Captify makes smart glasses that capture ambient audio with dual beamforming microphones and display real‑time captions on dual eye‑displays, supporting 80+ languages and on‑device translation. The frames are prescription‑compatible, lightweight, and work with a paired phone for speech‑to‑text processing, with an optional subscription for advanced AI features such as speaker identification and conversation summaries.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
People who are deaf or hard of hearing often miss spoken conversation because traditional hearing aids do not provide visual access to speech, and existing captioning apps require looking at a phone screen, which is impractical in social settings. The lack of portable, hands‑free visual transcription also limits communication in multilingual environments.
Solution
Captify offers smart glasses that capture ambient audio with dual beamforming microphones and deliver real‑time captions directly onto dual eye‑displays. The glasses use Microsoft’s speech‑recognition models to transcribe speech in over 80 languages (Captify Pro) or 13 languages (Captify Myvu) and can translate spoken words into the user’s preferred language. The system runs in conjunction with a paired iOS or Android phone, which handles the speech‑to‑text processing to keep the glasses lightweight and extend battery life. Frames are compatible with prescription lenses and feature adjustable nose pads, dual eye displays, and directional microphones with noise cancellation. Users can try the glasses risk‑free for 14 days, and an optional $15 per month premium subscription unlocks higher accuracy, speaker identification, conversation summaries and AI‑driven query assistance.
Target Audience
Primary customers are deaf and hard‑of‑hearing individuals seeking hands‑free captioning, as well as multilingual users who need live speech translation in everyday and professional settings.
Features
- Dual eye‑display provides balanced, easy‑to‑read captions without squinting
- Dual beamforming microphones with noise cancellation capture speech up to 10 m in quiet settings
- Real‑time transcription in 80+ languages (Pro) or 13 languages (Myvu) using Microsoft’s speech‑recognition engine
- On‑device translation and environmental sound detection (applause, alarms, etc.)
- Prescription‑compatible frames with adjustable nose pads; weight as low as 37 g (Pro) or 43 g (Myvu)
- USB‑C charging and optional installment payment via Shop Pay
- Optional premium subscription adds speaker labeling, AI‑generated conversation summaries, custom word recognition and cloud backup