HowΒ FortellΒ is using AI (and $163M) to crack a hearing aid monopolyΒ
16 September 2026 at 12:00
βWhy do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever needed to ask me to put on my glasses?βΒ ThatβsΒ the question that droveΒ Matthew de JongeΒ to spend six years buildingΒ Fortell, an AI hearing aid startup thatΒ recentlyΒ raised $163Β million from the likes of Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, andΒ Valor Equity [β¦]