Oswald Labs

Oswald Labs is an award-winning accessibility technology company that builds technology for the next billion users. It was founded as Oswald Foundation on August 15, 2016, by Anand Chowdhary and Nishant Gadihoke in New Delhi, India, after building the first web reading tool for people with dyslexia at a weekend hackathon, along with Mahendra Singh Raghuwanshi. Its product portfolio includes Augmenta11y, an Android and iOS app that uses Augmented Reality to help children with dyslexia read textbooks and other material, and Agastya, a web accessibility tool that lets developers add accessibility features with one line of JavaScript. The company rebranded from Oswald Foundation to Oswald Labs on August 15, 2017, and opened its first European office in Enschede, the Netherlands. It also runs the Oswald Labs Accelerator, a free, remote, global support program for early-stage startups building for the next billion users.

Oswald Labs was founded as Oswald Foundation on August 15, 2016, by Anand Chowdhary and Nishant Gadihoke in New Delhi, India, after building the first web reading tool for people with dyslexia at a weekend hackathon, along with Mahendra Singh Raghuwanshi. On August 15, 2017, the company celebrated its first birthday with a rebranding from Oswald Foundation to Oswald Labs and opened its first European office in the city of Enschede, the Netherlands. On May 10, 2017, it organized BharatHacks, a two-day hackathon and product incubation event in New Delhi, India, along with IBM, DigitalOcean, F6S, and more partners. On January 18, 2018, Anand Chowdhary was featured by Het Financieele Dagblad (Dutch Financial Times) as one of the 50 most-innovative entrepreneurs and professionals in Holland. On March 27, 2018, Anand Chowdhary and Nishant Gadihoke were featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list under categories "Social Entrepreneurs" and "Youngest". On October 20, 2018, Oswald Labs showcased 5 new Shravan apps for people with disabilities at the Dutch Design Week 2018 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. On December 1, 2018, Oswald Labs won €12,500 and £10,000 awards for accessible education and employee engagement at Heerlen, NL and London, UK respectively.

Award-winning accessibility technology company building technology for the next billion users, promoting accessibility and equality.

• Augmenta11y

  An app for Android and iOS devices to help children with dyslexia learn easier, featuring a dyslexia-friendly mode and using Augmented Reality to help students read textbooks, paper, and other material in the real world.

• Agastya

  A web accessibility tool that lets web developers and business owners incorporate accessibility features by adding one line of JavaScript code, including translation, blue light filter, live chat, analytics, dyslexia-friendly mode, visual impairment support, and automated audits.

1. 1Oswald Labs · Technology for the next billion usersoswaldlabs.com
2. 2About Oswald Labsoswaldlabs.com
3. 3Oswald Labs Acceleratoroswaldlabs.com
4. 4YourStory · Press · Oswald Labsoswaldlabs.com