2025–2026 · India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan

Cohort 2 — driving inclusion across Asia

17 ventures working to improve access, inclusion, and independence for people with disabilities — from prosthetics to mental health, hospitality to assistive tech. The cohort kicked off in Jakarta in October 2025 and closed with Demo Day on April 29, 2026.

Ventures
17
Countries
5
Coaching sessions each
12
Demo Day
Jakarta, Apr 2026

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Selected founders

1SpecialPlace

Pratiksha Gupta India

India's first fully integrated therapy ecosystem

100+ consultations delivered

Bioniks

Anas Niaz Pakistan

AI-powered, affordable prosthetics for the 80M without access

~$300 per prosthetic arm

Cognitii

Jhillika Trisal India

AI + human infrastructure for inclusive education

$100K in education grants awarded

DeepVisionTech.AI

Jayasudan Munsamy India

AI-powered bidirectional sign language interpretation

5,800+ Deaf individuals impacted

Dextroware Devices

Pravin Kumar India

Wearable head-tracking for people with upper limb disabilities

100% hands-free computer control

I-Stem

Kartik Sawhney India

Making the inaccessible web usable for blind and low-vision users

96% of the web is inaccessible

Inclus

Anders Tan Singapore

Empowering persons with disabilities through training and employment

800+ students trained, 200+ placed

Karla Bionics

Arief Indra Muharam Indonesia

Inclusive technology developed through participatory design

200+ users co-designed with

PetaNetra

Graciela Gabrielle Indonesia / Taiwan

AR + AI indoor navigation for blind and low-vision users

1000+ visually impaired users navigating independently

Planet Abled

Neha Arora India / Austria

The world's first inclusive travel brand for persons with disabilities

40+ client nations served

Riliv

Audrey Maximillian Herli Indonesia

Indonesia's leading digital mental health platform

1M+ users across Indonesia

SaralX

Akashdeep Bansal India

Closing the digital accessibility gap. Built by a blind IIT Delhi researcher

70M+ Indians excluded from the digital web

Silang.id

Ahmad Yusuf Makbul Indonesia

Qualified sign language interpreters for Indonesia's Deaf community

300+ certified interpreters in network

Suarise

Rahma Utami Indonesia

Indonesia's first digital accessibility consultancy

50+ organisations made digitally accessible

Sunbots Innovations

Suket Amin India

AI + smart glasses transforming education and daily living for blind users

40+ schools using SMARTON

Thinkerbell Labs

Dilip Ramesh India

The world's first self-learning braille literacy device

~$90 per Annie device

Wundrsight Health

Raunak Swarnkar India

Clinically validated VR for mental health and neurological rehabilitation

1000+ patients in clinical trials