Horisont

What Horisont does

Horisont - Datoranpassningar för synskadade AB is a Swedish assistive-technology consultancy founded in 2000 and headquartered in Lund, specializing in computer adaptation for individuals with visual impairments or deafblindness. The firm delivers a bundled service — assessment, equipment fitting, installation, training, and ongoing support — covering adapted computers, mobile phones, GPS solutions, magnification camera systems, DAISY audiobook players, and assistive software including JAWS screen-reader localization. Horisont deliberately does not sell hardware or software products; instead it acts as an independent advisor, relying on close relationships with multiple suppliers and developers and routing any procurement through resellers. This positions the firm to provide product-agnostic recommendations and to integrate technology with the pedagogical adaptation each user requires.

The business is operated as a two-person practice co-founded and co-owned by Karin Jönsson and Ulf Larsson, who have worked together in assistive technology since 1987, initially building the visual-impairment practice at AmuHadar in Malmö. Revenue is generated through professional services — fitting, customization, installation, training, expert advisory, public-accessibility equipment adaptation, staff training, and assistive-software translation — typically contracted on a quote basis. Go-to-market is overwhelmingly direct and referral-driven: Region Skåne (via Dataresurscentret KommSyn, Dövblindteamet, and Synenheterna), Arbetsförmedlingen (via Hjälpmedel Syn, Döv och Hörsel), and Försäkringskassan act as primary institutional referral channels, supplemented by individual users, employers, and small businesses reaching out directly.

Geographically Horisont operates primarily in Southern Sweden (Skåne), delivering most engagements on-site at the user or institution, with TeamViewer-based remote support as a complementary channel. The company is privately held, has not raised external capital, has no parent entity or subsidiaries, and discloses no financial metrics. Operating status is active, with the founders continuing to perform day-to-day service delivery, training, product/method development projects, and JAWS translation work.

Name

Horisont

Legal name

Horisont - Datoranpassningar för synskadade AB

Website

https://horisont.nu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Horisont is a two-person Swedish consultancy in Lund that provides computer adaptation, assistive technology fitting, training, and ongoing support for visually impaired and deafblind individuals, serving public-sector clients (Region Skåne, Arbetsförmedlingen, Försäkringskassan) and individual users primarily in Southern Sweden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lund

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Assistive technology fitting, adaptation, and training services: Horisont provides professional services including equipment fitting and customization, installation, training, service, and support for individuals with visual impairments. They also offer expert advisory services, public accessibility equipment adaptation, staff training, and product/method development. They do not sell products directly but facilitate procurement through resellers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Horisont provides specialized computer adaptation and assistive technology consulting services for individuals with visual impairments or deafblindness. The company assesses user needs, procures and installs assistive devices (computers, mobile phones, GPS, magnifying cameras, DAISY players), delivers training, and provides ongoing support. They also adapt public accessibility equipment and translate assistive software such as JAWS, while acting as an independent advisor that does not sell products directly.

Product overview

Horisont is a consulting and service company (Datoranpassningar för synskadade AB) providing specialized computer adaptation services for people with visual impairments or deafblindness. The company does not sell products directly but provides assessment, fitting, installation, training, and ongoing support for assistive technology. Services include computer adaptation, assistive device fitting (mobile phones, GPS, magnifying cameras, DAISY players), expert support, public accessibility equipment adaptation, staff training, and assistive software translation (including JAWS™). Founded in 2000 and based in Lund, Sweden, the company operates primarily on-site with clients or via remote support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Computer Adaptation Services for Visually Impaired
• Assistive Device Fitting and Installation
• Training in Computer Use
• Expert Support Services

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Multiple assistive technology suppliers and developersminorOthersHorisont maintains close contact with many suppliers and developers of assistive technology. They do not sell products themselves but can facilitate procurement directly through a reseller. This network allows them to provide unbiased product recommendations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Vispero (Freedom Scientific): Vispero is the parent of Freedom Scientific, maker of JAWS® — the screen reader Horisont has translated and supports. It is the dominant commercial AT software vendor for blind users globally and is both an upstream supplier to Horisont and a non-competing counterpart for similar end users.
• HumanWare: HumanWare is a global developer and supplier of assistive technology for people who are blind or have low vision (Braille displays, magnifiers, GPS). It targets the same end-user population Horisont serves but on a worldwide product-and-solution basis rather than as a regional advisory practice.
• Optelec: Optelec (now part of the Vispero group) is a long-established European low-vision device manufacturer offering magnifiers, electronic视力 aids, and scanning solutions. It addresses visually impaired users with overlapping assistive-product needs but at scale and through distribution channels rather than individualized fitting services.

Others

• American Printing House for the Blind (APH): APH is a U.S. nonprofit that develops and distributes educational and daily-living products for people who are blind or visually impaired. It is not a direct competitor but operates in the same assistive-technology ecosystem and provides adjacent products (Braille, accessible educational tools) that Horisont's clients may also use.

Emerging players

• Dolphin Computer Access: Dolphin develops screen-reader and magnification software (SuperNova, GuideConnect) for blind and partially sighted users. It competes with JAWS in Horisont's software stack and serves the same individuals, primarily through product licensing rather than hands-on configuration services.

Direct peers

• Iris Hadar AB: Iris Hadar (formerly AmuHadar) in Malmö is where both founders built the original AT-services operation for visually impaired users before founding Horisont. It serves the same Skåne region and overlapping public-sector customers with comparable assistive-technology adaptation, fitting, and training services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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