RESONANCE GROWING ENTERPRISES 2024 SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT
Bristol Braille Technology CIC
Developing innovative braille technology to improve literacy, independence and access to education.
Organisation: Bristol Braille Technology CIC
Location: Bristol
Partnership date: November 2018
Investment amount: £200,000
Resonance fund: South West SITR Fund
About Bristol Braille Technology CIC
Bristol Braille Technology is a social enterprise that designs and manufactures innovative braille technology to help blind and partially sighted people gain literacy, employment and independence. Its flagship product, the Canute 360, is the world's first multi-line refreshable braille e-reader, enabling users to read books, music, mathematics, tables and diagrams in a more natural and accessible way. By making braille technology more affordable and functional, the organisation is helping to remove barriers to education, employment and everyday life.
Our Investment
Resonance invested £200,000 through the South West SITR Fund to provide working capital that enabled Bristol Braille Technology to complete testing, begin manufacturing and support the early distribution of the Canute 360.
Our Impact
The investment helped bring the Canute 360 to market, enabling more blind and partially sighted people to access modern braille technology that supports learning, employment and independent living. By helping the organisation move from product development into commercial delivery, the investment has strengthened Bristol Braille Technology's ability to increase access to information and create greater opportunities for braille readers in the UK and beyond.
Ed Rogers, Managing Director at BBT: “Everyone in the Bristol Braille team are hugely grateful to Resonance for backing Canute. This is a device designed with, by and for Braille readers the world over. We look forward to seeing it being used to expand the range of opportunities available to Braille readers, and blind people generally, as a direct result of Resonance’s investment.”
Bristol Braille: “Resonance has been a consistently supportive investor, attending our board meetings every month, reviewing business plans, proposing possible routes when the business is in difficulty, and being lenient with the terms of the loan during the pandemic.”
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