
.lumen builds glasses that empower the blind to live a better life. There are 40 million blind people today, and despite all the technological advancements, the most used mobility solutions are the walking cane and the guide dog. The guide dog is unanimously seen as a good option, but there are only 28,000 guide dogs to 40 million individuals with visual disabilities. .lumen offers a solution that mimics the benefits of a guide dog without the drawbacks that make it a non-scalable solution.

.lumen builds glasses that empower the blind to live a better life. There are 40 million blind people today, and despite all the technological advancements, the most used mobility solutions are the walking cane and the guide dog. The guide dog is unanimously seen as a good option, but there are only 28,000 guide dogs to 40 million individuals with visual disabilities. .lumen offers a solution that mimics the benefits of a guide dog without the drawbacks that make it a non-scalable solution.
Product: AI-powered "Glasses for the Blind" using cameras/spatial AI and haptic feedback to provide guide-dog-like navigation (Pedestrian Autonomous Driving, PAD AI).
Founder & HQ: Founded in 2020 by Cornel Amariei; headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Funding: Closed a €5M investment round (Jan 14, 2025) led by Catalyst Romania; secured an €11M grant (Oct 20, 2025) for an autonomous-robots project.
Regulatory & Awards: CE certification for the Glasses for the Blind (May 15, 2025); CES 2026 Innovation Awards Honoree (Accessibility & Longevity).
Team size: 41 employees
Assistive mobility and navigation for blind and visually impaired people.
2020
Research Services
€5M
Round included participation from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund and Tigrim Capital; included a €1M crowdfunding component facilitated by SeedBlink.
€11M
Grant awarded for the "PABLO – Autonomous Robots for Urban Delivery" project under the Intelligent Growth, Digitalization, and Financial Instruments Program 2021–2027.
“Lead investor Catalyst Romania; participation from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund and Tigrim Capital; SeedBlink facilitated a €1M crowdfunding component; Venture to Future Fund cited as a co-investor in company materials.”
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