EasyReading Multimedia srl

What EasyReading Multimedia srl does

EasyReading Multimedia srl is a privately held Italian company, incorporated in May 2014 and headquartered in Turin, that commercializes a single proprietary product: the EasyReading font, a hybrid serif/sans-serif typeface engineered to improve legibility for readers with dyslexia. The font consists of 1,528 characters supporting Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Greek and Coptic alphabets (including ancient and musical notation characters), is offered in six styles (Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, XB Bold, XB Black), and incorporates dedicated serif elements to differentiate visually similar letters, calibrated wider spacing to counteract the crowding effect, and extended ascenders/descenders to reduce line-skipping. Its effectiveness is supported by an independent scientific study published in 'DIS. Giornale italiano di ricerca clinica e applicativa' (May 2020), a positive opinion from the Italian Dyslexia Association (AID), and incentives from the Italian Ministry of Economic Development via Fondazione Valore Italia.

The business operates a freemium model: the font is downloadable free for personal use, while commercial and institutional use requires a paid perpetual/site license sold through a quote-based contact form segmented by customer type (Publishers, Companies, Professionals, Public Entities, Associations, Private individuals). Its commercial footprint includes 150+ publishers worldwide (notably HarperCollins and Amazon Kindle Italy), 11+ Italian universities (University of Turin, University of Eastern Piedmont, University of Tuscia, among others), cultural institutions (Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino, Cappella Sansevero, Venaria Reale), and high-profile adopters such as the American Psychological Association, with a hardware extension via the CZUR ET16 'DYS' Plus scanner co-developed with Pagenet Srl and large-scale downstream exposure through the Quiz Patente driving-license app (8M+ downloads). The company is led by co-founder Federico Alfonsetti (CEO and designer), with co-founder Nino Truglio on the team and Marco Canali as investor; operations are run with a 5-person headcount. The team has also built an ecosystem of public-facing validation around WCAG 2.2 and the European Accessibility Act to position EasyReading as a compliance-grade accessibility asset ahead of the June 2025 EAA deadline.

The company is small, founder-led, and bootstrapped: there are no disclosed funding rounds, share capital is €12,540 (fully paid), revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the operating geography is concentrated in Italy with selective international reference customers (UK, US trademark protection). Distribution is entirely direct via the easyreading.it website and personal outreach by the leadership team, supplemented by event presence at book fairs, design conferences, and accessibility congresses. EasyReading's intellectual property is protected by Community, International, and US trademarks and a registered Community Design for the font's letterforms.

Name

EasyReading Multimedia srl

Legal name

EasyReading Multimedia S.r.l.

Website

https://easyreading.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EasyReading Multimedia srl is a privately held Italian company that designs and licenses the EasyReading font, a hybrid serif/sans-serif typeface specifically engineered to improve legibility for dyslexic readers, sold via free personal downloads and perpetual institutional licenses to publishers, universities, museums, and accessibility-focused organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accessibility Typography

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Assistive Reading & Writing Tools (Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, OCR, Dyslexia Support) (EDAFAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) & Format Conversion (Braille, Large Print, DAISY) (EDAKAIAH), Assistive Technology for LD (Reading/Writing Tools & Training) (EDAKAJAH)

Keywords

• Dyslexia-friendly fonts
• Accessible typography
• Font licensing
• Reading accessibility
• Typeface design

Headquarters

HQ city

Turin

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Font Licensing (Commercial/Professional): EasyReading sells lifetime/perpetual licenses for commercial and professional use. Organizations (publishers, universities, museums, companies) purchase site or institutional licenses to use the font in their communications, educational materials, products, or digital platforms. The pricing is available via quote/request through their contact form.
2. Freemium (Free Personal Use Download): EasyReading offers a free download of the font for personal use, driving broad adoption and awareness. This freemium model supports word-of-mouth growth and positions the brand within the dyslexic and accessibility community, converting professionals and organizations to paid licenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EasyReading Multimedia srl develops, owns, and licenses the EasyReading typeface, a hybrid serif/sans-serif font engineered to improve reading performance for people with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. The product ships in six styles and 1,528 glyphs covering Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts, and is made available through free personal-use downloads and paid commercial/institutional licenses.

