Aira provides tech-enabled services for the 300 million visually impaired people around the globe.
Called a Godsend by The New York Times, Aira is on a mission to make the world accessible anywhere, anytime. They provide on-remand, remote visual interpretation services for the blind and low vision community. Download the app, press a button and your phone's camera streams a live video to one our highly screened Visual Interpreters.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Jul 10, 2017 | Grant | $225K | 1 | National Science Foundation | — | Detail |
May 16, 2017 | Series B | $12M | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Mar 2, 2016 | Series A | $2.55M | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Oct 29, 2015 | Seed | $790K | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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National Science Foundation | Yes | Grant |
ARCH Venture Partners | — | Series B |