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Wewalk, A Smart Cane For The Visually Impaired, Raises £2M

PRIVATEDec 09, 2022

Amount Raised

£2 Million

Round Type

Seed

LondonSoftwareMobileApps

Investors

Vestel VenturesAPY VenturesKHP VenturesNesta Impact Investments

Description

WeWALK has received a further £2m in funding to add more features to its smart cane for the visually impaired.

Quick answer

WeWALK raised £2 Million in a Seed round, dated December 9, 2022. Investors: Vestel Ventures, APY Ventures, KHP Ventures and Nesta Impact Investments. WeWALK is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

How much did WeWALK raise?
WeWALK raised £2 Million in a Seed round on December 9, 2022.
Who invested in WeWALK?
Vestel Ventures, APY Ventures, KHP Ventures and Nesta Impact Investments are named as investors in this round.
What does WeWALK do?
The WeWALK team is on a mission to enhance the mobility of visually impaired people with cutting-edge technology driven by their lived and professional experience of visual impairment.
Where is WeWALK based and how big is it?
WeWALK is based in London, England, United Kingdom.
Who are the decision-makers at WeWALK?
Fundz holds 1 contact at WeWALK, including the Co-Founder & CEO . Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

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Who else raised in Mobile and Apps around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as WeWALK that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Purlin raised an undisclosed amount (Seed) on November 11, 2022.
  • Park+ raised $17M (Series C) on January 10, 2023.
  • Holmusk raised an undisclosed amount (Corporate Round) on January 9, 2023.
  • OpenLoop raised $368K (Seed) on December 28, 2022.
  • BigBasket raised $200M (Funding Round) on December 21, 2022.
  • ngrow.ai raised $2.3M (Seed) on December 21, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

WeWALK

Location

Queen St

London, England, United Kingdom

About

The WeWALK team is on a mission to enhance the mobility of visually impaired people with cutting-edge technology driven by their lived and professional experience of visual impairment. WeWALK's patented technology smart cane improves safety and independence with obstacle detection, accessible multimodal navigation, and public transport integration. WeWALK has already impacted lives in over 59 countries and has been recognised as a TIME Best Invention, Amazon's Startup of the Year, and an Edison Gold Award. WeWALK continuously expands its feature set through R&D collaborations with Microsoft, Imperial College London, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), and other global visually impaired organization partners.

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