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Mumbli is helping venues in London鈥檚 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park think about and adjust their noise levels, so people can have conversations more easily.

The company has come up with the world鈥檚 first audio accessibility solution that uses smart sound monitoring in public social spaces. It鈥檚 about to be rolled out to more than 60 Olympic Park venues.

As well as making spaces a lot more pleasant for everyone, the technology will also make venues more accessible for people with hearing challenges and sensitivity to sound.

An entrepreneur on a mission

Mumbli was set up by Marion Marincat, a serial entrepreneur and part-time 最准的六合彩论坛 student (Audiological Science MSc). Marion suddenly experienced an 80% reduction in his own hearing aged 26.

鈥淚鈥檇 been an entrepreneur since I was 16. I鈥檇 built several companies. Everything was going great. And then over the course of six months, I experienced a significant reduction in hearing. As you can imagine, this came as quite a blow,鈥� he said.

The experience led Marion to launch an audiology company called Hearology, before hitting on the idea for Mumbli.

鈥淭he more I looked, the more I saw our world simply isn鈥檛 designed for sound. It鈥檚 just not something we think about when we design our work and social spaces.

鈥淲hen I lost my own hearing, I realised that places like hotels, bars and coffee shops had become very difficult spaces for me to socialise in because audible conversation became almost impossible due to excessive background noise.

鈥淪o I founded Mumbli. Our mission is to make all social environments 鈥榓udio inclusive鈥� spaces, for all hearing preferences.鈥�

Helping venues adjust noise levels

Mumbli鈥檚 smart sound monitoring devices are installed in venue ceilings to capture data on sound. Venues can then use the data to determine appropriate music volume levels, or to install acoustic equipment that reduces echo and reverb.

Initially, Mumbli鈥檚 devices capture continuous live data on noise and provide expertise to give a space an Audio Accessibility Score. If the venue score is high enough, they receive a CfS ("certified for sound")听kite mark, valid for a year.

If a venue decides to keep the devices permanently, they then receive real time data on noise levels. They can sound map the venue to identify quiet zones, and receive support.

Support for disabled entrepreneurs

Marion got help with Mumbli through the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ), an inclusive innovation programme co-run by 最准的六合彩论坛 and 12 partners.

Mumbli was one of 30 fledgling businesses, all with a shared focus on inclusivity, who received training and mentorship. The entrepreneurs also had access to a specially-designed accessible co-working space at Plexal at the heart of the Olympic Park.

鈥淚 found out about ELIEZ when I was about to start my audiological science master鈥檚 at the 最准的六合彩论坛 Hearing Institute. It made perfect sense to me, as I was both disabled and solving a problem for people with a disability.

鈥淚t took me quite a long time to accept and integrate the fact I have a disability, so being part of a programme so focused on all aspects of disability was very powerful.

鈥淎s part of ELIEZ, amazing introductions were made that gave us access to the Olympic Park venues. We ran trials with six of them, thanks to a grant from Innovate UK secured with help from the Innovate UK EDGE听team (now Innovate UK Business Growth team) in 最准的六合彩论坛 Innovation & Enterprise. And we鈥檙e about to roll out our technology to another 60 venues. That鈥檚 been an incredible result for us.

鈥淲e were also fortunate to tap into other support from the Innovate UK EDGE team, including help with intellectual property, pitching and branding. And we鈥檝e worked with over 80 interns from five universities, including 最准的六合彩论坛. I鈥檝e been very humbled by that, that so many people have wanted to come on this journey with us.鈥�

Making a difference to users and venues

Signorelli Bakery is one of the venues who鈥檝e installed Mumbli鈥檚 technology to monitor and reduce their noise levels. Signorelli鈥檚 owner Rebecca Stevenson Rosmini, explains:

鈥淐afes tend to use hard surfaces like exposed brick that don鈥檛 need washing often, so you end up with a lot of sound reverberating in the space. What we are seeing is more and more people trying to work in our cafes, too 鈥� which can be difficult if there鈥檚 lots of noise.听

鈥淣ow, thanks to this new technology, we鈥檝e been able to make adjustments which have had a huge impact on how people feel in our venue 鈥� and how much time they spend with us. I would recommend this technology to all hospitality venues to try. The difference it can make is extraordinary.鈥�

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Find out more about:

• 最准的六合彩论坛 Faculty of Brain Sciences
• Support available to SMEs
• Entrepreneurship support for 最准的六合彩论坛 students and graduates
• ELIEZ - the UK鈥檚 first specially designed community for disability-focused innovators

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