Welcome to the eighteenth edition of our newsletter - breathing a sigh of relief as our product has landed! This newsletter is aimed at investors, collaborators, future hires and early adopters of our products. And we've now hit 500 valued readers!
With the return to school and involvement in a ride commemorating Ella Kissi-Debrah, our minds have turned to the impact of air pollution on children. Many people will be aware of the link between air pollution exposure and life-long reduced lung function. But there are also some links to behavioural difficulties and new research has even connected it to lower earnings in later life. Not to despair - there is good evidence that problems can be reversed or at least halted, for instance an increase in walking or cycling to school when pollution has been reduced. We are happy to see local London initiatives for children such as Camden's Year of Clean Air for Schools and the new children's environmental health unit at Bart's. For lifelong health, please join us on our mission - Personalising Air Quality, for everyone.
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Hot off the press
- AirTrack premium is live! We launched last Saturday - international day of clean air for blue skies. We were so excited by the reception, including coverage in Air Quality News, Springwise and CleanTechnica. Huge thanks again to the team and our user testers for making this possible. Our product helps users understand the hot spots of pollution on their routes, optimal times of the day and health impacts of pollution exposure
- this week we have been consolidating the launch with new content on social media, especially our new Facebook page and instagram. As ever, likes, reposts and follows are all appreciated! Orlando Bell is putting us through our paces with self-styled video content...
- we've been out and about pitching and introducing Air Aware Labs at GREENTECH FESTIVAL, Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT) and more.
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Go with us towards clean air
- with our premium product launched, our focus is turning to consolidating corporate partnerships. We have signed a number of letters of intent and will be working to fulfil the planned partnerships
- we are aiming to conclude our pre-seed round this month after a quiet August! Please contact us if you are interested in investing
- we continue to be amazed by all the support we get from far and wide. Big shout outs to Dr Anita L Verő Yuxi Pan Matt Venning David Savage Ben Brabyn Emily Horton Ayo Dada Antoine Rondelet Isabel Sturt Daniel Macaulay Clive Sanders Matilda Cox Emma Williams Eliot Brooks Jim Gradwell Gideon Hoffman Geoffrey Lloyd Gareth Barber Tom Doran Marta Kalas Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, WEDG David Bent Ashlie Tapias Silva Samantha Kidjo Connor Morrison Hannah Robinson Jas Schembri-Stothart Gaby Jesson Liza Levy Robert Hokin Leith Greenslade Nina Hampson Carolyn Fortuna Becks Armstrong. We hope you'll all continue with us towards clean air.
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Meet the team
Meet Lydia Jin our newest intern, starting on Monday! Lydia says: Entering my third year at Dartmouth College, I am pursuing a degree in Computer Science with a minor in Economics. On campus, I work at the Digital Applied Learning and Innovation (DALI) Lab, where I have had the opportunity to work on diverse projects, ranging from educational games focused on environmental awareness to debugging tools for software developers. My experience has allowed me to apply my technical skills to solve real-world problems in innovative ways.
This autumn, I'm looking forward to working with Air Aware Labs because the team's goals align with my passion for using technology to address pressing global issues. I am eager to contribute my skills in software development and data visualization to help raise awareness about air pollution and its impact on public health. During my time there, I will be sure to learn from the innovative environment and I am excited to be part of a team that is making a tangible difference in the world.
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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
