EchoMode raises $14M for accessibility design toolkit with voice-driven prototypes

Design · 3 min read

EchoMode announced a $14 million Series A led by Index Ventures and launched AccessKit, a toolkit that helps designers build voice-first interfaces, automated accessibility checks, and inclusive interaction patterns. The product integrates with Figma and major dev stacks to export accessible components.

AccessKit includes test suites for screen readers, color contrast automation, and voice interaction templates that mimic common assistive technologies. It also offers analytics to measure real-user accessibility regressions across releases.

EchoMode will use the funding to expand the accessibility rule set, hire experts in assistive tech, and develop developer SDKs for native platforms. The company says clients include public-sector teams and consumer apps seeking WCAG conformance.

Design leaders say tools that bake accessibility into the prototyping stage can dramatically lower remediation costs later in development. EchoMode’s focus on voice interactions is timely as voice interfaces gain adoption in mobile and IoT.