History
I am almost blind. When I wake up in the morning and want to answer important messages or emails, I miss the train. With the touch keyboard, I'm just too slow. Admittedly, I get up too late:-) Yes, there's the dictation function. But who wants to dictate business or love messages in public? So I developed a solution to this problem. The goal was a compact, smartphone-attachable haptic keyboard with which I can write just as fast as sighted people.
I presented my project to my employer, Swisscom. Swisscom maintains a funding program for good ideas and supported my project. help2type was born. Through this program, I got to know the company Creaholic SA in Biel. They invested services at their own risk and created a prototype from my ideas. The prototype proved that the idea works, but needs to be revised. Unfortunately, the budget was already exhausted. During an educational trip to Shenzhen, China, I met the CEO of Trigiants, Jack Lee, through a translator's contacts. Trigiants produces mobile phones for seniors. Jack Lee shared that he would like to support my company help2type. Thus Trigiants became the production company.
Over the course of the summer, investors were found and excited during various amusing situations - such as working in swim trunks at a campsite in Tenero. With the new funds, money from myself and renewed risk-taking by Creaholic SA, all research, development and design could be implemented in Switzerland. For months, many, many small wheels turned and made my dream a reality. Countless kind-hearted people contributed to the creation of help2type.
Quality, simplicity and feeling alive are now achievable.
The Company
help2type was founded as a GmbH in 2019. As of May 2025, it has been operated as a sole proprietorship under the name Roeschs help2type.
About Marcel
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