing Judy Hadden Pablo Lloyd OBE Sandra Roycroft-Davis Vaida Ska-McNeill Sophie Coleman Emily Brown James Godber Chris Lomax MBE David Bent Curt Davidson Will Cowell Carolyn Pearson (nee Carr) MBA Esme Verity James Riley Emma Day Mark Bradbury Ben Brothers Sam Kinsey-Briggs MBE MA Daniel Macaulay. We hope you'll all continue with us towards clean air.

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Meet the team

This week we are meeting Anika Pruntel our new intern. Anika says says: "I am currently a rising fourth-year student at the University of Virginia double majoring in Economics and Public Policy & Leadership. I am particularly interested in environmental regulation, the associated market impacts, and international development initiatives.

"I am looking forward to applying my skills and aiding Air Aware Labs with user research, marketing, and additional analysis. This internship will provide me with the opportunity to explore my academic interests and collaborate with an innovative team. I am excited to learn more about startup culture, the global technology industry, and applicable pollution reduction efforts. Projects such as assisting with the development of a streamlined data reporting system, aiding with content creation, synthesizing key research findings, and tailoring articles to various audiences will help expand my technical knowledge and contribute to a meaningful mission."

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Get in touch

Please follow Air Aware Labs to stay in touch with our progress. If anything in this newsletter has piqued your interest, please send me (Louise Thomas) or William Hicks a message! You can also email us at hello@airawarelabs.com

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