Payana Technologies.Your Path · Your Independence
01 Smart Glasses

Visionbeyondsight.

Affordable smart glasses that spot objects, read scenes and describe the world in plain audio all on the device.

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02 Smart Cane

Mobilitywithoutlimits.

A smart cane with intelligent haptic feedback and obstacle detection built for total confidence in every step.

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Why Payana

Independence, engineered with care.

Co-created

Built with the community we serve.

Every prototype is shaped alongside blind and low vision users in Kerala. We ship what they actually need, nothing more, nothing less.

On-device0%Intelligence stays on the device
Battery0h+A full day of confident use
Made in

Kerala, India

Designed, prototyped and assembled close to home.

How it works

A quiet loop, running in the background.

01

Sense

Cameras and sensors take in the world in real time.

02

Process

On-device models read scenes and detect obstacles instantly.

03

Guide

Clear audio and gentle haptics turn data into confidence.

Real-timeOn-device intelligence
Made for youDesigned with the community
Kerala, IndiaBuilt close to home
Privacy firstNothing leaves the device

Technology should disappear into the rhythm of a life, not announce itself. That's the bar we hold ourselves to, every single day.

The Payana team
The team

Six people. One mission.

A small team based in Ernakulam, Kerala, working on one thing: making the everyday world easier to move through.

Anav Krishna K.P
Anav Krishna K.PCEO & Co-Founder

Started Payana to put assistive AI within reach of every person living with a visual impairment.

Donavan Joseph
Donavan JosephCTO & Co-Founder

Leads the tech side of Payana, from the edge AI on the chip to the way it all fits inside a pair of glasses.

Angeleena Johnny
Angeleena JohnnyCPO & Co-Founder

Shapes the product around real users, so every feature comes from something the community actually asked for.

Adhin Benny
Adhin BennyCMO & Co-Founder

Handles outreach and partnerships, and talks to the investors, users and groups Payana works with.

Abhishek Gopalakrishna Bhat
Abhishek Gopalakrishna BhatCOO

Runs the day-to-day work and the systems that take Payana from a prototype on the bench to a product people can buy.

Abel George
Abel GeorgeCCO

Looks after how Payana sounds and how the story reaches the people we want to build with.

Anav Krishna K.P
Anav Krishna K.PCEO & Co-Founder

Started Payana to put assistive AI within reach of every person living with a visual impairment.

Donavan Joseph
Donavan JosephCTO & Co-Founder

Leads the tech side of Payana, from the edge AI on the chip to the way it all fits inside a pair of glasses.

Angeleena Johnny
Angeleena JohnnyCPO & Co-Founder

Shapes the product around real users, so every feature comes from something the community actually asked for.

Adhin Benny
Adhin BennyCMO & Co-Founder

Handles outreach and partnerships, and talks to the investors, users and groups Payana works with.

Abhishek Gopalakrishna Bhat
Abhishek Gopalakrishna BhatCOO

Runs the day-to-day work and the systems that take Payana from a prototype on the bench to a product people can buy.

Abel George
Abel GeorgeCCO

Looks after how Payana sounds and how the story reaches the people we want to build with.

Join the team

Build Payana
with us.

We're early, and we're hiring engineers, designers and operators who care about getting this into people's hands.

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  1. 01

    Why Payana

    A small team building real hardware for real people. No corporate layers, just the work that matters.

  2. 02

    Who we need

    Generalists who can build. Edge AI, computer vision, hardware, design, whatever you bring.

  3. 03

    Where

    Based in Kochi, Kerala. Remote works if you can ship.

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