NBDair

What NBDair does

NBDair is a Boulder, Colorado-based private company founded in 2021 that develops AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) platforms for indoor air quality management under its welSPACE brand. The company's flagship offering, Healthy Space as a Service (HSPaaS), integrates ventilation, filtration, and disinfection equipment with sensors, controllers, and software to deliver measurable indoor air health through three proprietary metrics: AQI (Air Quality Index), ACH (Air Changes Per Hour), and IRI (Infection Risk Index). The product suite spans floor/wall/desktop air purifiers with HEPA and UV-C, duct UV-C sanitizers, ventilation controllers, window actuators, smart fans, 9-parameter air sensors, and a digital management layer comprising welCentralManager, welFusion, and the welLight mobile app.

The company also operates a separate IoT-driven Distributed Energy Management System (DEMS) for renewable energy project developers, EPCs, and end users. NBDair's revenue model combines hardware equipment sales, recurring HSPaaS platform subscriptions, DEMS managed services, and professional services/implementation. Its go-to-market blends direct enterprise sales with an exclusive North American channel partnership with Field Controls, supplemented by event-driven demand generation including IFA 2022 Berlin and the Colorado League of Charter Schools Annual Conference. Primary customer verticals are K-12 schools and corporate offices; secondary use cases include safety/security monitoring (vape detection, HACCP compliance) and renewable energy projects.

The company has not disclosed revenue, funding rounds, ownership structure, or patents. It is led by CEO/President Yi Yan and VP of Sales Jason Minor, with 11–50 employees. External validations include the 2023 Carrier "Shape the Future Healthy Home Challenge" Innovation Award, recognition in Gartner's "60 Smartest Companies Thriving Post-Pandemic" report, and RESET Accredited Data Provider status. Operating geographies are primarily North America (USA), with limited signals of international expansion via the SAP partnership.

Name

NBDair

Legal name

NBDair

Website

https://nbdair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NBDair is a Boulder, Colorado-based private company that provides an AIoT-powered Healthy Space-as-a-Service (HSPaaS) platform called welSPACE, integrating ventilation, filtration, and disinfection to monitor and manage indoor air quality for K-12 schools and corporate offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor Air Quality Management & Smart Building Technology

NAICS

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

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitoring & Ventilation Optimization (BPABAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Ventilation & Filtration Services (BPABACAH), Microgrid & BTM EMS (Site/Facility Energy Optimization) (EUAFAKAD), Smart Air Quality Sensors, Purifiers & Humidifier/Dehumidifier Integration (HSAOANAH)

Keywords

• Indoor air quality
• Smart ventilation systems
• Air quality monitoring
• HEPA air purification
• Healthy building technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Equipment Sales: Sale of physical products including air purifiers (floor, wall, desktop models), sensors (Airbox, CO2, portable), controllers (ventilation, thermostat), edge gateway, window actuators, and UV-C sanitizers/sterilizers.
2. HSPaaS Platform Subscription: Healthy Space as a Service platform providing ongoing monitoring, management, and optimization services. Includes software access, data analytics, and centralized management capabilities through welCentralManager and mobile app.
3. DEMS Solutions: Distributed Energy Management System solutions for renewable energy projects, integrating DER equipment with monitoring, control, and optimization services for project developers and EPCs.
4. Professional Services: Implementation, installation, and consulting services for indoor air quality and ventilation upgrades, aligned with CDC and ASHRAE guidelines.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NBDair sells the welSPACE Healthy Space-as-a-Service (HSPaaS) platform, an AIoT stack that combines ventilation control, HEPA + UV-C air purification, multi-parameter IAQ sensors, and software (welCentralManager, welFusion, welLight) to monitor and continuously optimize indoor air quality in schools, offices, and commercial buildings. It also sells a separate IoT-driven Distributed Energy Management System (DEMS) that integrates distributed energy resources for renewable-energy project developers and EPCs, alongside implementation and consulting services aligned with CDC and ASHRAE guidelines.

Product overview

NBDair's product portfolio centers on the welSPACE product suite, a comprehensive Healthy Space-as-a-Service (HSPaaS) platform. The platform-plus-modules architecture integrates four equipment categories (Sensor & Controller, Ventilation, Filtration, Disinfection) with digital experience tools. The core welSPACE platform connects: Airbox sensors for 9-parameter IAQ monitoring; Ventilation Controller, Window Actuator, and Smart Fan for smart ventilation management; Floor/Wall/Desktop Air Purifiers with 4-stage HEPA plus UV-C disinfection; Duct UV-C Sanitizers; and Edge Gateway for connectivity. The digital layer includes welCentralManager (central monitoring), welFusion (visualization), and welLight mobile APP for remote management. NBDair also offers a separate Distributed Energy Management System (DEMS) for IoT-driven renewable energy optimization. Three branded health metrics—AQI, ACH, and IRI—make indoor air conditions measurable, visible, and actionable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• welSPACE: A healthy space as a service (HSPaaS) platform that provides solutions, products, and tools to create, operate, monitor, experience, manage, and connect safe and healthy indoor spaces.
• HSPaaS
• DEMS

