Aira

company

About

Aira provides tech-enabled services for the 300 million visually impaired people around the globe.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
$2.55M
Industries
Assistive Technology,Augmented Reality,Computer Vision,Internet,Internet of Things,Social Impact,Software
Founded date
Jan 1, 2014
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active

Called a Godsend by The New York Times, Aira is on a mission to make the world accessible anywhere, anytime. They provide on-remand, remote visual interpretation services for the blind and low vision community. Download the app, press a button and your phone's camera streams a live video to one our highly screened Visual Interpreters.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$15.56M
Aira has raised a total of $15.56M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 10, 2017 from a Grant round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 10, 2017 Grant $225K 1 National Science Foundation Detail
May 16, 2017 Series B $12M 1 Detail
Mar 2, 2016 Series A $2.55M 1 Detail
Oct 29, 2015 Seed $790K 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
2
Aira is funded by 2 investors. National Science Foundation and ARCH Venture Partners are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
National Science Foundation Yes Grant
ARCH Venture Partners Series B