PAQS

What PAQS does

PAQS (Personal Air Quality Systems Pvt Ltd), founded in Bangalore around 2013-2014, is a privately held Indian IoT and analytics company that builds end-to-end real-time air quality monitoring solutions. Its core technology is the PAQS Engine, an IoT platform that integrates outdoor, indoor, and personal devices with analytics, location intelligence, and machine-learning-driven predictive capabilities. The product portfolio spans patented smart-inhaler hardware, multi-parameter outdoor environmental sensors (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, O3, CO, CO2, noise, UV), indoor air quality monitors for buildings, and adjacent meteorological devices (rainwater, flood-warning, wind sensors). Software offerings include the PAQS Analytics Platform with trends/patterns, predictive analytics, hotspot analysis and source-level apportionment, a consumer-facing My Air mobile app for asthma and personal exposure management, and REST/WebSocket APIs plus widgets for third-party data integration.

The company operates a multi-channel go-to-market: enterprise field sales targeting smart-city planners, building management, healthcare institutions, and industrial clients; a direct-to-consumer product-led motion through the My Air app on Google Play; and an API-first distribution supplying air-quality data to research organizations and government bodies. Revenue is generated through hardware device sales, software/analytics subscriptions, and usage-based API data services; pricing is not publicly disclosed and customers are routed to sales. The company serves a diversified customer base spanning government smart-city programs (Jaipur, Aurangabad, Vizag, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Nashik), blue-chip enterprises (BEL, Honeywell, Wipro, Hitachi, ELCITA logos), research institutions, and individual consumers. Operations are concentrated in a 15-person team based in Electronics City, Bangalore, supplemented by research partnerships with Microsoft Research, IIT-Kanpur, CSTEP, CSIR-CFTRI, and C-CAMP Bangalore (TIDE 2.0 cohort).

The business is small, founder-led (A. Vaidyanathan, Founder & MD; Meena Badami, Co-Founder & Operations Director), and bootstrapped in character: only one external investor (Ramaiah Evolute, 2022) appears in the data, with no disclosed funding size, no parent company, and no institutional dilution. The company has accumulated state-level and industry recognition (Amulya Award from Government of Karnataka, IEEE recognition, IoT Next / Tie-IESA, Bangalore India BIO) and stakes its competitive position on patented hardware, proprietary context-aware calibration, made-in-India cost structure, and integration of environmental sensing, ML analytics, and clinical use cases (smart inhaler) on a single platform.

Name

PAQS

Legal name

Personal Air Quality Systems Pvt Ltd

Website

https://paqs.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PAQS is an Indian IoT and analytics firm building end-to-end air quality monitoring hardware (environmental sensors, smart inhaler, indoor monitors) and software (analytics platform, mobile app, APIs). It serves smart-city governments, enterprises across buildings and manufacturing, healthcare providers, researchers, and individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Quality Monitoring Solutions

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAHACAA

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Monitoring & Sampling (Air/Water/Soil/Noise)

SECONDARYBPABAGAI

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitoring & Ventilation Optimization

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Building Automation, Energy Management & Smart Building Services

SECONDARYHSAPAQAD

Smart Climate & Air Quality (Thermostats, HVAC, Purifiers, IAQ Sensors)

Home & Personal Services/Residential Renovation Services/Smart Home & Consumer IoT

SECONDARYHSAHAGAG

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

Home & Personal Services/Home Security, Alarm & Smart Home Services/Environmental & Water Leak Detection/Prevention Systems

SECONDARYEUAHACAH

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) & Building Environmental Sampling

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Monitoring & Sampling (Air/Water/Soil/Noise)

Keywords

• Air quality monitoring
• IoT environmental sensors
• Smart city solutions
• Indoor air quality
• Predictive analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of environmental sensors, indoor air quality monitors, smart inhalers, rainwater sensors, flood sensors, and wind sensors. Devices manufactured in India.
2. Software/Analytics Subscription: Analytics and actionable insights as a service. Interactive dashboards, localized analytics, hotspot analysis, and predictive analytics provided through software solutions.
3. API Data Services: Air quality data APIs provided to enterprise customers, government bodies, and research organizations. APIs called at 5-minute frequency for parameters and hourly for AQI.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PAQS designs, manufactures, and sells IoT-based air quality monitoring hardware (outdoor and indoor environmental sensors, smart inhalers, rainwater, flood, and wind sensors) along with a proprietary analytics platform, REST/WebSocket APIs, and the My Air mobile app. Its PAQS Engine IoT platform integrates outdoor, indoor, and personal devices and applies location intelligence and machine learning to deliver hyperlocal, real-time air quality data, predictive analytics, and source-level apportionment.

