[SPN-Discussion] Greentech Investors Forum Friday, Oct. 14: FutureAir Monitors & Cleans Indoor Air with Fans, Filter, Sensors and IOT

[Gelvin Stevenson]

FutureAir: Indoor Air Reimagined™





Date: Friday, October 14, 2016

Time: 8:00am – 10:00am

Organizer: Gelvin Stevenson, PhD

Host: Sidley Austin LLC

Location: 787 Seventh Ave. (AXA Equitable Building, between 51st and
52nd Streets), 23rd Floor



The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported that “92% of the
world’s population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO
limits”. Scary. But before you run inside to escape the pollution, you need
to realize that indoor air is often more polluted than outside air—up to
five times worse, , according to the EPA. And we spend 90% of our time
indoors. So what is in the air we are breathing and what can we do about it?



FutureAir is developing the next generation of smart, clean-tech products
that will bring awareness and solutions to the serious problem of indoor
air pollution and the pressing need to reduce energy consumption and CO2
emissions. FutureAir's first product is an indoor air quality (IAQ) device
with an embedded sensing platform to measure and improve indoor air quality
and thermal comfort.



FutureAir's sensing platform identifies the presence of toxins and dust
causing indoor air pollution, and connects with other devices to improve
the indoor air environment and reduce energy consumption. FutureAir's
second product is a revolutionary ceiling fan, designed by Ross Lovegrove,
who is well known for his Biomimicry (nature-inspired) inspired designs.
Embedded with the same sensing platform, FutureAir's ceiling fan will
improve indoor air quality with a custom filter and by connecting
wirelessly with air conditioning and other indoor air devices to improve
thermal comfort and energy efficiency.



FutureAir’s products employ low cost sensors paired with algorithms and
expert smart Internet of Things (IoT) software engineering. Features
include:



• Lovegrove-design;

• an app to measure and monitor health, quality and comfort of indoor air;

• machine-learning and IoT-enabled connectivity to collect data and improve
energy efficiency;

• air quality sensors: PM (particulate matter) 0.1-2.5 micrometers, VOC,
CO2;

• thermal comfort sensors: smart aggregation of temperature and humidity;
and

• Cradle-to-Cradle assembly with healthy reusable materials.



FutureAir's business model for a 21st century "circular
economy" organization will service both B2B and B2C
customers. FutureAir's B2B market includes Architects, Interior Designers,
Purchasing agents, Property developers on new and retrofit projects, homes,
hotels, hospitals, offices and universities, as well as certified LEED,
Well, Green, Net Zero Building and Smart cities. B2C will be through
FutureAir's online presence as well as through potential partnerships with
design stores such as Apple, Design Within Reach and others selling high
design and technology. Addressable markets are in high growth mode as
awareness of the problem of indoor air quality expands. And they are large:
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitoring ($1B) and Ceiling fans ($3B).



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FutureAir's proprietary sensing platform has been actively collecting data
at multiple partner pilot locations in NYC with a functioning dashboard and
app. FutureAir is also exploring early revenue through third-party
sales of its sensing platform to luxury design brands such as Italian
manufacturer Boffi. Design and development of a fully functional mobile app
is underway. The IAQ device is prototyped and in the next stage
of development for manufacturing; small-scale 3D printed version of the
ceiling fan is ready to prototype full-scale.



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GIF thanks Investors Circle for its generous support, Geoff Miles and
Chino Maduagwu for developing and operating GIF’s video, social media and
design capabilities, ToniaPopke for her financial expertise, and Jesse
Goldstein, PhD, for his continued support.

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 The company is raising $1.5M seed from impact investors, with funds to be
used for manufacturing of sensing platform (printed circuit board), IAQ
device and ceiling fan prototypes, fluid dynamic studies, completion of
mobile app, HR, IP, legal services, operations, marketing and pre-sales.



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Disclaimer: The Greentech Investors Forum (GIF) is not soliciting funds for
the presenting companies, nor is it encouraging parties to invest in them.
We try to find good companies—not necessarily good investments. They have
been advised on what is acceptable in terms of predicted results, but GIF
takes no responsibility for what they actually do, say, or how they perform
in the future.

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*Agenda:*          8:00 to 8:30     -   Networking

                        8:30 to 8:40     -   Introductions

8:40 to 9:10     -   Simone Rothman, Founder and CEO

9:10 to 9:30     -   Michael Wang, PhD, Founder & Chief Engineer

9:30 to 10:00   -   Discussion



*Security:*        Security is tight, so please register early. If there is
a problem at the Security Desk, please contact Gelvin Stevenson at
917-599-6089.



*Fees:*               $50, payable ahead of time or at the door. Cash or
checks and credit cards accepted.

$25 for call-in. Registered call-ins will be emailed the call-in numbers
and, if available, the slides to be presented.

                        $20 for students and faculty



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send your contact information to Gelvin Stevenson at
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questions or need more information.



*Bios*



Simone Rothman, Founder & CEO Design Business Leader, Product Design Maker,
Global Brand Builder In 1983, Simone began her career at Knoll in
France where she first met co-founder Ross Lovegrove. Working for highly
respected design product manufacturers, Knoll and Tai Ping, Simone has
acquired decades of experience managing and launching products to market.
With her track record of starting up successful business units in New York,
Paris and Shanghai, Simone's laser focused approach to assembling and
managing multi-disciplinary teams, product and business development at a
global scale, is the ideal foundation of experience for starting up and
scaling FutureAir.





Michael Wang, PhD, Founder & Chief Engineer IoT Leader, Maker, Teacher
Michael holds a BSE from Princeton and PhD from Columbia University in
electrical engineering and is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia, where he
teaches a graduate level course on Internet of Things. Michael is a rising
star and was honored and published as a one of Forbes' 30-under-30
Innovators in 2016.



Team Member, but will not be present at the October 14 event:

Ross Lovegrove, Founder & Award-Winning Industrial Designer, Futurist,
Pioneer in Biomimicry With a Masters of Design from the Royal College of
Art, London in 1983. Lovegrove started his career at Frog Design on
projects for Apple and Sony. Following a 3-year stint at Knoll, in 1986,
Ross founded his own firm with high profile projects for Airbus, Tag Heuer,
Motorola, Issey Miyake, LVMH and more recently Artemide, Mumm’s and
Renault. Widely known for his 2009 TED talk, "Captain Organic, Lovegrove’s
nature-inspired work is part of the permanent collection at MoMA and plans
are underway for a solo retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Spring 2017.
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