

Product: Generative AI that translates written/spoken English into BSL and ASL (SignStudio, SignStream API)
Use cases: Transport integrations (UK train operators, airport deployments) and real-time/live translation
Funding (seed): £2.0M seed announced May 2024 (£1.5M investor capital + £500K Innovate UK)
Founders: Ben Saunders, Richard Bowden, Sally Chalk
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom (St John's Innovation Centre)
Accessibility and sign language translation for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences.
Accessibility / AI-powered assistive technology
£2.0M
£1.5M investor capital + £500K grant from Innovate UK; participation from Royal Association for Deaf People, Empirical Ventures, CEAS Investments and The FSE Group
“Led by venture funds (Soulmates Ventures, Deeptech Seed Fund) with participation from sector-aligned organisations and an Innovate UK grant”