Start Up. Start Now.
#14: Transitioning from corporate to start up mode with Harry Young (Co-Founder of Airhead)
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Harry Young is co-founder of Airhead, an award-winning company providing specially designed masks for cyclists to protect from pesky air pollution! Backed by smart science and fuelled by community spirit, this patent-pending mask is designed and made here in the UK.
Co-founded alongside university friends, Alex Smith and Elliot Denvir , who Harry met whilst studying at the University of Bath back in 2011. Created in collaboration with Brunel University and a member of the NatWest Accelerator Programme, this unique mask is building a community of active people and encouraging them to exercise with safety and comfort taken care of.
In April 2020, Airhead set out to raise £30,000 through crowdfunding, to help bring the Airhead mask to life. They hit their target in just 4 hours and finished the campaign in the top 0.45% of all time most funded Kickstarter projects.
Tune in to the episode to find out more about how Harry Young started up Airhead!
Find out more about Airhead via: website, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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