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HapWare raises $1.5M for haptic wristband
HapWare's $1.5M pre-seed round funds its ALEYE wristband to translate social cues into haptic signals.
In brief
HapWare's $1.5M pre-seed round funds its ALEYE wristband to translate social cues into haptic signals. HapWare raised $1.5 million to develop a wristband that converts social cues into haptic signals for assistive communication. Originally reported by RuntimeWire.
HapWare's funding
HapWare raised $1.5 million pre-seed round to develop its ALEYE wristband for translating social cues into haptic signals.
ALEYE wristband
The ALEYE wristband aims to help users participate in conversations when facial expressions and gestures are unavailable.
TIME recognition
HapWare's ALEYE wristband was named to TIME's 2026 Best Inventions list, though no beta tests confirm its accuracy.
The main idea
HapWare raised $1.5 million to develop a wristband that converts social cues into haptic signals for assistive communication.