Product overview

PAQS (Personal Air Quality Systems) is an ESDM company offering end-to-end IoT-based air quality monitoring solutions. The product portfolio consists of a hardware device ecosystem (Smart Inhaler, Indoor Air Quality Monitor, Environmental Sensor, Rainwater Sensor, Flood Warning Sensor, Wind Sensor) combined with the PAQS Analytics Platform and associated software products (My Air App, Interactive Dashboard, Widget/Web App). The PAQS Engine IoT platform integrates outdoor, indoor, and personal devices with analytics, leveraging location intelligence and machine learning. Solutions target individuals (personal air monitoring), smart buildings (IAQ monitoring), smart cities (environmental sensing networks), and healthcare (asthma management with smart inhaler).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Inhaler Patented, canister-agnostic IoT smart inhaler with built-in sensors and processor, using ML and AI to track medicine compliance and correlate inhaler usage with environmental data for asthma patients.
• Indoor Air Quality Monitor Compact multi-sensor device that captures indoor pollution parameters (PM10, PM2.5, CO, VOCs, temperature, humidity, CO2) and feeds data via GSM/Wi-Fi or Building Management System integration. Used by commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, and hotels for indoor air quality monitoring.
• Environmental Sensor (Outdoor) IP65-rated made-in-India outdoor sensor monitoring air quality, weather, noise, and STP parameters. Networked via GPS/GSM or Wi-Fi/Ethernet for smart city and industrial deployments.
• Rainwater Sensor Made-in-India automatic rainfall recording device with GSM transmission, configurable recording intervals, 0.25-0.5 mm resolution, and up to one year of onboard data storage. Used for urban flood warning and weather monitoring.
• Flood Warning Sensor Intelligent system for monitoring water levels across dams and rivers, providing continuous data analysis and threshold-based flood risk alerts.
• Wind Speed & Wind Direction Sensor Combined wind monitoring sensor with light alloy construction. Measures wind direction 0-360 degrees and wind speed 2-150 mph with +/-2 mph or +/-5% accuracy.
• My Air Mobile App Mobile application for individual consumers featuring medication compliance tracking, inhaler usage monitoring, real-time environmental data, hostile-environment alerts, and health analytics aimed at asthmatics and health-conscious users.
• PAQS Analytics Platform Analytics platform providing trends and patterns analysis, predictive analytics, source-level apportionment, hyperlocal analytics, hotspot analysis, and spatiotemporal mapping using ML models including Gaussian regression/Krigging, Deep Belief Networks, Multiple Linear Regression, and LSTM.
• Air Quality Data APIs and Widget REST APIs, WebSockets, and a Widget/Web App providing real-time and historical air quality data, calculated Air Quality Index, and lead pollutant information. APIs use HTTPS, HTTP basic authentication, JSON payloads, and a URL-based version scheme.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 8 million deaths worldwide attributed to air pollution per WHO study
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Microsoft ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU partnership for research collaboration. Microsoft Research is working with PAQS on environmental monitoring solutions.
• IIT-K (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU for research collaboration in air quality monitoring and analytics technology development.
• CSTEP (Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU for collaborative work on environmental data analysis and policy-related research.
• CFTRI-CSIR (Central Food Technological Research Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in the area of BioSensor research. CSIR-CFTRI partnership for biosensor development.
• C-CAMP Bangalore (TIDE 2.0)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAQS is part of TIDE 2.0 cohort in C-CAMP Bangalore, an incubation program supporting technology startups in the life sciences/health-tech space with environmental monitoring applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Airveda: India-based manufacturer of air quality monitors for indoor and outdoor use, serving enterprises, governments, and consumers. Direct domestic competitor to PAQS with overlapping smart-city and IAQ product portfolio.
• IQAir: Swiss air quality technology company producing professional-grade air quality monitors and a global real-time air quality information platform. Overlaps directly with PAQS's hardware-plus-data positioning and target customers (governments, enterprises, consumers).
• Aeroqual: New Zealand-based manufacturer of air quality monitoring sensors and stations for indoor and outdoor use. Directly comparable to PAQS's IAQ monitor and outdoor environmental sensor product lines, serving similar smart-city, industrial, and building customers.
• Adherium: Digital health company focused on smart inhaler sensors and respiratory medication adherence. Direct overlap with PAQS's smart inhaler product line and asthma management use case.
• Propeller Health (ResMed): Smart inhaler and respiratory disease management platform acquired by ResMed. Closest direct peer to PAQS's patented smart inhaler for asthma adherence and air quality correlation.
• Clarity Movement: US-based provider of low-cost air quality sensing networks and an open data platform, focused on smart cities and community monitoring. Closely mirrors PAQS's outdoor environmental sensor + cloud data + API model.
• Kaiterra: Manufacturer of professional IAQ monitors (Laser Egg, Sensedge) with cloud dashboards for enterprise and building applications. Comparable to PAQS's IAQ monitor plus analytics platform offering.

Emerging players

• BreezoMeter: Air quality data and analytics platform offering APIs and embedded solutions for businesses. Comparable to PAQS's API/analytics/data-services revenue stream, though BreezoMeter relies on modeling rather than proprietary hardware sensors.
• Sensirion: Swiss manufacturer of high-precision environmental and gas sensors used in IAQ, HVAC, and air quality monitoring devices. A potential sensor supplier and indirect competitor to PAQS's environmental and IAQ sensor products.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell: Global industrial conglomerate with a broad building technologies, IAQ sensor, and smart-city portfolio. Appears as a PAQS client logo but also competes as a large incumbent offering end-to-end air quality and BMS solutions globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/MyairMyhealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzjNqU5gDJzqTeH5cOjkeRA/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/Myairmyhealth-264332147061157
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paqs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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