RightHear
Accessibility Solutions for Public Spaces
Startup Seed Health Tech & Life Sciences Est. 2015
Total Raised
$150K
Seed
Last Round
$150K
2 rounds
Investors
4
4 public
Team
2
11-50 employees
Confidence
103/100
News
12
articles
About
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.
Classification
Sector
Health Tech & Life SciencesMedical DevicesAssistive DevicesAutomotive & Mobility TechnologiesUrban Mobility
Core Technology
Platforms & InterfacesSoftwareMobileCommunicationsBluetoothSensingGeolocation
Target Customer
Food Retail & ConsumptionRestaurantsTravel & TourismAttractionsMuseums & Historical SitesEnterprise & Professional ServicesEnterprisesCommerce & RetailConsumersDemographics & FamilyDisabilities
Business Model
B2GB2B
Tags
signal-processingdisabilitiesassistive-devicestext-to-speechmobile-applicationsdigital-healthcarevisually-impairedaccessibilitymuseumsenterprisesretailersbanksiotmhealthacademiaindoor-navigationhotelsalzheimers-diseaseclinicssmart-mobilitysmart-citynavigationsensorshospitals
Funding & Events
Mar 2023
Seed $150K
Techstars Accelerator
Jul 2021
Seed Undisclosed
NFX Capital, Menomadin Foundation, Arc Impact
News (12)
Jul 26, 2022 · london-post.co.uk
growth-positive
RightHear Is "Making The World Accessible for Everyone" - London Post
CustomersPartnersExpand
Jun 8, 2022 · www.fastcompany.com
McDonald's and RightHear expand their partnership to make fast food more accessible
Feb 8, 2022 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
RightHear wins Konnect - Volkswagen Group Innovation Hub Tel-Aviv prestigious Startup Challenge for accessible mobility services
Partners
Jul 29, 2021 · nocamels.com
growth-positive
Paralympic Swimmer To Rep RightHear, An Israeli Accessibility App For The Visually Impaired
CustomersPartners
Hillel's Tech Corner: RightHear: Waze for the visually impaired
Feb 11, 2020 · nocamels.com
growth-positive
Israeli Startup Helps Visually Impaired Navigate Indoor Spaces With App-Sensor System
CustomersPartners
Mar 10, 2019 · www.israel21c.org
growth-positive
Israel's RightHear orients visually impaired at McDonald's
PartnersCustomers
Jan 17, 2019 · www.restaurantdive.com
growth-positive
McDonald's Israel adopts sensor-powered tech to assist blind customers
Customers
Aug 28, 2018 · www.healio.com
growth-positive
RightHear launches orientation, navigation system for visually impaired
Customers
Aug 27, 2017 · www.israel21c.org
growth-positive
New app orients visually impaired in malls, schools, hospitals
CustomersPartners
Aug 27, 2017 · www.israel21c.org
growth-positive
New app orients visually impaired in malls, schools, hospitals
CustomersPartners
Feb 7, 2017 · www.jerusalemonline.com
http://www.jerusalemonline.com/high-tech/right-hear-changing-the-reality-for-people-who-are-blind-26504
Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Exact Count
11
District
Center District
Founded
2015
Registrar
515223691
Crunchbase
righthear
Locations
HaSheizaf 4, Ra'anana, Israel
Rockville, MD, USA
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Careers
Admin
Last Update
Sep 28, 2024
Verified by
Yanina Wainscheinker
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (2)
Idan Meir
Co-founder & CEO
Founder
Gil Elgrably
Co-founder & CTO
Founder
Internal
Created by
Ayelet Beazley (ayeldabay@gmail.com)
Created
2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Yanina Wainscheinker (yanina.wainscheinker@sncentral.org)