Startups
Ava
Ava develops AI speech recognition and live-captioning software that makes conversations accessible to Deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Its mobile, desktop and web applications caption in-person conversations and online meetings, identify speakers and support translation and text-to-speech. Ava Scribe combines automated captions with human transcription professionals. The company sells accessibility services to workplaces, schools, healthcare providers and other organizations, alongside consumer plans.