The Innovation Brief Episode #1: Grounded & JustAir
August 21, 2025
Michigan Central and SiriusXM are hosting a new joint, nationwide series, Innovation Brief, where Michigan Central companies discuss how they are designing, testing and deploying next-generation technologies that address some of society’s most pressing challenges. Check out the first 10-minute episodes featuring two of our Newlab Detroit members below:
Grounded
Listen below to hear Sam Shapiro from Grounded talk about his conception of the company, Grounded’s evolution as part of the Michigan Central ecosystem and the company’s latest product and expansion into new verticals.
Just Air
Do you know the story of why Darren Riley, a native of SW Detroit, started JustAir and what his technology was trying to solve? Did you know JustAir’s air quality data infrastructure has now been adopted by 11 different states? Find out all this and much more on his episode of the Innovation Brief below.