AWAIR

What AWAIR does

Awair, operating under its legal entity Bitfinder, Inc. (Delaware), is a San Francisco-based indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring company founded in 2013. The company designs and sells connected hardware devices — the consumer-facing Awair Element (priced at $299, tracking 5 environmental factors: temperature, humidity, CO2, VOCs, and dust) and the enterprise-focused Awair Omni (tracking 7 factors including light and noise) — that feed real-time data into the Awair Dashboard cloud platform. Supporting infrastructure includes AwairNet for multi-device facility management and a public API offering 7,000 free daily queries with paid tier upgrades, plus integrations with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Awair operates a dual GTM motion: product-led growth for consumers through its own e-commerce storefront (with a dedicated UK/EU site at uk.getawair.com and a Seoul regional office supporting APAC), and enterprise field sales for businesses requiring fleet-wide deployment. The business model blends one-time hardware revenue with recurring dashboard subscription revenue (quote-based for enterprise, with 6,000+ business subscriptions reported). The company targets four primary verticals — Home/Consumer, Education/Schools, Office/Workplace, and Retail — and serves named enterprise customers including WeWork, Coca-Cola, Airbnb, Hyatt, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, Tishman Speyer, LinkedIn, Samsung, Stanford University, Brown University, Whole Foods, and SGS.

The platform has collected 750M+ air data points per day and accumulated 85,000+ app downloads. Strategic partnerships with Fitwel (building certification) and Autodesk Construction Cloud (construction project IAQ) anchor an emerging ecosystem play, particularly in the healthy-buildings and built-environment verticals. Total disclosed funding across eight rounds (2013-2019) is approximately $21.3M, led most recently by a $10M Series A in May 2019 from The Westly Group with Altos Ventures, Emerson, iRobot, and Novo Capital.

Name

AWAIR

Legal name

Bitfinder, Inc.

Website

https://getawair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Awair is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2013 that develops indoor air quality monitoring hardware (Awair Element, Awair Omni) and a cloud analytics dashboard. It serves consumers via direct e-commerce and enterprises (offices, schools, real estate, retail) through subscription-based IAQ monitoring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor Air Quality Monitoring

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Environmental Monitoring (VOC/CO2/PM2.5) (HSAHAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitoring & Ventilation Optimization (BPABAGAI), Environmental Health & Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitoring & Remediation (EDAEAKAB)

Keywords

• Indoor air quality monitoring
• IAQ sensors
• Air quality monitors
• Smart building sensors
• Indoor environmental quality

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Device Sales: One-time purchase of Awair devices (Element at $299, Omni for Business). Revenue from direct consumer and business e-commerce sales as well as potential reseller/partner channels.
2. Software Dashboard Subscription: Monthly/annual subscription for Awair Dashboard access providing analytics, alerts, API access, and data storage for business customers.
3. API Access: API services for developers and partners with free tier (7,000 queries/day) and paid enhanced usage limits subscriptions for commercial implementations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AWAIR designs, manufactures, and sells indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring hardware — the Awair Element consumer monitor and the Awair Omni commercial monitor — paired with the Awair Dashboard cloud analytics subscription, the AwairNet multi-device management platform, and a developer API. Devices track up to seven environmental factors (temperature, humidity, CO2, VOCs, dust, light, noise) and feed real-time data to mobile apps and business dashboards used by both individual consumers and enterprise facilities teams.

Product overview

AWAIR offers a portfolio of indoor air quality monitoring products and services. The core offerings include Awair Element (consumer home monitor tracking 5 environmental factors) and Awair Omni (enterprise monitor tracking 7 factors including light and noise). These hardware devices are supported by the AwairNet network platform for multi-device management and the Awair Dashboard subscription service for data analytics and reporting. The ecosystem is designed for both individual consumers and business/enterprise customers across home, school, office, and retail environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Awair Element: Home air quality monitor tracking 5 key environmental factors for personal use
• Awair Omni
• AwairNet
• Awair Dashboard

