Fortell Builds AI Hearing Aid With Custom Chip, Raises $740M
Patrick OShaughnessy praises a documentary on Fortell, a startup valued at $740M whose custom chip helps users hear where they look. The company is expanding across America and is backed by notable investors.
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Sachin and Adam are making my favorite short documentaries about technology companies.
This one, about Fortell (I’m an investor), is especially interesting.
This is the sort of company that I hope AI enables in as many industries as possible.
Fortell has combined AI technology (a custom chip and software) with good old-fashioned extraordinary customer service to make living with hearing loss much easier. Many people I’ve seen try the demo have cried at the impact and quality. So cool.
Check out Sachin and Adam’s other videos too. All excellent.
This one, about Fortell (I’m an investor), is especially interesting.
This is the sort of company that I hope AI enables in as many industries as possible.
Fortell has combined AI technology (a custom chip and software) with good old-fashioned extraordinary customer service to make living with hearing loss much easier. Many people I’ve seen try the demo have cried at the impact and quality. So cool.
Check out Sachin and Adam’s other videos too. All excellent.
Sachin and Adam @Sachin_and_AdamExclusive: Inside Fortell (@fortellresearch)
The $740M startup that had to waitlist billionaires and celebrities for its AI hearing aid.
Their custom chip helps you "hear where you look", distinguishing voices in noisy environments - which solved a problem no hearing aid had cracked in 70 years. Now they're expanding across America to start reaching the 1.5 billion people globally who need it.
Founded by four wildly impressive co-founders. Plus, backed from top VC's led by @JoshuaKushner @AntonioGracias @traestephens @wolfejosh @GavinSBaker @patrick_oshag @RobertIger @jaltma @aplusk @hbarr…
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