Startup Be my eyes – Ventures Media

Company Information

Be My Eyes was founded on April 2012. The company is based in San Francisco, CA, USA . The number of employees in Be my eyes is less than 10. Be my eyes is an app that connects blind people with normal sighted volunteers to provide help via live video streaming on smartphones.

Here is how Be my eyes describes itself: "Whether you need a pair of sharp eyes or have some sight to lend, Be My Eyes is a simple, free tool to help people see the world better, together."

Here is how its founder(s) describe the company - "Be My Eyes was created to help people who are blind or low-vision. The app is made up of a global community of blind and low-vision people and sighted volunteers. Be My Eyes captures the power of technology and human connection to bring sight to people with vision loss. Through a live video call, volunteers supply blind and low-vision users with visual assistance for tasks ranging from matching colors to check if the lights are on, to preparing dinner. Right now, Be My Eyes has over 270,000 blind and visually impaired users and 4,3 volunteers ready to provide visual assistance. Be My Eyes is operating in over 150 countries and in 180 languages. The app is free to use and available on both iOS and Android."

Funding & investors

Be my eyes has received 8 rounds of venture funding. The total funding amount is around $5.3M.

Cultivation Capital (Venture capital)
Michael Buckley (Angel)
EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs
Singularity University (Venture capital)
Henrik Rosendahl (Angel)
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