Q.AI
Communication Enhancement Technology
Startup Acquired Business Software Est. 2022
Total Raised
$24.5M
Acquired
Last Round
$24.5M
1 rounds
Investors
8
Team
4
201-500 employees
Confidence
72/100
News
10
articles
About
Q.ai develops audio and vision-based AI that decodes facial micro-movements and whispered speech to create silent, hands-free interfaces for connected devices. The technology runs on headphones, smart glasses, and other wearables, interpreting subtle muscle activity and enhancing audio in noisy environments so users can interact with AI assistants without speaking aloud. Device and platform teams use Q.ai to differentiate hardware, unlock new interaction modes, and prepare products for tightly integrated, on-device AI experiences.
Classification
Sector
Business SoftwareIT, R&D & Data SolutionsCommunications Tools
Business Model
B2BB2C
Funding & Events
Jan 2026
Exit $1.5B
Seed $24.5M
Aleph, Matter Venture Partners, Exor, Schusterman Family Investments , Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, GV, Corner Ventures
News (10)
Feb 2, 2026 ยท en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Israeli venture capitalist Eden Shochat tells the ‘science fiction’ story and inspired bet behind the Israeli startup that has become Apple’s second biggest-ever acquisition.
Acquired-by
Jan 30, 2026 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ืžื™ื™ืกื“ื™ Q.ai ื™ืฆืื• ืœืกื™ื‘ื•ื‘ ื’ื™ื•ืก ืขื ืง ืฉืœ 200 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืฉื ื›ืฉืœ, ืœื›ืŸ ืฉื›ืจื• ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืฉืงืขื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ืคืฉื• ืจื•ื›ืฉืช, ื•ืžืฆืื• โ— ืื“ืŸ ืฉื•ื—ื˜, ืฉื•ืชืฃ ืžื ื”ืœ ื‘ืงืจืŸ ืืœืฃ ืฉื”ื™ืžืจ ืคืขื ื ื’ื“ ืžื™ื™ื–ืœืก ื”ืžื™ื™ืกื“ ื•ื”ืคืขื ื”ืฉืงื™ืข ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”: "ื”ื•ื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™, ื”ืคืขื ืœื ื”ื™ืžืจืชื™ ื ื’ื“ื•"
Acquired-by
Jan 30, 2026 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Q.ai ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืืคืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉื•ื›ืœืœื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ื›ืœ ื—ื‘ืจืช ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช ืื—ืจืช ืฉื”ื™ื ืื™ ืคืขื ืจื›ืฉื” โ— ื‘ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื•ืช ืงื™ื•ืžื” ื”ืกืคื™ืงื• ืžื™ื™ืกื“ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” - ืื‘ื™ืขื“ ืžื™ื™ื–ืœืก, ื“"ืจ ืื‘ื™ ื‘ืจืœื™ื” ื•ื“"ืจ ื™ื•ื ืชืŸ ื•ื›ืกืœืจ ืœืจืฉื•ื ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืืจื‘ืข ืคื˜ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืžืฆื™ืชื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ
Acquired-by
Jan 30, 2026 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Q.aiโ€™s technology and talent explain the logic behind the deal.
Acquired-by
Jan 30, 2026 ยท www.timesofisrael.com
Apple buys Israeli startup, reportedly for $2 billion, that reads facial โ€˜micro movementsโ€™
Jan 30, 2026 ยท en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Q.ai founders, employees share $1b from Apple exit
Acquired-by
Jan 29, 2026 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Investors, founders, and partners reflect on a three-and-a-half-year path from secrecy to one of Appleโ€™s largest acquisitions, highlighting technical audacity, human resilience, and ambition.ย 
Acquired-by
Jan 29, 2026 ยท www.calcalistech.com
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Apple acquires secretive Israeli AI startup Q.ai for $1.5 billion | CTech
Acquired-byInvestment
Jan 29, 2026 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ืื‘ื™ืขื“ ืžื™ื™ื–ืœืก ืขื•ืžื“ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ืืงื–ื™ื˜ ืขื ืง: ืžื›ื™ืจืช ื”ืกื˜ืืจื˜-ืืค Q.ai ืœืืคืœ ื‘ื›ืžืขื˜ 2 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ โ— ืžื™ื™ืกื“ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื•ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ืชื—ืœืงื• ื‘ื›ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ, ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฆืคื•ื™ื™ื ืœืจืฉื•ื ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืื•ืช ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื โ— ื”ืขืกืงื”, ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื” ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœื” ื‘ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ืืคืœ, ืžื“ื’ื™ืฉื” ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืžื•ืจ ืฉืœื” ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืจืื™ื™ื” ื•ืฉืžื™ืขื”
Acquired-byInvestment
Jan 29, 2026 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ื—ื‘ืจืช ืืคืœ ืจื›ืฉื” ืืช ื”ืกื˜ืืจื˜-ืืค ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ื‘ืขืกืงื” ื”ืžื•ืขืจื›ืช ื‘ื›ึพ2 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ, ื›ืš ืœืคื™ ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืคื™ื™ื ื ืฉืœ ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก โ— Q.ai, ืฉืคื™ืชื—ื” ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืžืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ืœื ื™ืชื•ื— ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื•ื”ื“ืžื™ื” ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืœืžื™ื“ืช ืžื›ื•ื ื”, ืžื ื•ื”ืœืช ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืื‘ื™ืขื“ ืžื™ื™ื–ืœืก, ื•ื‘ืขื‘ืจื• ื—ื‘ืจื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ืฉื ืจื›ืฉื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืืคืœ- PrimeSense
Acquisition
Details
Product Stage
R&D
Employees
201-500
Exact Count
263
District
Center District
Founded
2022
Registrar
516571171
Locations
Ha-Yetsira St 29, Ramat Gan, Israel
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Admin
Last Update
Feb 1, 2026
Verified by
Matan Eblagon
Missing
sector, tags, video or image, markets, not claimed
Team (4)
Aviad Maizels
Co-founder & CEO
Founder
Avi Barliya
Co-founder & COO
Founder
Yonatan Wexler
Co-founder & CTO
Founder
Yaara Vaserman Badner
VP HR
Internal
Created by
Ortal Wein (ortalw@sncentral.org)
Created
2024-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Ortal Wein (ortalw@sncentral.org)
Status
Acquired by Apple on Jan 2026