YCS19· AIAudioFocus
Hearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.
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About AudioFocus
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.
San Francisco, CA, USA; Oakland, CA, USA
AudioFocus: questions
Which YC batch was AudioFocus in?
AudioFocus was in Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch (S19).
Is AudioFocus still active?
Y Combinator lists AudioFocus as inactive.
Where is AudioFocus based?
AudioFocus lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Oakland, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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