The Startup Onion

Peeling back the layers with... Chris Hughes, the founder of Estendio


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This week, Anais Guillemaud, Head of Online Community at CodeBase, speaks to Chris Hughes, the founder of Estendio, whose mission is to unlock potential through inclusive technology for all. This episode was recorded at Techscaler's hub in San Francisco.

Created out of his own experience as a student with dyslexia - Chris created the Present Pal App to support disabled students deliver more confident and prepared presentations. Since launching in 2018, the software now supports disabled students in over 150 universities across the UK and North America. Outside of Estendio, Chris sits on the board as a Non Exec for Dyslexia Scotland and has delivered keynote speeches at MIT's Assistive Technology Hackathon, Harvard and the BBC. Chris was also named as no 8 in Insiders 35 under 35 and winner of the Disrupter Award at The Great British Entrepreneur of The Year Awards 2022. 

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