XRAI Glass

What XRAI Glass does

XRAI Glass is a privately held, fully remote software and hardware company founded in 2022 by CEO Dan Scarfe and COO Lara Scarfe. The company builds AI-powered real-time speech-to-text and translation technology for accessibility, distributed through a mobile and desktop app (iOS, Android, Windows) and through its own branded XRAI AR2 captioning glasses priced at $699. Core capabilities include real-time captioning with claimed 98%+ accuracy, translation across more than 300 languages and dialects, speaker identification, automatic language detection, and an integrated ChatGPT-powered assistant that summarizes conversations and answers questions in real time. The technology is device-agnostic across multiple AR hardware platforms (XREAL, RayNeo, Rokid, Vuzix, NTT QONOQ MiRZA) and integrates with professional AV stacks (Dante), communication tools (Microsoft Teams), and streaming platforms (YouTube, Twitch, OBS, Kick).

The business operates a hybrid B2C and B2B model. Consumer revenue comes from the $699 AR2 hardware purchase and three-tier app subscriptions (free Essentials, $15/month Premium, $30/month Ultimate), plus usage-based Pro Minutes top-ups for cloud-enhanced transcription. Enterprise revenue is generated through custom deployments for theatres, sports venues, airports, and government institutions, branded as Events.Subtitled, Theatre.Subtitled, Sports.Subtitled, and Work.Subtitled, supplemented by an audiologist reseller program and listings on the AWS and Azure Marketplaces. XRAI operates as a dual-entity company (XRAI Inc. in Delaware and XRAI Limited in England and Wales) with team members based in the US, UK, and Canada.

The customer base spans deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, enterprise workplaces, performing arts venues, transportation hubs, government agencies, and audiology clinics. Notable enterprise pilots and partnerships include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Network Rail's Bristol Temple Meads Station, the UK Ministry of Defence, Het Nationale Theater's LiveText deployment at the Holland Festival, Chichester Festival Theatre, and DC United, alongside hardware partnerships with NTT QONOQ, Vuzix, and XREAL. No revenue, headcount, or funding figures are publicly disclosed in the source data.

Name

XRAI Glass

Legal name

XRAI Inc.

Website

https://xrai.glass

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

XRAI Glass builds AI-powered real-time captioning and translation software and hardware (XRAI AR2 glasses) for deaf and hard-of-hearing consumers, enterprise workplaces, theatres, sports venues, transportation hubs, and government institutions, with deployment across iOS, Android, Windows, and multiple AR glass platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accessibility Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (334310)

akta.pro primary industry

AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) Devices, Apps & Training (EDAKAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

AR Smart Glasses (CRACAIAE), Conversational AI Platforms (chat/voice bots, orchestration) (HDAAAFAC), Multilingual/Translation Communication Apps (BPAMACAJ)

Keywords

• Real-time captioning software
• AI speech-to-text
• Augmented reality glasses
• Accessibility technology
• Multilingual translation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - XRAI AR2 Glasses: One-time purchase of XRAI AR2 captioning glasses at $699. Includes free offline captioning forever and 3,600 Pro Minutes. Ships globally to US, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand, UAE, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Mexico.
2. App Subscriptions - Tiered Plans: Three-tier subscription model: Essentials (Free), Premium ($15/month annual or $20/month monthly), and Ultimate ($30/month annual or $40/month monthly). Premium and Ultimate include online captioning, translation, smart glasses compatibility, and AI features.
3. Enterprise Event Services: Live event captioning and translation services for venues, theatres, sports stadiums, and corporate events. Includes on-screen captions, streaming to attendee devices, and smart glasses support.
4. Pro Minutes Top-Up Packs: Additional cloud-enhanced transcription minutes available for purchase: 600 minutes ($10), 1,800 minutes, 3,600 minutes, and 108,000 minutes packs. Unused minutes roll over to future months.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

XRAI Glass develops an AI-powered speech-to-text app that converts spoken conversation into real-time subtitles displayed on smartphones, AR glasses, or streamed to multiple devices. The offering combines a freemium/subscription consumer app, proprietary AR2 captioning glasses ($699 one-time), and enterprise deployment solutions (Events, Work, Theatre, Sports subtitling) supporting 300+ languages with ChatGPT-driven AI features. Revenue is generated from hardware sales, tiered subscriptions (Free/Premium $15-20/Ultimate $30-40 per month), Pro Minutes usage top-ups, and professional enterprise deployments.

