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Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and AI hearing glasses targeting mild to moderate hearing loss
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Legato, founded by former Bose and EssilorLuxottica engineers Mehul Trivedi and Steve Romine, has raised $12M to launch Legato Frames, eyewear that uses AI to amplify voices while suppressing background noise for people with mild to moderate hearing loss.
The product attempts to address cost, comfort, and stigma barriers that keep most diagnosed hearing-loss patients from seeking treatment, packaging hearing assistance into standard-looking eyewear. By distributing through eye-care providers and potentially vision insurance rather than traditional hearing-aid channels, Legato is betting on a fundamentally different go-to-market path for hearing assistance hardware.
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Legato Frames use an AI-powered system to differentiate between background noise and voices, amplifying only voices rather than relying on directional microphones.
The dual-speaker open-ear design reduces escaping sound by 99% a few inches from the ear, addressing privacy concerns common to open-ear audio.
The frames will be sold through select eye-care providers and may be eligible for vision insurance, costing a fraction of traditional hearing aids.
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