Empowering Vision, Beyond Sight

An Indian Startup working towards empowering the visually impaired

community by providing an Assistive Mobility Device with 99.7% Obstacle
Detection Accuracy in 2 to 8 feet ranges at a price point of less than INR
2,199 / $30.
 MARKET
285 million visually impaired across the globe

11%
Other Causes
2%
6% Corneal Pathologies
7% Glaucoma
12%
54%

14%
20%
Refraction Error
11%

62%
Cataract

The segment we are

7 of 10
Are old age engaging currently
represents 34% of the
Market size.
6 of 10
Are Females
 PROBLEM
Un-employability of a potential resource

Most of visually impaired people come from low

A Major Liability
04 income households (~80%) causing them to be a
major liability on their families.

Immobility concerns causes them to stay

Un-Employability
03 dependent as they can’t go around for training and
there by employment.
Due to non-availability of affordable &
Lack of Confidence 02 accurate devices, this causing a major
blow on their confidence & self esteem.

285 million visually impaired

Dependence 01 people lack in dependence in their
daily tasks due to lack of mobility.
 SOLUTION
Bringing confidence in their life
 ABOUT SAARTHI
Highly accurate and Most affordable assistive device in the world

Saarthi offers 99.7% The product has been Accurate obstacle detection Product is extremely
Obstacle Detection priced at INR 2,200 Indoors (2 ft), Outdoors simple to use; Single
Accuracy ($30) (4 ft) & Open Areas charge lasts ~30 days
(8 ft)

Different Simple &

01 Accuracy 02 Affordability 03 Ranges 04 Battery Efficient
 OUR PHILOSOPHY
We are trying to create a platform for visually impaired community

By the Blind, For the

Blind, To the Blind
60-70% of our assembly
process is done by blind
people

Affordability
We focus on making
utilitarian products at
affordable prices Social
Empowerment
We aren’t just a product
company, but a platform for
the Differently Abled
community
 TIMELINE
From past 5 years in this social venture

R&D started; First

prototype Product Launch Expanding in across
India & Overseas
2015 2017
2019

2014 2016 2018 2020

Idea generate and Incubation, Company More than 8,000 People Introducing new products
Selected in MIT Media registered and Patents & are using our device to make this world more
Labs IP filing accessible.
 IMPACT
Uplifting and Empowering visually impaired community

Increase walking
Collision and injury Speed
prevention

Improve Confidence of
Blind people

Increase
Participation Education and
Employability
 COMPETITORS
What makes us unique

Features Saarthi Smart Cane K – Sonar, Ultra Cane

Sonar based assistive Cane mounted device for Ultrasound based obstacle
Description
mobility device for obstacle long ranged obstacle detection device with sound
detection detection based feedback

Accuracy 99.7% Accurate in 3 ranges Only 2 ranges Accuracy lost in crowded

areas

Affordability Available at $30 Priced at $65 Price starts from $800

Maintenance Low maintenance device Delicate device High maintenance cost

 OUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
This is how we are working with our stockholders

1. NGO Approach 4. Providing Training

Engage with NGOs and social Training is provide by blind person to blind
enterprises for database, feedback and person. We are creating blind employability
distribution as well.

6. Impact Report 3. Distribution to Users

With the help of blind schools/
After feedback from user, we are
association we distributing devices to
submitting the impact report to different
beneficiaries
stack holders.

5. User feedback 2. Connect with CSRs & Donors

We take feedbacks from our end users to Working with 5+ CSR project partners and are in
further improve our quality and active discussion with more than 8 Corporates.
services
 NGO Partnership Oversight
A product BY the blind, FOR the blind & TO the blind

Stage 01 – Assembly Stage 02 – Quality Control

• The organization shall take up • The organization to ensure the

the assembly for the devices quality metrics for the device to
with their differently abled. be maintained to ensure accuracy

Stage 03 - Projects Stage 04 - Distribution

• The organization can engage • The organization & team TorchIt

Corporates & Individuals for shall work together for
getting on board CSR & distribution & training
Donation projects for device
distribution
 TARGET CUSTOMERS
Beneficiaries of our innovation

Retail

Device is too affordable, Individual donors taking up

so any one can directly Visually this noble cause of
Donors empowering the lives of a
purchase from retail Impaired
outlets or online. visually impaired person.

Corporates Govt.

