There are over 340 million people with visual impairments in the world who struggle every day to move around safely. Standard aids don’t solve the problem entirely; users lose orientation constantly, miss important information, and experience frequent accidents.
In LATAM, 75% of families with a VI member need to provide daily assistance. This high dependency is a well-studied poverty trap for vulnerable families.
At Sunu, we built a sonar sensing bracelet powered by a GPS app that warns the user of obstacles with real-time vibrations and provides location information through voice.
We were accelerated by Y Combinator in 2017, launched the product in 2018, built a global distribution network in 20 countries, sold over $1.5M in devices to thousands of users in over 50 countries, who report 90% fewer accidents, improved orientation, and increase independence.
Our next product is launching soon and will disrupt the industry for good.