Sunu

Audio and Haptics AR interface equipping blind users with super powers

Y CombinatorSummer 2017InactiveConsumerVirtual and Augmented RealityAssistive TechAugmented RealityIoT

What they do

Problem

Blind and visually impaired people need better real-time awareness of obstacles and navigation cues to move safely and independently.

Solution

Sunu Nek is a neck-worn AR interface that uses radar sensing plus audio and haptic feedback to detect nearby obstacles and provide GPS-guided orientation.

Who it's for

Blind and visually impaired users seeking mobility and daily-living assistance.

Founders

Marco Trujillo

Founder/CEO

I lead growth at Platica.mx, helping enterprises deploy AI agents across sales, customer engagement, and operations. My work is centered on transforming AI from a promising concept into measurable operating leverage. Previously, I built products across hardware that have empowered thousands of blind and visually impaired users to navigate more safely and independently.

Fernando Albertorio

Founder/Operations & Sales

I am a senior product leader, and throughout the past 13 years I've been creating world-class products that profoundly connect with users and transform the way people work, think and live. I've built companies from the ground-up. I am an innovator who's been developing technologies from zero-to-one, and shipping award-winning products to market at the intersection of AI/ML/Computer Vision - digital health with wearable, IoT, mobile apps and enterprise SAAS.