RightHear Overview
RightHear is a SaaS company focused on turning public spaces into accessible environments for people with orientation challenges, including the blind and visually impaired. RightHear’s solution works both indoors and outdoors. The environment comes to life through audio descriptions delivered directly to a smartphone or tablet. Helping everyone, everywhere explore, navigate, and experience the world safely and independently. The company currently works with more than 250 paying customers worldwide, including McDonalds, PizzaHut, Microsoft, Costa Coffee, Azrieli, Shufersal, Aroma, and other leading brands.
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Latest News
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RightHear Is "Making The World Accessible for Everyone" - London Post
RightHear, a start-up that provides talking signage to make public spaces accessible for visually impaired people, is planning to expand its services. The companys technology uses Bluetooth beacons to provide audio descriptions of spaces, which users can access via a free smartphone app. RightHear has partnered with My Eyes, Envision, SeeingAl, Gett, and Moovit to further enhance accessibility for visually impaired users. The company is also planning to develop an accessible autonomous vehicle, having won the VW Konnect Startup Challenge in 2021 and secured a partnership with Volkswagen Group.
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McDonald's and RightHear expand their partnership to make fast food more accessible
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RightHear wins Konnect - Volkswagen Group Innovation Hub Tel-Aviv prestigious Startup Challenge for accessible mobility services
RightHear has won a €25,000 proof-of-concept with VW Commercial Vehicles in a startup challenge. RightHears technology uses Bluetooth iBeacons to provide real-time, geo-specific information to visually impaired individuals, helping them navigate their environment. The partnership with VW will allow for a more inclusive environment in their vehicles and mobility services. RightHears solution is helping various sectors, including travel, retail, and hospitality, to make their physical spaces accessible to everyone.
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Paralympic Swimmer To Rep RightHear, An Israeli Accessibility App For The Visually Impaired
Israeli startup RightHear, the developer of a navigation app for the blind and visually impaired, has announced a new partnership with Australian Paralympic swimmer Matthew Levy as its first brand ambassador. Levy, who has cerebral palsy and vision impairment, will help raise awareness for the companys audible wayfinding technology and advocate for the visually impaired community. RightHears app issues voice prompts and instructions to guide people with visual impairments around indoor venues that are pre-installed with RightHear sensors. The app is currently available in close to 2,000 locations worldwide, including McDonalds restaurants, Azrieli malls, and Tel Aviv University.
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Hillel's Tech Corner: RightHear: Waze for the visually impaired
| Sector | Health Tech & Life Sciences |
Funding
| Total funding | $150K |
| Last funding | $150K |
| Stage | Seed |
| Rounds | 2 |
| Investors | 4 |
Team Members
2
Employees: 11-50
Web & Social Links
| Website | www.right-hear.com |
| Careers | Careers page |
| App Store | App Store |
| Google Play | Google Play |
Locations
HaSheizaf 4, Ra'anana, Israel
Rockville, MD, USA
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