When was AIR founded?

AIR was founded in 1946 and raised its 1st funding round 57 years after it was founded.

Where is AIR located?

AIR is headquartered in United States. It is registered at Columbia, Maryland.

How many employees does AIR have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at AIR is 2027.

Is AIR a funded company?

AIR is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 158 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jan 30, 2003.

When was the latest funding round of AIR?

AIR's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Dec 28, 2025, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Services for Healthcare Providers. In United States, the Services for Healthcare Providers sector has seen $963M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does AIR rank among its competitors?

AIR ranks 6th amongst 1633 active competitors, of which 36 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was AIR, which secured $1.36M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of AIR?

AIR's top competitors include Osara Health, UMC Utrecht and ArcherReview. Among them, AIR secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

AIR - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

AIR is a funded company based in United States, founded in 1946 by Rebecca Rosen and John C Flanagan. It operates as a Provider of healthcare education services. AIR has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 1633 active competitors, including 36 funded and 98 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Osara Health, UMC Utrecht and ArcherReview.

Company Details

Website: air.org
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Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Columbia, Maryland

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1946

Location

United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Dec 28, 2025, $*****

Investors

Ojp & 7 more

Ranked

6^th among 1633 active competitors

Employee Count

2,027 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Kimetrica & 1 more

Similar Companies

Osara Health & 1678 more

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AIR is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
AMER. INST. FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES CIN: 250965219 , United States, Active		-	799 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
IMPAQ, LLC CIN: 364866143 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	316 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-

AIR has raised funding over 158 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 30, 2003. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Dec 28, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. AIR has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of AIR:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 28, 2025	3843937	Grant (prize money)	4179913	3571280	3169184	4213254
Dec 15, 2025	6607620	Grant (prize money)	1243030	9487683	3083535	National Science Foundation
Dec 04, 2025	1447848	Grant (prize money)	7258702	9444964	3627710	HHS

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The founders of AIR are Rebecca Rosen and John C Flanagan. David Myers is the CEO of AIR.

Here are the details of AIR's key team members:

Rebecca Rosen: Principal Researcher and Co-Founder, Center for the Science of Science & Innovation Policy of AIR.
John C Flanagan: Founder of AIR.

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AIR's employee count trend

AIR has 2,027 employees as of Sep 26. Here is AIR's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of AIR include Osara Health, UMC Utrecht and ArcherReview. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of AIR, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Osara Health 2015, New York City (United States), Series B	Empowering cancer patients and caregivers with personalized support and resources	$1.87M	Plug and Play Tech Center, Techstars & 4 others	58/100
2nd	UMC Utrecht 2000, Utrecht (Netherlands), Funding Raised	Provider of healthcare education & training services	-	Starthubs, Europa & 2 others	58/100
3rd	ArcherReview 2009, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Provider of coaching classes for preparation of medical and nursing exams	-	-	56/100
4th	Pasteur Institute 1888, Paris (France), Funding Raised	Provider of healthcare education services	-	CEPI, Military Health & 2 others	54/100
5th	Medway 2017, Itaim Bibi (Brazil), Series A	Provider of medical training and education services	$15M	SoftBank Latin America Fund, Drs Capital & 9 others	54/100
6th	AIR 1946, United States, Funding Raised	Provider of healthcare education services	-	Ojp, USAID & 6 others	52/100
7th	Pediatrix Medical Group 1979, Sunrise (United States), Public	Provider of Continuing Medical Education training and educational courses	-	Starboard Value, Summit Partners & 1 others	49/100
8th	Via Medica International Healthcare 2011, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Acquired	Provider of healthcare training services	-	-	48/100
9th	Fakeeh Care Group 1978, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Unfunded	Highly regarded pioneer healthcare service provider in Saudi Arabia, expanding into the Dubai healthcare and medical education market	-	-	47/100
10th	VvAA 1924, Utrecht (Netherlands), Unfunded	Provider of healthcare insurance, training, and other services	-	-	46/100