Vidy Labs

Built with Deaf educators. Built for schools. Built to hold up on a Tuesday.

Consistent language access.
Real literacy growth.

We’re building ASL-first, AI-powered literacy tools for Deaf and Hard of Hearing K–12 students.
Learning is consistent, even when access isn’t.

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Meet our team
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Sound familiar in your school?

The stuff schools deal with every week. Sometimes every period.

The teacher doesn’t sign.

And even when they do, teaching literacy + translating everything into American Sign Language (ASL) are two different jobs.

Interpreters are stretched thin.

One person can’t be everywhere. And students feel it when access changes day to day.

Most materials are English-first.

Then “adapted” later… if there’s time. Which there usually isn’t.

Students end up translating instead of learning.

That’s exhausting. And it’s not a fair way to build reading and writing confidence.

This isn’t about ability. It’s about access.

So we’re building a system that brings access into the instruction itself.

We’re building this in the open with educators; prototype in hand, feedback in the loop, and co-design driving every decision.

We are designing the ASL-first literacy layer.

Available as a dedicated platform or as a seamless plugin!

Most schools already have systems. We’re not trying to replace everything.
We’re building the missing piece that makes literacy instruction actually work for ASL-first learners.

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For Teachers

  • Tools that help turn lessons into ASL-aligned learning faster
  • A dashboard for goals, progress, and assignments
  • Support for classrooms where staffing and ASL fluency vary
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For Students

  • ASL-first instruction that bridges to written English
  • Interactive reading + writing practice (not worksheets with a new font)
  • Two-way feedback in ASL + English (coaching, not “wrong”)
  • Adapts to different language backgrounds and learning paths
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For Schools

  • Works as its own learning experience or connects into existing LMS workflows
  • Designed for residential schools and mainstream programs
  • Built to be practical, not performative

Four founders. Deaf-led. Austin-based.
All-in on getting this right.

We met in Austin in 2025 and have been building together since. Also: all technical work so far has been done by founders. No outsourcing. No mystery box.

Jyothi Vinjumur LinkedIn
CEO (AI & Education)

Leads product vision and roadmap. Translates educator co-design into clear requirements and KPIs. Contributes to execution, growth planning, and technical work.

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CRO (Revenue & Growth)

Leads go-to-market, partnerships, and enterprise relationships. Supports UX/UI prototyping and ensures ASL-first accessibility across real school use cases through a Deaf lens.

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Arjun Dasgupta LinkedIn
CTO (Engineering & ML)

Primary builder of the technical architecture, dev environment, prototypes, and MVP work. Iterates fast based on educator and user feedback.

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CFO (Finance & Ops)

Leads financial strategy, incorporation planning, governance, runway, and metrics. Helps define analytics and the systems needed to scale responsibly.

Why Vidy Labs?

ASL-first. Two-way. Literacy-focused.

Because “accessibility” shouldn’t mean “good luck.”

A lot of tools stop at captions or translation. Helpful — but not enough.

We’re building ASL-native instruction that teaches literacy directly and supports teachers doing hard work with limited time.

Want to shape what this becomes?

If you’re a teacher, school, district, or Deaf education leader, we want to build with you.

If you’re an investor, we’d love to share the prototype, our approach, and what we’re learning from educators.