VVisualfy
Visualfy builds AI-based sound-recognition technology that turns everyday sounds — doorbells, alarms, baby cries, public announcements — into visual and haptic alerts for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. It sells a consumer device/app line (Visualfy Home, Visualfy Mobile, 490k+ app downloads) and a B2B/institutional product (Visualfy Places) used by clients such as FC Barcelona, Renfe and public venues, riding demand from the EU Accessibility Act. The company is headquartered in Valencia.
SectorsAccessibility Tech, AI & Sound Recognition, IoT / Connected Hardware, Assistive Technology, Impact Tech
Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Wearables, XR & accessibility hardware
Founders
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Angel Albiach Ruiz
CTO & Co-Founder
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Manel Alcaide Dias
CEO & Co-Founder
Global models 4
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Audio Analytic
United Kingdom · www.audioanalytic.com ↗
Built AI sound-recognition software that identifies alarms, glass breaks and baby cries and licensed it to device makers before Meta bought it in 2022, the same core technology Visualfy uses to turn sounds into alerts.
$16MComparable
NNagish
Israel · nagish.com ↗
Uses AI to turn phone audio into real-time text for deaf and hard-of-hearing people through a consumer app, with paid business and institutional plans, much like Visualfy's split between consumers and venues.
$17MComparable
AAva
United States · www.ava.me ↗
Sells AI live-captioning that turns speech into visual text for deaf and hard-of-hearing users through a consumer app and paid licences for companies and institutions, mirroring Visualfy's app plus Places model.
$14MComparable
HHand Talk
Brazil · www.handtalk.me ↗
Runs an accessibility business for deaf people with a free consumer app and a paid website plugin that companies and public bodies buy to meet accessibility rules.
$3MComparable
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SShip2B Ventures
ship2bventures.com
AArchipélago Next
www.archipelagonext.com
CClub Impact Angels
impactangelsbs.com
FFondo Bolsa Social
www.bolsasocial.com
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Inelcom
BBolsa Social by Goparity (crowd investors)
Renfe
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Smart Delivery Routes
FFundación ONCE
Funding rounds 4
·1 not counted| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2026-05 | No stage disclosed | — |
Lead unknown
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| 2024-01-14 | Seed (estimated) | — |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2021-02-02 | Seed (estimated) | €520K |
Archipiélago Next
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| 2017-12-18 | Seed (estimated) | €1.2M | Ship2B, Inelcom |
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