Welcome to the twenty-second edition of our newsletter, as we grow our team and take stock of strategy with our advisers. This newsletter is aimed at investors, collaborators, future hires and early adopters of our products.

As the Lancet Global Countdown on Health and Climate Change releases its latest report and the Climate Change COP starts next week, we are reminded of how we contribute to wider environmental and societal goals at Air Aware Labs. Air pollution is the threat that makes environmental concerns real, given its direct impact on health. This is something Louise discussed in her contribution to TripShift's first Straight Talk Sustainability blog. By making the link between the environment and health in a tangible way, we can help achieve both goals.  Please join us on our mission - Personalising Air Quality, for everyone.

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Hot off the press

• we have expanded our team again this week, bringing in two software engineers from Arcanys. We are hugely excited about what this increased capability can bring, as well as a long-term partnership with this excellent company. It also officially marks our moment to becoming a truly international team, with engineers in the Philippines as well as our American interns
• this week we took stock of our strategy with our advisers, who always bring huge value. It was also the first time some of the founding team met each other in person! We looked at where have come from and how to prioritise our future work, bearing in mind market size, ability to access these markets and product-market fit
• we have started work with the Innovate UK Business Growth programme for high-growth companies, and closer to home, we have joined the Lambeth Climate Partnership.

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Go with us towards clean air

• we launched our first investor quarterly update last week. If you think you should be on the list but didn't receive it, please shout! And we are gearing up for our end-of-cohort showcase for GoodTech Ventures on 21 November - please join and support our pitch!
• continuing our international theme this edition, please check out our post in our Strava club (and do join the club!) This shows the massive international reach of our AirTrack product.  Sign up to be part of the international movement for clean air!
• we continue to be amazed by all the support we get from far and wide. Big shout outs to Colette Harris Véronique Rapetti - Certified Growth Mindset Practitioner Alex Piercy 💾 🚀 Alan Debonneville Steve Markwell David Murray-Hundley The Grumpy Entrepreneur Roddy Weller Advika Jalan Kitty Harris Altaïr Sheikh Tobias Lindvall Lily Elsner Dana Hanby David Janner-Klausner (he/him) Helen Stewart Tom Maverley Richard Holliday David Kennedy Geoffrey Lloyd Tamara Moctezuma Zanna Casement Peter McBride Alexander McLeod Stefanie Mulder Vaida Ska-McNeill Victoria Arnhold Clare Scully, PhD Isabela Chick Catherine Ann Reid Ashley Abrahams Jonty Corrin Freya Wordsworth Anouska Moss Marta Mrozowicz.. We hope you'll all continue with us towards clean air.

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Meet the team

This week, we welcome Daniel Catindoy one of our two new software developers. Dan says: I'm Dan Catindoy, a software developer with 7 years of experience.  I've worked on both mobile and web applications using popular technologies in software development. Throughout my career, I've tackled a variety of projects across different industries, building a solid foundation in full-stack development and problem-solving.

I'm excited to join Air Aware Labs and contribute to the innovative work being done here. I look forward to collaborating with the team and using my skills to help build solutions that make a positive impact.

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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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More newsletters

Although the Venture Builder has finished, we will never forget our fellow ZINC teams.  Please read and subscribe to newsletters of others in cohort 7:

• Pavandeep Rai here
• Marjo Palanee here
• Donna Egan here
• Josh Piddock here
• Guy Naor here
• Veronika Bridgman here
• Lisa Rickers here
• Natalia Baltazar here

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