.lumen raises €5M for its Glasses for the Blind
Summary
Develops Pedestrian Autonomous Driving (PAD AI), first shown in the Glasses for the Blind.Bucharest, Romania July 17, 2024 In a transformative leap from local innovation to global sensation, Romanian startup .lumen is on a mission to restore mobility to the blind and visually impaired. The target amount for this round is 1,000,000, with co-investors such as the European Innovation Council and Venture to Future Fund contributing with 4 million.Despite all technological advancements, when it comes to the mobility of the 338 million visually impaired there are only 2 widely used solutions the guide dog and the white cane. And is patented internationally..lumen is going to do for pedestrian infrastructure is what Tesla Autopilot did to the automotive world.Cornel Amariei, the visionary CEO and founder of .lumen, expressed his excitement about the companys mission and potential impact. These efforts are supported by a robust team of 50 engineers, professors, disability experts, designers, and scientists..lumens innovative approach has earned it more than 40 prestigious awards in the past four years, including the Red Dot: Luminary, US National Academy of Medicine, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneers, Cisco Global Problem Solver, EIC Scaling Club, or the Global Business Hall of Fame. Their flagship product, .lumen Glasses, and the underlying PAD AI technology, are designed to provide visually impaired individuals with unprecedented levels of independence and safety.