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Oswald Labs

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Accessibility technology for the next billion users

Status: Inactive
Operated: 2016–2020
Location: New Delhi, India
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Founders

Anand Chowdhary
Anand Chowdhary
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Nishant Gadihoke
Nishant Gadihoke
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Mahendra Singh Raghuwanshi
Mahendra Singh Raghuwanshi
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Oswald Labs is an award-winning accessibility technology company that builds products for people with disabilities, with a mission to build technology for the next billion users by promoting accessibility and equality. The company started after winning the Code4Impact award at AngelHack Delhi 2016 for building the first web reading tool for people with dyslexia. The flagship product Agastya adds disability-friendly features to websites with a single line of JavaScript, including dyslexia-friendly modes, text-to-speech, translation to 100+ languages, high contrast options, and live chat.

Other products include Shravan, the world's first end-to-end accessible smartphone platform with a patent-pending speech and vibration interface for visually impaired users, seniors, and unlettered populations; Valmiki, a browser extension that adjusts color contrast, typography, and design preferences; and Augmenta11y, an AR app for children with dyslexia that reduces reading time by over 20%.

Founded on August 15, 2016, Oswald Labs has headquarters in New Delhi, India and operations in the Netherlands. All products are free for end users, with Agastya free for websites under 10,000 monthly pageviews. The company contributes 10% of profits to the Oswald Labs Research Fund and runs a free, remote accelerator program for early-stage startups building for underserved populations.