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Karthik Mahadevan

Karthik Mahadevan is the co-founder and CEO of Envision, creating AI-powered tools like Envision Glasses and the Ally agent to help blind and low-vision people live more independently.
Karthik Mahadevan
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About Karthik Mahadevan

Karthik Mahadevan is the co-founder and CEO of Envision, creating AI-powered tools like Envision Glasses to empower blind and low-vision people worldwide. An industrial design grad, he began Envision as a master’s thesis after visiting a school for the blind and now champions accessibility-first design, including the Ally AI agent. Based in San Francisco, he’s focused on making independence more intuitive and scalable.
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Michael Peres with Karthik Mahadevan — co-founder & CEO of Envision, the AI accessibility company behind Envision Glasses used by thousands of blind and low-vision people worldwide. Karthik shares how a master’s thesis visit to a school for the blind became a seven-year mission to build accessibility-first tech, why most products bolt on access as an afterthought, and how Envision’s Ally AI agent helps users understand and navigate the world with dignity.
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