AccessNow
"Being part of the SVZ was an incredible experience for me as a budding entrepreneur in this vibrant community, I was able to make meaningful connections with like minded entrepreneurs and mentors focused on solving meaningful problems for the betterment of our world: both people and planet."
Founder: Maayan Ziv
Launched in 2015, AccessNow is an application that uses crowdsourcing to collect and share the accessibility status of locations such as restaurants and hotels, office buildings, public spaces and tourist attractions. Users can search for a location’s level of accessibility or can add information about a new location.
With AccessNow, Maayan turned personal necessity into proactive entrepreneurial opportunity. Frustrated by the repetitive process of businesses claiming to be wheelchair accessible only to discover she had no access upon arrival, Maayan created AccessNow.
Through AccessNow, Maayan is not just opening doors for people with disabilities, she is changing the discussion about what accessibility means, for all people.
implemented in 34 countries
26229 places pinned
$2.7M investment from Government of Canada in 2019