Synapse ITS Acquires Oko Mobile App

July 14, 2025

Synapse ITS has acquired Oko, an AI-driven mobile navigation app for blind and visually impaired pedestrians, and will reinstate it as a free service. The acquisition strengthens Synapse ITS’s accessibility offerings—complementing Polara’s Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) and leveraging Oko’s computer-vision and location-based capabilities to improve intersection safety and navigation.

Buyers
Synapse ITS, Vance Street Capital
Targets
Oko
Platforms
Synapse ITS
Location
New York, United States
Transaction Type
Addon

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