Products and services

• welSPACE Healthy Space-as-a-Service (HSPaaS) Platform NBDair's flagship AIoT platform that creates, operates, monitors, and manages healthy indoor spaces by integrating ventilation, filtration, and disinfection equipment and surfacing the proprietary indoor-air health metrics AQI, ACH, and IRI for enterprise and education customers.
• welSPACE Air Purifier (Floor / Wall / Desktop) Floor-, wall-, and desktop-form-factor air purifiers with 4-stage HEPA filtration plus UV-C lamp disinfection, designed for rooms, user spaces, or individual workstations where healthy and safe air is required.
• welSPACE Duct UV-C Sanitizer Duct-mounted UV-C sanitizer that provides supplemental sterilization (90%+ natural bacteria elimination rate) and inactivates SARS-CoV-2 when ventilation and filtration options alone are limited.
• welSPACE Airbox (9-parameter IAQ Sensor) Multi-parameter indoor air quality sensor that monitors CO2, PM2.5, HCHO, TVOC, temperature, humidity, and other parameters in real time, providing the underlying data for the platform's AQI, ACH, and IRI metrics.
• welSPACE Ventilation Controller (Smart Damper) Smart controller that intelligently modulates outdoor air dampers in central HVAC units to maximize fresh air and increase air changes per hour (ACH), automatically based on measured indoor air health conditions and schedules.
• Distributed Energy Management System (DEMS) IoT-driven distributed energy management system for renewable-energy project developers, EPCs, and end users that integrates distributed energy resources (DERs) and provides unified real-time monitoring, control, and optimization to address intermittency, grid integration, and operational efficiency.
• welLight Mobile App (w-space) Mobile application for onsite managers and users to configure and manage indoor spaces and equipment, monitor and analyze real-time indoor air health data, and plan hybrid-work occupancy, available on iOS and Android.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maintains infection risk index under 1% through continuous monitoring and treatment
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CarrierminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 August 2023Following Innovation Award win, NBDair is exploring feasibility of welSPACE product and joint collaborative development with Carrier, aligning with Carrier's global portfolio of residential and commercial products for healthy buildings.
• Field ControlscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 July 2023Strategic partnership with Field Controls, a leading manufacturer of ventilation and indoor air treatment products. Field Controls became the exclusive sales arm for the welSPACE product, resulting in joint branding 'Field Controls welSPACE, Powered by NBDair'. This collaboration enables comprehensive IAQ solutions while expanding market reach through Field Controls' established distribution network.
• SAPminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 August 2022Collaboration with SAP at IFA 2022 Berlin to provide all-in-one smart indoor air quality systems aimed at minimizing infection/COVID-19 while saving energy. SAP Smart Air Purifiers were featured alongside NBDair's technology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• IQAir: IQAir manufactures commercial and residential air purifiers with HEPA/activated carbon filtration, competing directly with NBDair's welSPACE Air Purifier product line.
• Plasma Air: Plasma Air provides commercial IAQ solutions including ionization and air purification systems for schools, healthcare, and offices — closely comparable to NBDair's integrated ventilation+filtration+disinfection approach.
• uHoo: uHoo offers multi-parameter indoor air quality monitors with a SaaS dashboard, serving enterprises, schools, and commercial buildings — directly comparable to welSPACE's sensor-plus-platform architecture.
• Kaiterra: Kaiterra builds enterprise-grade IAQ monitoring hardware and dashboards, competing head-to-head with welSPACE Airbox and welCentralManager in the same enterprise/mid-market monitoring segment.
• AtmosAir Solutions: AtmosAir is a direct peer offering indoor air quality solutions for commercial buildings, schools, and healthcare facilities using bipolar ionization and continuous monitoring — closely overlapping NBDair's welSPACE use cases in education and corporate offices.
• Awair: Awair makes smart IAQ sensors and a health-focused platform for offices and schools, overlapping with NBDair's Airbox and welFusion experience layer, though Awair skews more consumer/SMB.

Broad incumbents

• Blueair: Blueair is an established manufacturer of commercial and residential HEPA air purifiers, competing with NBDair's Air Purifier line with broader consumer and commercial brand recognition.
• Johnson Controls (OpenBlue): Johnson Controls' OpenBlue platform provides integrated building management including air quality and ventilation control — a broad-IAQ incumbent with overlapping enterprise customer base.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell offers a broad suite of building automation and IAQ management products for commercial facilities, competing with NBDair in the smart-building segment at much larger scale.
• Carrier (Commercial HVAC): Carrier is both a partner and broad incumbent in HVAC and indoor air quality, offering integrated building solutions that overlap with NBDair's scope but as part of a much larger global portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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