17 Best Assistive Technology Startups to Watch in 2025

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There are 17 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $436.8m. The average funding per company in this subset is $25.7m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Funding Rounds

$216.9m

Money raised

Sphero is an educational toy company founded in 2010 by Ian Bernstein.

6

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$32.5m

Money raised

Ava is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 by Thibault Duchemin.

6

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$36.1m

Money raised

Aira is a computer vision connected devices virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) company developing tools for the visually impaired. Aira.IO is a wearable device to help the visually impaired gain more mobility and independence.

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Funding Rounds

$41.0m

Money raised

OrCam's mission is to harness the power of artificial vision by incorporating pioneering technology into a wearable platform which improves the lives of individuals who are blind, visually impaired, and have reading difficulties.

3

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$12.0m

Money raised

Voiceitt is a company founded in 2012 by Danny Weissberg, Sara Smolley and Stas Tiomkin.

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$25.0m

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Edmentum is a provider of online, mobile, and software-based education products, including interactive instructional and testing platforms with curriculum, instructional management, and assessment tools for instructors.

3

Funding Rounds

$10.8m

Money raised

The leader in enhanced vision, eSight helps people to See New Possibilities. Clinically-proven, eSight is a Class-1 medical device used by thousands of people with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and more. Designed for all of life's daily activities, eSight combines best visual acuity and unmatched mobility to empower wearers to advance in school, work, and life.

2

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$11.7m

Money raised

Ginger Software is a company founded in 2008 by Yael Karov.

2

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$24.0m

Money raised

PlayShifu is an EdTech company that provides teaching and learning tools for kids aged 4 to 12.

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3

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$16.9m

Money raised

Founded in 2014, Cognixion aims to develop products that facilitate communication for people with speech pathologies, and other communication difficulties, through artificial intelligence and augmented reality. The company's first software product, an app called Speakprose, is currently available for iOS devices. Cognixion is also working on several other technologies, including brain control interfaces.

2

Funding Rounds

$340.4k

Money raised

Hague-based tech company that develops tools and solutions to help the visually impaired.

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5

Funding Rounds

$1.9m

Money raised

A company offering a platform for optimizing and personalizing user audio.

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3

Funding Rounds

$754.4k

Money raised

Project Mudra is a company founded in 2019.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.5m

Money raised

Launched in 2015, Be My Eyes is a globally recognized and award-winning access technology provider for people who are blind or have low-vision.

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$640.0k

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Present Pal is an oral communication software that enables users to deliver confident presentations through accessible and interactive flashcards. Chris, the founder of Estendio, created Present Pal after his personal challenges with Dyslexia. The inclusive UDL app is designed to help everybody and is currently being used in schools such as Oxford and Edinburgh.

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$1.0

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Tap Systems is a Pasadena, California-based company founded in 2015 by Sabrina Kemeny.

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$1.8m

Money raised

HedgeHog Health Inc. is a Royal Oak, Michigan-based company founded in 2020.

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