Products and services

• Awair Element Consumer indoor air quality monitor that tracks 5 key environmental factors (temperature, humidity, CO2, VOCs, dust) for home use, with real-time monitoring and actionable recommendations via the free Awair mobile app for iOS and Android.
• Awair Omni Enterprise indoor air quality monitor for business use that tracks 7 key environmental factors (temperature, moisture, CO2, VOCs, dust, light, noise), designed for offices, schools, and commercial buildings with enhanced security and bundled access to the Awair Dashboard subscription.
• AwairNet Network platform for deploying and managing multiple Awair devices across facilities, enabling centralized monitoring and management of indoor air quality across multiple locations or building zones.
• Awair Dashboard Cloud-based analytics and reporting subscription for businesses that provides IAQ data visualization, alerts, historical trends, and actionable analytics for managing indoor air quality across facilities.
• Awair Developer API REST API enabling interoperability with Awair devices, systems, and user accounts, with a free tier of up to 7,000 queries per day and paid annual subscriptions for enhanced usage limits. Rate-limited to 1 request per second per device.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud Integration (for Awair Omni) Integration that surfaces live Awair Omni IAQ data directly in Autodesk Build and BIM 360 project home dashboards, allowing construction project teams to monitor CO2, humidity, and indoor air pollution in real time as part of their construction project management workflow.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 101% improvement in cognitive scores in green building conditions with optimized VOC and CO2 levels
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FitwelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2025Partnership to integrate Awair Omni's indoor air quality sensors with Fitwel's building certification process. Aims to improve verification of indoor environmental quality for buildings by moving from static documentation to dynamic, data-driven verification methods. Reduces documentation burden for building owners.
• Autodesk Construction CloudcoreTechnology or Integration · 25 May 2021Awair's dashboard subscription integrates with Autodesk Build and BIM 360. Project managers can track IAQ issues (CO2, humidity, pollution) in real-time from anywhere. Customers can add Awair Partner Card to project dashboards for live IAQ data visibility.
• Autodesk BuildcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of live IAQ data into Autodesk Build project home dashboards for construction site air quality monitoring.
• Autodesk BIM 360coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of live IAQ data into BIM 360 project dashboards for construction project management and safety monitoring.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Airthings: Airthings is the most direct competitor to Awair, offering consumer and business indoor air quality monitors (Wave, Wave Mini, Wave Plus, Hub) that measure radon, CO2, VOCs, humidity, temperature, and particulates. Both companies sell direct-to-consumer via e-commerce and target enterprise customers with subscription dashboards, making business models and product portfolios closely aligned.
• uHoo: uHoo makes multi-factor IAQ monitors (temperature, humidity, CO2, VOCs, PM2.5, NO2, ozone, light, pressure) sold to both consumers and businesses, with a cloud dashboard subscription. It is a near-clone of Awair's product positioning across consumer (uHoo Smart) and business (uHoo for Business) tiers.
• Kaiterra: Kaiterra (formerly Laser Egg) designs professional-grade IAQ monitors (Laser Egg+, Sensedge) for commercial buildings, healthcare, and schools. Like Awair Omni, Kaiterra sells enterprise dashboards for continuous IAQ monitoring and emphasizes health/productivity outcomes, making it a direct competitor in the pro/commercial segment.
• PurpleAir: PurpleAir builds low-cost laser particle counters (PurpleAir Zen, PA-II) that measure PM1.0/2.5/10, used by consumers, schools, and businesses. While historically focused on outdoor and DIY use, PurpleAir has expanded into commercial and education deployments, directly competing with Awair's price-sensitive consumer and school segments.
• IQAir: IQAir (which absorbed AirVisual) makes professional IAQ monitors (AirVisual Pro, AirVisual Outdoor) for consumers, businesses, and governments, plus complementary air purifiers. Its multi-factor sensing, global air quality data platform, and enterprise sales motion directly mirror Awair's core offering.
• Aeroqual: Aeroqual manufactures industrial and commercial IAQ monitors (Series 500, S500) measuring gases (CO2, VOCs, O3, NO2, CO) plus particulates. Its sensor-platform approach and focus on continuous commercial monitoring make it a direct peer in the Awair Omni enterprise segment.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell: Honeywell Building Technologies offers embedded IAQ sensing inside its larger building automation, BMS, and HVAC portfolios (including the IAQ and Honeywell Forge platform). As a broad incumbent, it overlaps with Awair Omni in commercial real estate but bundles IAQ as part of full-stack smart-building contracts rather than as a standalone product.
• Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls provides IAQ monitoring, ventilation optimization, and healthy-building solutions through its OpenBlue platform alongside HVAC and security offerings. Like Honeywell, it competes with Awair in the commercial building segment but as part of a much broader facilities portfolio.

Emerging players

• Atmotube: Atmotube makes small, wearable/personal IAQ monitors (Atmotube PRO, Atmotube MINI) measuring VOCs and PM. It targets overlapping consumer and prosumer health-conscious segments but with a portable form factor that competes only partially with Awair Element.
• AirGradient: AirGradient designs open-source DIY and turnkey IAQ monitors (ONE, OPEN) measuring PM2.5, CO2, VOCs, temperature, and humidity. It is an emerging challenger in the consumer and education segments with aggressive pricing, creating price pressure on Awair's $299 Element offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors16 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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