An Indonesian firm is offering “clean air as a service”

We take a look at an Indonesian firm that’s touting “clean air as a service” and a Vietnamese electric bike startup that’s gotten new funds. [Read from your browser]( Daily Newsletter --------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Daily Newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} Anyone who’s lived close to Indonesia - especially around 10 years ago - would be acquainted with the yearly haze and smoke that would waft over from the archipelago. In an era before Covid-19, when wearing a mask wasn’t common, many of us would either avoid going out on hazy days or find other ways to deal with it. It was incredibly unhealthy of course - at times, the pollutant standards index would even enter the “hazardous” range. On those days, you could barely see the building across the road and everything looked like it was out of Silent Hill. As stressed out students, we’d joke that despite all that, the sky still looked “brighter than our futures.” At one point, Singaporeans complained so much that it prompted Indonesia’s vice president at the time to retort that we should have instead been [thankful]( for having “enjoyed nice air” for the other 11 months in the year. If only we had the solution from today’s story at the time. Indonesia-based Nafas is touting “clear air as a service” to help businesses - let’s see how bright its future is.  -- Jonathan P.S. We can all benefit from a community that looks out for each other. That’s why we’ve come out with an [automated hiring tracker list](. You can contribute to it by filling out [this form]( with information on job openings at tech startups. New entries will be updated 10 minutes after submission of the form.  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [‘Clean air as a service’ by Indonesian firm takes on pollution]( The ex-Gojek exec’s firm aims to personalize air pollution data to predict respiratory diseases while also offering subscriptions for clean air zones. ---------------------------------------------------------------  TECH IN ASIA ORIGINALS Tech in Asia Originals is where we produce video content that aims to breathe life into the people, companies, and markets in Asia's startup ecosystem. Explore all of our original videos [here](. 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