Rylo
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Rylo (formerly Nagish) is an AI communication platform for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, founded in 2021 and headquartered with offices in New York and Tel Aviv 12. The company’s products include real-time speech-to-text and text-to-speech captioning, with planned expansion into sign language translation, workplace accessibility tools, sentiment analysis, and fraud detection 13. The company rebranded from Nagish to Rylo in connection with the June 2026 financing 1.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-06-09 | Growth | $85M | General Catalyst (Customer Value Fund), Canaan | Vertex Ventures, Contour 123 |
Prior to the 2026 growth round, Rylo had raised approximately $16M across earlier rounds, bringing total funding to over $101M 2.
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“Rylo Launches Next Chapter With $85 Million in New Funding to Expand AI Communication Tools for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community,” Business Wire / Yahoo Finance, June 9, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/rylo-launches-next-chapter-85-130000268.html↩↩↩↩
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“Rylo raises $85 million at $500 million valuation, targets $1 billion revenue by 2028,” Calcalist (CTech), June 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rjgulkbbgx↩↩↩
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“Rylo Raises $85M Growth Capital,” The SaaS News, June 9, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/rylo-raises-85m-growth-capital/↩↩