Ep.113 - Investing in Accessibility

Private capital is reshaping disability innovation and opening massive new markets. 🚀How assistive tech, AI, and inclusive design are changing lives and business right now. ♿ 💡✅ Meet Chris Maher, founder of Samaritan Partners, a public benefit venture capital fund focused on disability innovation✅ Learn why private capital is a missing but critical driver in scaling accessibility solutions✅ Explore how inclusive and human-centered design leads to better products for everyone✅ Understand why disability-focused startups are not niche — they’re market-expanding✅ Discover how assistive tech and AI are accelerating independence and autonomy✅ Hear how lived experience as a parent shapes smarter investment decisions✅ Learn why accessibility is shifting from compliance to competitive advantage✅ Dive into real-world innovations like Be My Eyes and real-time ASL translation✅ Understand why the disability market represents billions in untapped opportunity✅ See how collaboration across sectors can redefine inclusion for the next generationAccessibility isn’t charity — it’s innovation, opportunity, and smart business rolled into one future-facing movement. 🚀Website: https://www.samaritanpartners.com/Chris Maher is Founder & General Partner at Samaritan Partners, a public benefit venture capital fund. Chris launched Samaritan Partners after spending 25 years as an operator and multi-time CEO at a variety of venture capital-backed companies, and 20 years raising two daughters with disabilities. Samaritan is focused on creating a more inclusive and accessible world by investing in early-stage, for-profit companies that provide products and services to, and/or create job opportunities for, people in the disability community. Portfolio companies include Be My Eyes, Sign-Speak, Making Space, and Wheel the World.Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ⓒ 2026 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #DisabilityInnovation #AccessibleTech #InclusiveDesign #ImpactInvesting #VentureCapital #AssistiveTechnology #DisabilityCommunity #AIForGood #FutureOfWork #UniversalDesign #AccessibilityMatters #TechForGood #SocialImpact #InclusiveEconomy #DisabilityRights #StartupCulture #InnovationMindset #TheNewRadio