Translating the World's Content into Sign Language with AI
Mark Pavlyukovskyy and Hendrik Remigereau host TechMates, the NZVC podcast. The guest on this episode is Arash Tayebi, Co-Founder of Kara Technologies, and it went out on 10 January 2025. It covers the NZVC portfolio company Kara Technologies.
- Guest
- Arash Tayebi, Co-Founder of Kara Technologies
- Date
- 10 January 2025
- Companies
- Kara Technologies
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Arash Tayebi, co-founder of Kara Technologies, traces his path from a small Iranian village to building AI-driven sign language avatars in New Zealand. His own battle with Meniere's disease led him toward solutions for the deaf community. The conversation covers the mission of making every piece of content, from videos to emergency alerts, accessible in sign language worldwide, and his perspective as an immigrant founder in New Zealand's tech ecosystem.
- How his personal battle with Meniere's disease led to solutions for the deaf community.
- The challenges and triumphs of building Kara Technologies, a company creating AI-driven sign language avatars.
- His perspective as an immigrant founder in New Zealand's tech ecosystem.
- The mission behind Kara: making every piece of content, from videos to emergency alerts, accessible in sign language worldwide.
Companies in this episode
Kara Technologies, accessibility tech, sign language avatars, deaf community, immigrant founders, New Zealand tech