Product overview

XRAI Glass offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on real-time captioning and translation for accessibility. The core XRAI Glass App provides speech-to-text conversion with AI-powered features on iOS, Android, and Windows. This is complemented by the XRAI AR2 hardware (wireless captioning glasses) and the previous-generation XRAI AR One. Key software modules include XRAI Stream (event streaming), XRAI TV (television captioning), and XRAI Babelfish (translation), with Pro Minutes as a usage-based add-on for enhanced cloud transcription. The platform targets deaf/hard-of-hearing users, enterprise workplaces, theatres, sports venues, and travel hubs requiring multilingual accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• XRAI Stream: Technology for streaming live captions to multiple devices at events and public speeches
• XRAI Babelfish
• XRAI TV

Products and services

• XRAI Glass App AI-powered speech-to-text mobile and desktop app providing real-time captioning, translation across 300+ languages, speaker identification, multi-language detection, and ChatGPT-based conversation summarization. Available on iOS, Android, and Windows with free offline captioning and tiered online subscriptions.
• XRAI AR2 Captioning Glasses Next-generation wireless AR captioning glasses with 2500 nits display brightness, dual-lens display, 8+ hour battery life, Bluetooth connectivity, and a charging case providing up to 96 hours total use. Sold as a $699 one-time purchase that includes 3,600 Pro Minutes and free unlimited offline captioning.
• XRAI AR One Captioning Glasses All-in-one wireless smart glasses designed to optimize the XRAI Glass app's captioning capabilities. The predecessor to XRAI AR2, also based on XREAL Air architecture.
• XRAI Stream Standalone streaming technology that delivers live captioning and translation for events, public speeches, theatres, and venues. Users connect an audio source to a mobile, tablet, or desktop device and stream real-time subtitles to multiple attendee devices over local WiFi without requiring smart glasses.
• Pro Minutes Usage-based cloud-enhanced transcription minutes that unlock faster and more accurate captioning in challenging audio environments. Sold in packs of 600 minutes ($10), 1,800 minutes, 3,600 minutes, and 108,000 minutes, with unused minutes rolling over month-to-month.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98%+ speech-to-text accuracy
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmpetroniccoreTechnology or Integration · 30 July 2026Collaboration to develop AI-powered multilingual train announcement system for Bristol Temple Meads Station. Ampetronic provides Auri, their Auracast broadcast audio solution, combined with XRAI's AI translation technology for personalized passenger announcements.
• Connected Places CatapultcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 July 2026Station Innovation Zone programme led by Connected Places Catapult in partnership with Network Rail. Programme enables SMEs to trial innovative technologies in live railway station environments.
• Network RailcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 July 2026Partner in Bristol Temple Meads pilot project for AI-powered multilingual train announcements. Network Rail operates the UK's railway infrastructure.
• Dallas Fort Worth International AirportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Pilot program for real-time captioning and translation at DFW Airport ticket booths and border control. DFW welcomes 73 million passengers annually, making it a significant proving ground for accessibility technology.
• Het Nationale TheatercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2025Collaboration to develop LiveText technology for real-time theatre subtitles. Het Nationale Theater created the concept and developed the technology over several years in partnership with XRAI, using Dante technology. First deployed at Holland Festival for 220+ language support. The technology allows actors' voices to be transcribed directly and displayed on smart glasses in real-time.
• Audinate (Dante)coreTechnology or Integration · 15 May 2025Technology partnership for Dante AV integration. XRAI's theatre captioning system uses Dante technology for audio precision and reliability at professional theatre levels. Dante enables seamless connectivity with existing AV equipment in venues.
• Chichester Festival TheatrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Early adopter of XRAI's theatre captioning solution. Theatre reports that having captioning available for any show (rather than just designated captioned performances) makes a huge difference to accessibility.
• LensologyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Prescription lens provider for XRAI AR2 glasses. Lensology supplies ultra-thin, high-index prescription lenses that clip into the glasses.
• UK Ministry of DefencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2024Pilot program to evaluate XRAI Glass captioning technology for government staff accessibility needs.
• VSL LabsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 September 2024Partnership to redefine communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals through collaborative development of accessibility solutions.
• NTT QONOQcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 9 September 2024XRAI announced as official software partner for NTT QONOQ's XR glasses (MiRZA). XRAI's captioning software is pre-integrated into the MiRZA smart glasses, exclusively available in Japan.
• DC UnitedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Pilot program for fans who are deaf or hard of hearing, streaming live captions to personal devices during matches.
• XREALcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024XREAL glasses (Air, Air 2, Air 2 Pro, Air 2 Ultra, One, Beam) are compatible with XRAI Glass app for captioning. XREAL is the basis for original XRAI captioning glasses. Partnership provides hardware-software integration for AR captioning.
• Microsoft TeamscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Integration with Microsoft Teams for accessible captioning on calls and meetings. XRAI provides enhanced real-time captioning for Teams users.
• YouTubecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024XRAI Stream compatible with YouTube for live stream captioning, making YouTube live streams instantly accessible.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Even Realities: Even Realities G1/G2 are smart glasses with real-time captioning features that were named the top performer in Wired's comparison against XRAI AR2. Direct competitor in the AR captioning glasses category.
• Ava: Ava provides real-time AI captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing users on mobile and desktop, with multilingual meeting transcription. Closest direct competitor to XRAI's core captioning app, competing for the same deaf/hard-of-hearing persona.
• Nagish: Nagish provides AI-powered real-time captioning and communication tools for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, including phone call captioning. Direct competitor in the same deaf/hard-of-hearing accessibility segment.
• InnoCaption: InnoCaption provides real-time captioning for phone calls specifically targeted at deaf and hard-of-hearing users. Competes with XRAI in the same deaf/hard-of-hearing accessibility market, focused on telephony captioning.
• Captify: Captify offers smart glasses with integrated real-time captioning, including Captify Pro. Was compared head-to-head with XRAI AR2 in Wired's captioning glasses review, making it a directly competing product in AR captioning glasses.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft (Teams Live Captions): Microsoft Teams ships free live captions and translation natively across meetings. As a free built-in alternative integrated into the dominant enterprise collaboration platform, it represents a major incumbency threat to XRAI's premium captioning.
• Sorenson: Sorenson provides video relay services, captioning, and communication solutions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Competes with XRAI in the broader deaf/hard-of-hearing accessibility market with an established service footprint.
• Google (Live Captions / Live Translate): Google ships Live Captions and Live Translate across Android and Chrome, providing free, OS-level real-time captioning and translation. As a platform incumbent, Google competes by bundling XRAI's core functionality at zero cost.
• Apple (Live Captions): Apple's iOS, iPadOS, and macOS ship free Live Captions with multilingual translation, plus accessibility features for FaceTime. As a platform incumbent with deep accessibility investment, it competes with XRAI on the consumer accessibility side.

Emerging players

• Otter.ai: Otter.ai provides AI-powered meeting transcription, summaries, and collaboration tools. Competes with XRAI's meeting captioning and AI summarization features, though Otter targets general business users rather than specifically deaf/hard-of-hearing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/xraiglass
• Instagraminstagram.com/xraiglass

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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