Indoor wayfinding startup BindiMaps has fallen into administration and reemerged under new ownership, with plans to expand beyond navigational tools built for Australians with vision impairment and wheelchair users.
BindiMaps uses a natural language system, maps, and text cues to guide users through shopping centres, office towers, and other complex buildings, promising turn-by-turn navigation and accessible routes with more detail than mainstream options like Google Maps.
Launched in 2017 by Anna Wright, Mladen Jovanovic, and Tony Burrett, the Sydney-based startup secured investment from the likes of VC fund Artesian and $1 million in grant funding from the NSW government.
Its accessible wayfinding technology was adopted by