Pedius is a mobile application that allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing to make phone calls. Using an advanced speech recognition technology, this app allows deaf people to make private, real-time phone calls. Users can download the application on either iPhone or Android devices. Once the app has been downloaded the user can either create their own introduction message for phone calls or choose from a generic list within the app. Pedius will then convert the message into an automated voice and send to the recipient. The recipient’s answer will instantly appear on the screen as a written text. Because we understand that there are many people who are deaf that can speak very well, Pedius has updated its voice setting to allow users to speak. The user may speak to the recipient and then the recipient’s response will appear on the screen as a written text.
Pedius è un servizio di comunicazione che consente alle persone sorde di effettuare normali telefonate utilizzando le tecnologie di riconoscimento e sintesi vocale.
Attraverso l’applicazione mobile gli utenti possono avviare una normale telefonata
verso un numero telefonico, fisso o mobile. Durante la telefonata l’utente può scegliere di scrivere mesaggi come in una normale chat e una voce artificiale pronuncerà i messaggi. Oppure può parlare, utilizzando la propria voce. In tempo reale la risposta vocale della persona chiamata viene trasformata in testo e l'utente potrà leggerla sul display del proprio telefono.
Pedius è un servizio di comunicazione che consente alle persone sorde di effettuare normali telefonate utilizzando le tecnologie di riconoscimento e sintesi vocale.
Attraverso l’applicazione mobile gli utenti possono avviare una normale telefonata
verso un numero telefonico, fisso o mobile. Durante la telefonata l’utente può scegliere di scrivere mesaggi come in una normale chat e una voce artificiale pronuncerà i messaggi. Oppure può parlare, utilizzando la propria voce. In tempo reale la risposta vocale della persona chiamata viene trasformata in testo e l'utente potrà leggerla sul display del proprio telefono.
Location: Italy, Lazio, Rome
Total raised: $1.99M
Investors 2
Date | Name | Website |
- | Embed Capi... | embedcapit... |
21.10.2021 | CDP Ventur... | en.cdpvent... |
Funding Rounds 2
Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
16.01.2017 | Series A | $1.48M | - |
18.12.2014 | - | $503.73K | - |
Mentions in press and media 6
Date | Title | Description |
16.01.2017 | Pedius Raises €1.4M in Series A Funding | Pedius, a Rome, Italy-based startup that has developed a mobile app which gives Deaf and Hard of Hearing people the freedom to make normal phone conversations, raised €1.4m in Series A funding. Backers included Invitalia Ventures, Principia... |
05.07.2016 | Oticon’s hearing aid uses AI: Are high tech tools for hearing loss ignoring mass market? | Hearing aid companies have served customers facing complex hearing environments using so-called “narrow beam forming,” but it isn’t a very satisfying solution, according to Schum. “It creates a very unnatural listening experience, because y... |
18.12.2014 | Pedius Raises €410K Funding | Pedius, a Rome, Italy-based startup that developed an innovative communication service for deaf and hard of hearing people, raised €410K in funding. TIM Ventures, the venture arm of Telecom Italia Group that invests in digital startups, Sis... |
26.03.2014 | Pedius Lets Italy’s Deaf Make Phone Calls, With More Countries To Come | Pedius is a four-month-old Italian startup that has an app currently available for Android that enables the deaf to make phone calls. The user texts a message, and that text translates to speech at the other side of the phone call. There is... |
24.07.2013 | Over Technologies Wins FantaStartup | A fantasy game applied to a startup competition. This was the essence of FantaStartup, an event presented by Silvio Gulizia, a well known tech journalist and blogger, and Informale with the support of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome. Select... |
- | Oticon’s hearing aid uses AI: Are high tech tools for hearing loss ignoring mass market? | Denmark’s Oticon is tackling an unmet need among the hearing impaired with its recently launched Oticon Opn high-end hearing aid. Company vice president Don Schum touted Opn’s ability to provide natural hearing in loud environments with mul... |