AirCaps
YC F25San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 5 employees · Hiring · 2 known investors
AirCaps manufactures lightweight smart glasses that display real-time captions, translate conversations across 60+ languages, and provide AI-powered meeting intelligence for users. The product is designed for Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, international travelers, and business professionals.
Also known as Vued
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F25)
AirCaps was founded in 2024 by Madhav Lavakare and Nirbhay Narang.
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Madhav Lavakarein𝕏Founder & CEOMadhav Lavakare studied computer science at Yale, where his senior thesis addressed speech extraction from noisy multi-speaker environments. He previously conducted audio AI research at MIT Media Lab as part of a team that collaborated on a live musical performance integrating human and AI components.
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Nirbhay NaranginCo-FounderNirbhay Narang studied computer science at Cornell University and completed research in human-computer interaction. He has experience building voice and conversational AI applications, including early-stage work at YC-backed startups and voice technology projects for accessibility applications.
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Even Realities25 shared keywordsEven Realities builds smart eyewear with a 3D heads-up display for everyday use, offering features like live translation, transcription, teleprompting, and daily task management. Its products target professionals, presenters, and creators who want contextual information and communication support during conversations, meetings, and presentations.
Letsenvision13 shared keywordsEnvision provides an application that describes visual surroundings aloud to help blind and low-vision users understand their environment independently. It functions as an assistive technology tool for people who are blind or have low vision.
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- What does AirCaps do?
- AirCaps manufactures lightweight smart glasses that display real-time captions, translate conversations across 60+ languages, and provide AI-powered meeting intelligence for users. The product is designed for Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, international travelers, and business professionals.
- Who founded AirCaps?
- AirCaps was founded by Madhav Lavakare, Nirbhay Narang in 2024.
- Who are AirCaps's investors?
- AirCaps's investors include Y Combinator, Lombardstreet Ventures.
- Where is AirCaps headquartered?
- AirCaps is headquartered in San Francisco, US.