Empowering the world to breathe better

Dare.

To innovate, to take risks, to collaborate, to be curious, to lead and to make a difference.

Love.

Our planet, our people, our products, our impact, and the experiences we create.

Focus.

On our customers, on speed, on quality, and on creating the best experiences and solutions.

 
 
 

Who we are

Airthings was founded with an inventive spirit and an ambitious objective: to offer accurate, user-friendly radon detectors to the masses, making them as common as smoke detectors.

Established in 2008, Airthings is a global tech company led by a team of experienced scientists, engineers, developers and visionaries, with a common goal: to educate on the prevalence of radon, as well as other indoor air contaminants, and develop accessible technology solutions to help people stay healthy.

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Our story

Every idea starts with a problem: radon testing for homeowners hasn’t improved in almost 30 years.

Several scientists working together at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) saw a gap in the radon market—or more like a deadlock. Traditionally, consumers only had two options: call a professional to test their radon levels, or purchase a single-use charcoal test which was then sent to a lab for the results.

We started Airthings to break free from these traditions and put consumers, as well as business owners back in control of their indoor air quality.

From there, we saw that there were other dangers hiding in the air we breathe, not only radon but other contaminants. We went to work researching these contaminants and finding ways that we could help not only consumers, but offices, schools and HVAC professionals make safer air quality decisions for the masses. We also saw that we could help with energy efficiency.

2008
August

Foundation of Corentium (now Airthings)

2011
November

Launch of the first consumer product

2013
June

 Launch of the Corentium Plus

2015
January

New board and CEO

2016
May

Launch into professional USA market

2016
September

Rebranding to Airthings

2017
January

Exhibited at CES for the first time and release of the Wave

2017
October-December

 US office and new Oslo headquarters

2018
September

Release of Wave Plus and entered indoor air quality space

2019
May

Release of the Wave Mini

2019
September

Launch of Airthings for Business

2020
April

Release of the Hub and the House Kit

2020
August

Launched Mold Risk indication and acquired Airtight

2020
October

Airthings lists on Oslo Stock Exchange

2021
March

Launched View Plus, the most advanced air quality monitor

2022
January

Launched View Pollution and View Radon as part of the View series

2022
October

Launched Space CO2 Mini for Airthings for Business

2023
February

Received Gold Medal from EcoVadis Sustainability Rating

Our promise

We will

Culture

We care about people’s health and are proud to be leaders in raising the bar when it comes to indoor air quality. We also know that we are only as good as our people. We know that when our people are happy, our products and services reap the benefits.

Along with big goals and a challenging work environment, we promote this lifestyle through a work hard, play hard mentality.

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People

Our people do almost everything in-house from research and design, to development and testing.

90 employees

23 nationalities

4 offices

300k+ monitors
sold worldwide

Leadership Team

Our leadership team draws on decades of experience across industries and
includes several CERN physicists. Our flat corporate structure allows for collaboration with
all levels of the company.

Øyvind Birkenes
CEO
Audhild Andersen Randa
COO
Jeremy Gerst
CFO
Millie Paakkola
Interim CMO
Anders Follerås
SVP Consumer Products
Anita Øverbekk
Director of HR

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