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Ava

Ava want to radically improve how they humans communicate with each other. Their first step at Ava is to empower 466M deaf and hard-of-hearing people to live in a fully accessible world. Every day, millions of people are excluded from…

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Founded
2014
Headcount
18
Open roles
6
Last raised
Series A · $10M
SECTION I · THE BRIEF

Inside Ava

Brief #96324Updated 18 JUN 2026SAN FRANCISCOSV ANGELSERIES A
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Ava

Ava want to radically improve how they humans communicate with each other. Their first step at Ava is to empower 466M deaf and hard-of-hearing people to live in a fully accessible world. Every day, millions of people…

Founded
2014
Headcount
18
Open roles
6
Last raised
Series A · $10M
Section II — RestrictedMembers only
  • Engineering interview process at Ava
  • Tech stack & infrastructure choices
  • Culture & day-to-day work style
  • Why join now vs. 6 months from now
  • Hiring focus & open headcount by team
  • Comp philosophy and band context
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LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Thibault DucheminThibault Duchemin
Lea von BidderLea von Bidder
Philipp TholenPhilipp Tholen
Skinner ChengSkinner Cheng
OPEN ROLES

Hiring at Ava

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    FUNDING

    Capital raised

    Total Amount Raised:

    Ava's Investors

    Ava Funding Rounds

    • Series A

      $10,000,000

    • Seed

      $4,500,000

    • Series B

      $30,000,000

    • Series B

      $30,000,000

      Series B Investors

      btov Partners
      SVC
      JRR Solutions
      Alpana Ventures
      Helvetica Capital

    • Seed

      $1,800,000

    • Series A

      $9,700,000

    • Series A

      $9,700,000

      Series A Investors

      Polytech Ventures
      Global Sources
      Swisscom
      Zürcher Kantonalbank
      EuroUS Ventures
      Boltendahl International Partners
      BlueOcean Ventures
      Alpana Ventures
      Founderful

    • Seed

      $2,600,000

    • Seed

      $2,600,000

      Seed Investors

      Zürcher Kantonalbank
      Swisscom

    • Pre Seed

      100,000 CHF

    • Pre Seed

      100,000 CHF

      Pre Seed Investors

      Venture Kick

    • Grant

      20,000 CHF

    • Grant

      20,000 CHF

      Grant Investors

      Venture Kick

    • Grant

      10,000 CHF

    • Grant

      10,000 CHF

      Grant Investors

      Venture Kick

    • Product Crowdfunding

      $45,000

    Funding info provided by Diffbot.
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    LOCATIONS

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    Ava Headquarters Location

    San Francisco, CA, 94129

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