IrisVision develops wearable technology for visually impaired individuals, combining advanced lens software with AI voice assistance in a VR headset format. The device provides magnification, contrast, focus, scene, outline, and reading modes, with an AI assistant named Iris that understands 11 languages and responds to voice commands for zooming, reading text, taking pictures, and switching modes. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, the company has raised approximately $11.7M in Series B funding. IrisVision differentiates itself as the original science-based low-vision headset, invented by a neuroscientist at UC Berkeley, funded by the NIH National Eye Institute, and clinically evaluated at Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. The device serves individuals with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, Stargardt disease, retinitis pigmentosa, and other ocular disorders, with personalized coaching support.
IrisVision
Series BIrisVision develops wearable technology for visually impaired individuals, combining advanced lens software with AI voice assistance in a VR headset format. The device provides magnification, contrast, focus, scene, outline, and reading modes, with an AI assistant named Iris that understands 11 languages and responds to voice commands for zooming, reading text, taking pictures, and switching modes. Founded in 2013…
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Business model
Augmented Reality > Display Devices > Screen-based > Smart Glasses > Mixed Reality,
Wearable Technology > Smart Glasses > Visually Impaired,
Assistive Tech > Assistive Hardware > Visual > Video Magnifiers
Team background
College Wise > Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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