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AudioFocus

Hearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.

Shut down

About

If we've learned anything in the last few years it's that spending time with our friends and family is essential to our well-being and happiness. Unfortunately, loud and noisy places like weddings and family gatherings hinder human connection, especially for the hearing impaired. In fact, the biggest unmet need in the entire hearing healthcare industry is hearing in noisy places. AudioFocus helps patients hear in these environments by only enhancing voices nearby the patients and ignoring ones farther away. We do this using acoustics informed machine learning and custom microphone array design.

Our goal is to increase the adoption rate of 37M US adults with hearing loss, only 8M use hearing aids today.

Founded by Auditory Neuroscientist & AI expert and a Hearing Aid hardware design expert.

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Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Team size
4 employees
YC batch
Summer 2019
Status
Shut down
Stage
Early stage

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Questions and answers

What does AudioFocus do?

Hearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.

Where is AudioFocus based?

San Francisco, CA, United States

How many people work at AudioFocus?

4 employees, according to the company profile.

Has AudioFocus raised money?

There are no funding rounds for AudioFocus in our data.

What are the alternatives to AudioFocus?

Similar startups: NearWave, Perceptive Technologies, and Andromeda Surgical.