Top 6 Hearing loss startups in USA

Aug 11, 2026
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Rylo
Funding: $31M
Rylo offers an FCC-certified platform for deaf and hard-of-hearing users that provides real-time captioning and text-to-speech capabilities for phone calls and in-person communication. It develops additional AI-powered tools for workplace accessibility, network improvements, speaker characteristics, sentiment analysis and real-time fraud detection.
2
Eargo
Funding: $371.5M
Eargo produces hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate high-frequency hearing loss. They work well for those who require greater clarity rather than loudness in changing environment (Eargos automatically optimize your sound environment as you move between rooms). They are rechargeable, invisible and quite comfortable thanks to their complete fit within the ear canal. You can order hearing aids online after completing a clinically validated online hearing test. Then, using the Sound Match app, you can personalize your hearing aids to suit the unique hearing preferences of each ear. Acquired by LXE Hearing
3
Decibel Therapeutics
Funding: $189.2M
Decibel Therapeutics is a hearing company focused on discovering and developing new medicines to protect, repair and restore hearing.
4
Akouos
Funding: $162.5M
Akouos is a new biotechnology company focused on restoring and preserving hearing.
5
Tuned
Funding: $10.2M
Tuned provides employers with proactive hearing wellcare, headsets, and advocacy for the hearing of all employees.
6
Moray Medical
Funding: $5.7M
Moray Medical develops a structural heart robotic delivery systems for edge-to-edge valve leaflet repair.
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