
Imagine a world where blind and visually impaired people can navigate effortlessly outdoors. At SmartAIs, we're turning this vision into reality. We build a digital assistant, that offers obstacle recognition and scene description to support people when they move outdoors. We are happy to be supported TU Munich, TUM Venture Labs, Bayern Kapital, EXIST and AI+MUNICH.

Imagine a world where blind and visually impaired people can navigate effortlessly outdoors. At SmartAIs, we're turning this vision into reality. We build a digital assistant, that offers obstacle recognition and scene description to support people when they move outdoors. We are happy to be supported TU Munich, TUM Venture Labs, Bayern Kapital, EXIST and AI+MUNICH.
What: iPhone app using AI/computer vision to describe scenes, locate objects/text, and provide last‑meter guidance for blind and visually impaired users
Founded: 2024; Munich, Germany
Funding: Pre-Seed (2025-02-25) — lead investor Bayern Kapital; amount undisclosed
Founders: Anika Watzka; Said Derbel; Sascha Preget; Yamen Mohisn
Recognition: German Mobility Prize 2024; Health‑i Award finalist 2024
Accessibility / assistive technology for people with visual impairments — orientation, navigation and last‑meter guidance.
2024
Health tech / Assistive technology
Other reported participants: Lapaero; FAMe Invest & Management. Amount not disclosed.
“Bayern Kapital (lead investor); additional reported participants include Lapaero and FAMe Invest & Management”
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