Many corporates, All countries have budget

MNCs, PSUs are Wholesale for spend on assistive
obliged to spend a share technologies which make
of their revenues on disable peoples uplifted.
social endeavours.
 OUR SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Corporate Partners
Incubation Support

5+
Corporates
04
03
8+
Blind Institutes

30+
NGO support
Corporate partners for CSR
02
Project endeavors. 01 Mentorship Support
6
Mentor Organizations for design Incubations &
Nodal Institutes
& development feedback, user
engagement & distribution
support.
 OUR ACCOLADES
We won more then 40+ national and International awards, Some of them…

Top 5 Promising Startups by PM Awarded INR 1 cr. for expansion in African Market 25 lacs grant for being
Modi Top 8 Social Startups

Amongst Top 7 Startups Amongst Top 10 Innovative Startups Top Startups, 2017 Best Social Master Plan
Globally

Amongst Top 6 Startups Best Innovation Award, IIT Amongst Top 10 startups, Amongst Top 50
KGP NASA startups globally
 106,000
SALES ESTIMATE
Based on current status and Industry standards

Our Financials, Traction & Cost Breakup

90%
Performance Till Date

Product Launch – Oct 2017 18,000

Total Revenue – ~INR 1.67 cr.
Total units sold: 12,700+ 60%
CSR Orders – 8,500+
Self Use Purchases – 2500+

Patent Status – Design & Efficiency patent filed (Total 5 IP) 2500

Orders at Hand – 5,000 devices

States Operational – West, North and East part of India 2014-15 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Immediate Expansion plans - Maharashtra, MP, UP Research and Scaling up
Product launched Overseas Expansion
International expansion: Korea, Kenya & South Africa Development Operations
 OUR NEW PRODUCTS
JYOTI, OUR NEW PRODUCT, One stop Solution for blind person’s mobility need

A fully integrated Tech solution for the

Blind

• Obstacle detection accuracy in front &

below knee level
• AI/ML Image recognition
• Audio/Video call feature
• SOS security feature

Image Audio-
SOS SMS Mobile
Recognition VideoCall
Application

17
 OUR NEW PRODUCTS
IIT Madras, Take-note, Most Affordable and very need base education Assistive device

The
Smart
Braille
Keypad

Wired/ Wire less Braille keypad with

1000s of notes storage capacity

• Usability
• Design
• Portability
• Simplicity of usage
• Affordability
 OUR MENTORS
Seasoned advisers who have taken up the mission to empower the visually impaired community

Dr. Bhushan PUNANI Prof. Ranchod SONI Prof. Baskar MEHTA

IIM A | Executive Secretory, BPA Retire Prof. | NAB President
Retire Prof. | Lion Member

Abhinav KAPADIA Girish BHAMBANI Anay MASHRUWALA

CFO, PDPU | Director, IIC Head Strategy, Bosch Director, Venus Ltd | Mentor
 VISION
We are SOCIAL - Tech company having VISION to make this world accessible for all

We are going to develop new assistive

devices for all disabilities

So together we can make this world

We started collaboration with accessible for all. We will start with
African & Korean company smart cities projects, then we tap
working in braille education Developed countries.

We started R&D for our 3 new This is how we are going to

product, which will change blind transform the current scenario.
peoples lives
 HAPPY LIVES

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 BUSINESS OPPURTUNITY
Potential to serve 65% of blind community

30% $600-700 Mn
Blind population associated Market
with social organizations

Rural
Untapped market

0.8%
Use Guided Dogs
$3.9 Bn Market
Old aged Blind
Population
28% 65%
Having White cane
Potential Our Users
$250 Mn Market
 The Investment & Employment Proposal
Financial Sustainability, Employment Generation , Increased Impact, NGO Collaboration for a cause

Initial Investment
Tables, Chairs, Electronic Kit & Assembly Line – INR
20K

Operational Resources Required

Man power req.: 3 (2 Differently abled)
Voltage req.: Regular (220 V and 50 Hertz)
Area req.: 250 Sq. Ft
Daily estimated production: 50-60 devices

Financial Sustainability Metric

Annual Project units – 5,000 (Assumed)
Gross Margins – INR 50 Lacs

Employability Metric
Differently Abled employed – 3 (Mfg) + 2 (Training)
 TESTIMONIALS
What our users are saying about us

I have very limited

Since the time I have With Saarthi, I walk vision. Earlier, I had
started using Saarthi, I faster and I am more trouble in detecting glass
This device is very
am not getting injured confident now. Just doors in shopping malls.
beneficial. It protects any more. My safety in I would often collide
one word for the
me from a lot of travel has increased a which led to a lot of
device, it’s wonderful.
upper body injuries. great deal. embarrassment.