Ernst & Young Announces Charles Myers, President & CEO of Airgain, as an Entrepreneur of The Year(R) 2017 San Diego Finalist

LA JOLLA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/17 -- Ernst & Young (EY) today announced Charles ("Chuck") Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Airgain, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRG), a leading provider of embedded antenna technologies used to enable high performance wireless networking, is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2017 San Diego Region Award.

A serial entrepreneur, Myers has founded and managed multiple start-ups and and business units of Fortune 500 companies, successfully guiding new and existing companies through periods of transition and rapid growth. After joining Airgain in 2011, he repositioned the company and guided it to consistent profitability, doubled the workforce, and grew revenue eightfold. Additionally, Myers led the effort to take Airgain public in August 2016, making it the first technology IPO out of San Diego in nearly two years, and was one of the first technology IPOs that year.

"I am honored to be selected as a finalist for this prestigious award," Myers said. "It is a privilege to lead such an innovative company, and this recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication the Airgain team continuously puts forth. I am humbled to share this recognition with so many of my peers across the globe, and to be grouped alongside fellow entrepreneurs who contribute so much to their businesses and communities."

Now celebrating its 31st year, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs in over 145 cities and 60 countries who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment. Myers was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Winners will be announced at an awards gala on Monday, June 12, with more than 500 founders, CEOs, and other business leaders in attendance, at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar, California.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national award winner, will be announced at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 18, 2017. The awards gala is the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. Follow all the latest program developments @EY_EOYUS and visit the San Diego regional website for more information: www.ey.com/us/eoy/SanDiego.

About Airgain, Inc.

Airgain is a leading provider of embedded antenna technologies used to enable high performance wireless networking across a broad range of home, enterprise, and industrial devices. Our innovative antenna systems open up exciting new possibilities in wireless services requiring high speed throughput, broad coverage footprint, and carrier grade quality. Our antennas are found in devices deployed in carrier, enterprise, and residential wireless networks and systems, including set-top boxes, access points, routers, gateways, media adapters, digital televisions, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Airgain partners with and supplies the largest blue chip brands in the world, including original equipment and design manufacturers, chipset makers, and global operators. Airgain is headquartered in San Diego, California, and maintains design and test centers in San Diego, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Suzhou and Shenzhen, China. For more information, visit airgain.com.

Airgain and the Airgain logo are registered trademarks of Airgain, Inc.

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Company Contact
Alexis Waadt
Director of Investor Relations
Airgain, Inc.
investors@airgain.com

Investor Contact
Matt Glover or Najim Mostamand
Liolios Group, Inc.
+1 949 574 3860
AIRG@liolios.com

Source: Airgain, Inc.

Released May 15, 2017