Product overview

EasyReading Multimedia srl offers a single core product: the EasyReading Font, a high-legibility typeface specifically designed to address reading barriers for dyslexic readers while remaining accessible to all readers. The font is available in six styles (Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, XB Bold, XB Black) and supports all major alphabets including Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Greek, and Coptic scripts with 1,528 total characters. The product follows a Design for All methodology and is offered through free personal use licenses and commercial lifetime licenses. The company also provides supporting resources including scientific research validation, an Italian Dyslexia Association (AID) favorable opinion, and Ministry of Economic Development incentives for its innovative design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EasyReading Font A hybrid serif/sans-serif typeface engineered for dyslexic and reading-impaired readers, shipped as a six-style family with 1,528 characters covering Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts. The font is offered free for personal use and licensed commercially for institutional buyers including publishers, universities, museums, and public administrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Statistically significant improvement in reading speed for dyslexic readers: average increase of 0.43 syllables/sec in text excerpts and 0.36 syllables/sec in word lists when using EasyReading vs Times New Roman — exceeding the estimated annual improvement threshold of 0.3 syllables/sec.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Adobe Fonts (Typekit): Subscription-based font distribution service bundled with Adobe Creative Cloud. Reaches millions of designers and publishers and could expand its accessibility-font portfolio, providing an integrated distribution channel that EasyReading lacks.
• Google Fonts: Broad incumbent free font distribution platform that hosts OpenDyslexic, Atkinson Hyperlegible, and other accessibility-focused typefaces. Not a direct competitor in design but a distribution channel that can commoditize accessibility fonts and limit paid demand for proprietary alternatives.
• Monotype: Largest commercial font foundry, owner of Linotype, ITC, and thousands of typefaces. While not focused on dyslexia, it serves the same publisher and enterprise customers and could readily expand into the accessibility-font segment given its licensing infrastructure and brand relationships.

Direct peers

• Read Regular (Johan Naber): Dyslexia-friendly typeface designed with wider letterforms and spacing, sold via commercial licensing. Competes directly with EasyReading in the accessibility-typography segment for publishers and educational institutions.
• Lexie Readability Font: Commercial dyslexia-friendly typeface sold on a similar B2B/B2C license model to EasyReading, targeting publishers, schools, and accessibility-conscious organizations. Comparable product offering and customer base.
• Atkinson Hyperlegible (Braille Institute): Typeface commissioned by the Braille Institute and now distributed free via Google Fonts, designed for low-vision readers but widely adopted for dyslexia. Competes head-to-head with EasyReading in the institutional accessibility market, with the advantage of being free and backed by a major accessibility institution.
• Dyslexie (Christian Boer): The original commercial dyslexia-friendly typeface, designed by Christian Boer, targeting the same dyslexic-reader use case and sold via institutional and consumer licenses. Most direct one-to-one competitor to EasyReading in the dyslexia-font category.
• OpenDyslexic (Abelardo Gonzalez): Open-source, free-to-use dyslexia-friendly typeface widely distributed via Google Fonts and browser extensions. Directly competes with EasyReading for the same reader and institutional use cases but on a free, open-source model that constrains EasyReading's pricing power.

Emerging players

• NeoSpeech / TextHelp: Assistive technology company providing dyslexia-friendly reading and writing tools (text-to-speech, reading overlays) used in education. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but represents a fuller-suite alternative that could subsume standalone accessibility fonts in procurement decisions.

Regional players

• Sentinel Type Foundry: Independent European font foundry serving publishing and corporate communications, comparable to EasyReading in customer profile (publishers, institutional buyers) but focused on general-purpose typography rather than accessibility-specific design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EasyReadingFont
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/easy-reading
• Instagraminstagram.com/easy_readingitalia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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