HapWare Pre-Seed (2026)

Summary

HapWare raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed announced on 2026-10-19. The company release is datelined Denver, Oct. 19, 2026. Adaptation Ventures led, with Sidecut Ventures, Mines Venture Fund, Avesta Fund, and The Pitch Fund. FinSMEs, dated October 20, 2026, reports the same amount, stage, lead, and firms. Unnamed investors have no pages.

Investors

Lead

• Adaptation Ventures lead

Participating

• Sidecut Ventures participant
• Mines Venture Fund participant
• Avesta Fund participant
• The Pitch Fund participant

Sources

Last verified: 2026-10-20

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hapware-earns-time-best-invention-and-closes-oversubscribed-1-5-million-pre-seed-round-ahead-of-the-launch-of-aleye-a-wristband-that-turns-facial-expressions-into-touch-302912778.html
   Type: funding announcement. Accessed 2026-10-20.
   PR Newswire release datelined DENVER, Oct. 19, 2026. Says HapWare closed an oversubscribed $1.5 million pre-seed led by Adaptation Ventures, with participation from Sidecut Ventures, Mines Venture Fund, Avesta Fund, The Pitch Fund and others. Describes ALEYE, a haptic wristband that turns facial expressions, gestures, and body language into touch for people who are blind, have low vision, or are DeafBlind. Names CEO and cofounder Jack Walters and CTO and cofounder Dr. Bryan Duarte.
2. https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/hapware-raises-1-5m-in-pre-seed-funding.html
   Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-20.
   FinSMEs, October 20, 2026. Calls HapWare a Denver, CO-based provider of a haptic wearable platform for nonverbal communication. Reports $1.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Adaptation Ventures, with Sidecut Ventures, Mines Venture Fund, Avesta Fund, and The Pitch Fund, among others.
3. https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-20/
   Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-20.
   Raise Track Update for 2026-10-20, Section 1. Calls HapWare a Denver, CO-based provider of a haptic wearable platform for nonverbal communication. Amount line is $1.5M (Pre-Seed). Says the round was led by Adaptation Ventures with the participants named on this page, among others.