Enable Ventures Closes $50M Debut Fund Backing Disability-Inclusive AI and Assistive Tech
Enable Ventures announced the final close of its debut fund at $50 million in total commitments on September 29, 2026. The Washington, D.C.-based firm describes itself as the first market-rate venture fund dedicated to closing the disability wealth gap by investing in inclusive, universally designed, AI-driven technology. Rather than treating accessibility as an afterthought, the fund's thesis holds that designing with the disability community at the center produces both social impact and competitive financial returns.
The fund was launched in June 2022 by Regina “Gina” Kline, founder and managing partner of its manager, Enable Ventures Management, LLC, alongside entrepreneur Jim Sorenson, and is part of the Sorenson Impact Platform of Funds. It has since made commitments to 11 companies across the worktech, digital health and assistive tech sectors. Backers of the close include UnitedHealth Group, Liberty Mutual Investments, the Ford Foundation, Ally Bank, SHRM, Ascension, the Weingart Foundation, Social Finance, The Doctors Company and Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation, among others.
According to the firm, capital is allocated across four categories: up-skilling, re-skilling and future-proofing work; work-related technologies that help people with disabilities find and keep employment; next-generation assistive tech; and direct early-stage investment in founders with disabilities. Kline told Axios Pro that Enable Ventures led a round in computer vision startup Be My Eyes, which uses AI to audibly describe the physical world for blind and low-vision users, and that the fund aims to make roughly 25 investments in total.
“We are so proud to close our first fund with the support of so many reputable and mission-aligned investors who have recognized the powerful investment potential of inclusive tech,” Kline said. Jim Sorenson, founder and executive chairman of the Sorenson Impact Group, said the $50 million of commitments “validates that thesis at scale.” Christine Looney, deputy director of Mission Investments at the Ford Foundation, added that Enable Ventures is helping prove inclusive, AI-driven solutions that center the disability community “are both a powerful driver of social impact, and a smart investment.”
The close arrives as investors increasingly look to accessibility and disability-focused technology as a distinct market. Kline framed the opportunity as the roughly 1.5 billion people with disabilities worldwide, arguing that the community should be treated not only as consumers of technology but as its builders and makers. The firm says it will partner with portfolio companies to scale impact as they scale revenue.