Tekedia · Jun 2026
Tekedia Capital publicly announced an investment in AirCaps and described the company as building AI assistance for in-person conversations via lightweight AR glasses.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
AirCaps is a 2024-founded smart-glasses startup building lightweight AR glasses that show live captions, translate 60+ languages, and provide AI meeting intelligence for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users, travelers, and professionals. Public sources place the operating company in San Francisco while the legal address is in New Haven, and the team appears to be a small 1-10 person startup.
Primary product
AirCaps smart glasses for real-time captions, translation, and AI conversation assistance
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States (operating HQ); registered/legal address: 470 James Street, STE 007, New Haven, CT 06513, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Smart glasses / assistive AR wearables
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Offices
Business model
Stage
seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed VC · Jun 2026
Jun 2026 · Tekedia Capital
Dec 2025 · Y Combinator
Oct 2025
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Founding Engineer
Investors
Mission-driven and accessibility-first, with a builder-heavy culture focused on shipping conversation-assistive hardware and software quickly. Public messaging emphasizes obsession with voice AI, smart glasses, and practical real-world use cases.
Compensation
The clearest public compensation signal is a YC job listing for a Product Engineer in San Francisco at $150K-$220K; no broader compensation policy was found publicly.
Pricing
One-time hardware sale ($599) plus optional Pro subscription ($20/month); enterprise pricing available on request
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Tekedia · Jun 2026
Tekedia Capital publicly announced an investment in AirCaps and described the company as building AI assistance for in-person conversations via lightweight AR glasses.
WIRED · Jul 2025
WIRED profiled AirCaps-style transcription glasses and reported that the system worked surprisingly well in real-world use.
The New Yorker · Apr 2025
The New Yorker covered the broader real-world captioning-glasses story that AirCaps emerged from, including the hearing-loss use case and the competitive landscape.
Yale Alumni Magazine
Yale Alumni Magazine profiled Madhav Lavakare and AirCaps in early 2026, noting brisk sales, the $649 price point, international shipping, and earlier prototype and grant history.