Navigation & experiences
through sound.

Dreamwaves turns physical spaces into
intuitive audio environments.

People move, explore, and understand places
simply by listening. No screens, no maps,
no additional hardware.

Audio Augmented Reality

Audible waypoints are automatically displayed in the virtual world

Spatial Audio

You will perceive the virtual waypoints sounding from a real world location

Navigation by Hearing

Audible waypoints are automatically displayed in the virtual world

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A new paradigm of navigation: waveOut app

WaveOut is our first native app. It is designed and developed to guide you in an intuitive and easy way, with spatial audio.

Help us improve our product’s overall experience in this early development stage by becoming a user and sharing your feedback with us.

Use cases

Where Dreamwaves makes a difference

A single technology powering navigation, storytelling, and spatial experiences across multiple environments.

Cultural spaces use case

Cultural Spaces

Immersive audio storytelling inside cultural spaces.
Guide visitors naturally through exhibitions using spatial sound.

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Airports and transport hubs use case

Airports & Transport Hubs

Navigate complex spaces.
Help passengers move confidently through large transport hubs.

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Shopping malls use case

Shopping Malls

Enhance retail experiences and wayfinding.
Guide visitors, promote stores, and improve accessibility.

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Accessibility use case

Accessibility

Navigation designed for visually impaired users.
Originally built for accessibility - now improving experiences for everyone.

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Smart cities use case

Smart Cities

Geo-referenced spatial data through sound and positioning.
Support asset management and spatial awareness in large infrastructures.

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Urban riders use case

Urban Riders

Audio-first mobility support for riders in dynamic city routes.
Improve orientation, confidence, and accessibility in urban journeys.

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Strategic Partners

Backing our long-term vision and growth. Helping us navigate from idea to impact.

Customers

Putting our technology into action. Trusted by these pioneers in accessibility.

Collaborators & Co-creators

Working side-by-side to develop better solutions. Co-designing the future of accessible navigation.

Meet the team

“We are an interdisciplinary team of experts and we believe that advanced technology should be easy to use and have a strong positive impact on people’s lives.”

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Hugo Furtado . CEO

Hugo has been a researcher in the field of medical augmented reality and computer vision for over 10 years. He is also passionate about spatial audio. He conceived and implemented the original idea for dreamwaves.

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Liliana Calapez . CPO & UI/UX

Liliana is a Communication Designer with a degree in multimedia and communication design and a technical specialization in graphic design. She has over 10 years of experience in product design and online marketing agencies.

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Alexandre Gil Campos . Software Developer

Alexandre is a computer science engineer who believes that technology can play a key role in creating positive impact. He developed an AR mobile app for assisting first responders in disaster situations and is working in the development of web applications for over 2 years.

Awards

Celebrating Accomplishments: Our Award-Winning Journey

Born Global Champion Award 2023. Economic Chamber Austria. Top 15.

Top 15

Born Global Champion 2023 - Economic Chamber Austria

myEUSpace 2022. EUSPA. Top 10.

Top 10

My EU space 2022 - EUSPA

Social Innovation Tournament 2022. Winner.

Winner

Social Innovation Tournament 2022

Altice International Innovation Award 2022. Winner.

Winner

Altice Internacional Innovation (Inclui) Award 2022

Gewinn Best Austrian small companies 2021. Top 100.

Top 100

Best Austrian small companies 2021

MyGalileoSolution 2020 - EUSPA. Top 20.

Top 20

MyGalileoSolution 2020 - EUSPA

VCO Mobility prize 2019. Top 5.

Top 5

VCO Mobility prize 2019 - Digitization and Automation