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At a glance

Mavis Technologies is revolutionising mobility for the visually impaired through innovative wearable technology.

• SmartSight AI Eyewear featuring real-time scene recognition and personalised visual aids for seamless day-to-day navigation for individuals with visual impairments.

• Their two AI eyewear products (Prima & Synapse) enables obstacle detection, scene description, text-to-speech and navigation capabilities.

Quick fire details

• Headquarters: Northampton, UK

• Employee count: 4

• Business model: B2B and B2B2C

• Backed by: £120,000, 4 Angels + 3 Grants

• S/EIS: ✅

• Funding amount: £350,000 pre-seed

The founders

• Founder & CEO, David Sikharulidze: David has navigated life with

  severe visual impairment since childhood. He is also an ex ISP company founder and expanded the company to 46 employees and 180 towers, achieving a successful exit in 2019.

The market

• The current global market is worth £14.2B with the population of visually impaired people in the UK reaching 360k.

This startup is solving one key problem:

• Navigational loss, informational loss and social and emotional isolation - Mavis Technologies is trying to solve this using their tech.

Traction metrics

• Testing & certification: 30-user external trial begins May 2025 (via NIHR). CE Mark certification process underway.

• Prototype built & tested in controlled environments.

• Over £70k in UK/EU grants received.

Competitive landscape

• IrisVision, eSight and NuEyes

  • Mavis’ tech differentiates because it provides custom made applications/modules and Emergency Audio/Video Call

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Our Take

Appeals

• Strong advisory board: David has built a solid team of advisors of industry and GTM leaders.

• Cheaper than competitors: The average competitors offers solutions for $1,500 more. Mavis’ business model is also built on a subscription model (after the one time fee) providing recurring revenue.

Risks

• Market adoption pace: Going straight to the retail market could prove difficult due to the expensive solution. To mitigate, Mavis are going through NHS and charity validation pathways.

• Product delays: Mavis technologies is mitigating by creating a Built-in buffer for CE testing & iteration cycles.

• Capital intensity of scaling: Each headset is expensive to build - scaling will need good cash management.

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