WeWALK secures £2m Seed investment led by Nesta Impact Investments
Summary
WeWALK, creators of a smart cane for the visually impaired community, has raised \xa32m to develop their products and expand across new global markets The funding round was led by Nesta Impact Investments, Kings Health Partners (KHP Ventures) and APY Ventures They are joined by notable angel investors including Manchester City captain lkay G\xfcndoanLondon, UK WeWALK, the company behind the worlds first smartphone connected smart cane for the visually impaired, has announced a \xa32m investment round to help evolve its technology and grow its global market presence. They were joined by angel investors which included the public via a Crowdcube raise and the Manchester City and German international footballer lkay G\xfcndoan.WeWALKs first product, launched in 2019, was a GPS-enabled smart cane which connects to a smartphone app to make navigation easier, safer and more accessible for the 253 million people worldwide who are visually impaired. Were looking forward to working with them to bring their products to a much wider audience.For more information contact Rhiannon Evans-Young via [email protected] / 07815 325 148WeWALK is on a mission to enhance the mobility of visually impaired people. There are 253 million visually impaired people globally, rely on the white cane, a simple tool primarily designed to provide ground-level obstacle detection. By equipping the white cane with modern technology and providing a fully accessible, custom-built navigation app, WeWALK improves the safety and independence of visually impaired people.