About us
Graviky Labs® is an award-winning
clean technology company that has
industrialized the process of recycling
air pollution emissions into
advanced pigments and inks.
Graviky is a spinoff from MIT Media Lab.
Our current focus is to reinterpret the
environment conversation through
fusion of science and art and develop
technologies which have net-positive
impact on our environment.
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Air pollution facts andfigures
1.4 million 1700 deaths
schools in proximity of unsafe air quality
premature deaths a year in India linked with air pollution
11 million 8.3 percent GDP
diesel cars/gensets worldwide designed to cheat air pollution tests What air pollution costs India’seconomy
Cleaning up our air will also help in the fight against climate change, the biggest
environmental problem we face.
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Why ?
Air Pollution includes the fine black
particles, chiefly composed of carbon,
produced by incomplete combustion of fossil
fuels. The common trait of soot particles is
that they are extremely tiny–
2.5 micrometers or smaller in diameter.
This is smaller than dust and mold, and is
about 1/30 the diameter of a human hair. It
can travel deep into the lung, where the
compounds it consists ofcan do some
serious damage.
World Bank report suggests thatdirty air
takes huge economic toll on poor
countries and costs the world more than
$5 trillion annually in lost work days
and welfare costs
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Inspiration
Pollution is nothing but the
resources we are not harvesting. We
allow them to disperse because
we've been ignorant of their value.
- Buckminster Fuller
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Team
Nikhil is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He was earlier Nitesh holds a degree in CS from IIIT, Bangalore and did his Masters thesis at Freie
associated with Ernst & Young. Later he established his own University. He is interested in AI, robotics, CNC, laser cutting, 3D printing, wearable
financial and business advisory practice and has advised several devices and LED art. He worked on an multi-material 3-D printer that prints in plastic,
businesses. playdoh, metallic clay, chocolate and woolen fabric. His 3D printing startup was
incubated at MIT Global Startup Labs 2014. He has also worked on self driving vehicles
and as a masters thesis he has built a model self driving car. At IIIT Bangalore he has
built a prototype of an autonomous wheelchair which avoid obstacles using bio-inspired
computing methods
Nisheeth leads technical development on pollution capture technologies.
Anirudh is a graduate from the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT Experienced with cross-domain prototyping andrapid evaluation, he
Media Lab, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before MIT, integrates different technical inputs from team members, our advisors and
Anirudh co-founded Ducere TechnologiesPvt. Ltd. in 2011 to other stakeholders to develop Kaalink.
make wearable products, with flagship product Lechal, electronic
shoes for the visually impaired, which evolved as a fashion
product. The same received MIT TR35 'Innovator of the year
award' and BBC Top 5 Indian Innovations and featured at TED
Global, CES, Las Vegas. He has research/products experience in
augmented reality, wearable and technology for social impact. He
was recently awarded ‘Forbes 30 under 30’ 2016 list for
innovation.
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Time Line
2013 Kaalink seeded at the Fluid Interfaces Group, MIT Media Lab, Boston and first presented at INK Conference 2013.
We started working on air pollution sensing, control and capture as a tailpipe retrofit. Research on integration of
2014 mechatronics within the back-pressureallowances
2015 Several chemical processes were evaluated to detoxify the captured Particulate Matter, and to retain consistency
and good flow rates.
2016 Graviky Labs incorporated. We started our real world pilots. Air-ink campaign held in Hong Kong in partnership from
Tiger. Artists and environmentalists around the world came behind the idea. First video launched. 2.5 million views in 10
days. 1000+ commercial enquiries
2017 Successfully completed Kickstarter. Air Pollution capture pilot with IVECO, and Heineken in London and Berlin.
2000+Preorders.
Further development on KAALINK, tomake it consumer/market ready.
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How we do it
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We use our patent pending Soot collected by KAALINK Final stage, the carbon is Several industrial formulations are
technology KAALINK to capture undergoes various processes to taken through another prepared and tested. This stage
particulate pollution emitted ensure safety and detoxification. chemical process tomake involves packaging as AIR INK for
from diesel The end product is purified different types of inksand markers, screenprinting etc.
exhausts/chimneys that’s carbon based pigment. paints.
released on day to day
engine operations. This goes under strictquality
KAALINK retrofits to control
the exhaust pipes.
This does not affectvehicle/
engine performance.
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Products
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KAALINK AIR-INK
Even blacker than regular black
Captures air pollution at source 100% Carbon Neutral
Multiple applications Safe to use
Scalable design
• Retrofit technology to capture PM air • Inks made by recycling air pollution Certified
pollution. • safe by TÜV SÜD and SGStests
• Currently in advanced OEM devstage • 5 different grades of inks for variousapplications
• Can be designed for different applications • Already in market.
e.g. diesel generators, industrial chimneys
etc.
CUSTOMERS
CUSTOMERS Brands, artists, packaging, labeling and advertising
Power Companies, Diesel generator manufacturers Fleet industry, events, organizations with sustainability goals
owners
Market Size: 20 B USD
Market Size: 15-18B USD
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AIR-INK Video
Video
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Products
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London
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AIR-INK ™
Permanent Marker Basedinks
Whiteboard Markerink
Calligraphyink
AcrylicEmulsions
Screen Printingink
Inkjet printer ink*
* under research
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AIR-INK ™
Permanent Marker Basedinks
Whiteboard Markerink
Calligraphyink
AcrylicEmulsions
Screen Printingink
Inkjet printer ink*
Screen Printed fabrics with AIR-INK
* under research
The AIR-INK on this fabric is made by purifying 20,000 cubic
meters of air
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AIR-INK ™
FurtherOpportunities
Eco Friendly Merchandise for brands
Offset Printing as a Service
Packaging Printing for brands
* under research
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Presented at CHI 2018
Fashion experiment with AIR-INK.
T-shirt made by purifying 10,000 cubic meter of
air.
AIR-INK ™
FurtherOpportunities
Eco Friendly Merchandise for brands
Offset Printing as a Service
Packaging Printing for brands
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* under research
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Artists work
Art supplies package made from AIR
Artists trying AIR INK in Berlin2017 Berlin artists trying AIRINK
INK
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Case studies
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Client Case Study
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TED India Launch was done with AIR-INK.
Several billboards were placed in New Delhi and
Mumbai
Text “This billboard is made by recycling the pollution fumes from your cars/chimneys.”
Batch of AIR-INK that was used for TED launch
AIR-INK reach
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AIR-INK reach
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Awards
London Design Museum-Best Shell Make the Future Accelerator
Foreign Policy, Global Thinkers Featured by Kickstarter as month’s
Product Design2018 Forbes 30 under 30Award 2017 Cannes Lions Gold2017 Winner 2017
Award, WashingtonDC top project
Business validation
Graviky is already generating revenue from both B2B and B2C
segments, internationally.
AIR-INK manufacturing and logistics cycle already complete,
tested and shipped. We are constantly improving it.
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