INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Silicon Valley air purifier startup Molekule was born out of an idea Dr
His son, a young boy at the time, suffered from severe allergies and Dr
Goswami wanted to build something those like him could use in their home to clear the air
comparing apples to oranges
News Room.To disprove the naysayers, Molekule sent off its tech for testing at the Berkeley Lab, which concluded no measurable amount of
(in the best case) only 26.4 percent over the course of half an hour
Wirecutter and was told it still stands by its findings and does not recommend consumers purchase a Molekule.It should be noted Consumer
Wirecutter and Consumer reports ran their own independent testing
However, it might boil down to understanding the premise of the technology
HEPA filters came out of the Manhattan Project in the 1940s, when scientists needed to develop a filter suitable for removing radioactive
It works by capturing and filtering out harmful particles, viruses and mold
However, PECO, the technology in a Molekule unit, uses the science of light to kill mold and bacteria and break down harmful particulates in
the air.Regardless of whether you want an air purifier that captures particulates or breaks them down, Molekule has continued to move
The company has since launched a mini unit meant for smaller rooms and started to grow business verticals outside of the direct-to-consumer
model, forging partnerships with hotels and hospitals.It also just announced a raise of $58 million in Series C funding, bringing just over
$91 million to its coffers
Rao tells A Technology News Room the raise was unexpected, but came out of chats with Samantha Wang from RPS Ventures, which led the
It is not only backed by decades of academic research, it has also gone through the peer-reviewed process numerous times, and has been
Existing investors Foundry Group, Crosslink Capital, Uncork Capital and TransLink Capital also participated in the financing.Molekule also
tells A Technology News Room it has seen a healthy growth trajectory in the past year, despite the negative press
According to the company, Molekule has seen a 3x increase in year over year filter subscription revenue since launch, and its repeat
commercial space, particularly in hospitals, schools, commercial manufacturing and hotels, as Wang points out.As long as the tech truly
