The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies INMO: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions, $1.5B raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryWearable AI
Overview
INMO (Shenzhen INMO Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese smart glasses and AR device company founded in 2020. The company developed the INMO Air3, the world's first all-in-one smart AR glasses, which raised over $630,000 on Kickstarter. INMO completed Series B1 and B2 financing rounds in 2025 totaling approximately RMB 500 million (~$70M), with investors including Puhua Capital and Matrix Partners China.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Total fundingsee investors →
Key investors
Kickstarter
Financial stage
Data & sources
Press releases
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →INMO on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where INMO's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full INMO deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Yang Longsheng CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for INMO.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- INMO3 deployments
Recent coverage
INMO in third-party press
Peers
35 peers across 1 segment. Every INMO competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
wearable(35)
32 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 2595.3892239124602) · leader Oculus VR at 4361%
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Based Hardwaredirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Beedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Brilliant Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Dexcomdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Esper Bionicsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $1.5B
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (3)
INMO’s 3 disclosed rounds, $1.5B in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B
$500M(reported)
Investors: Puhua Capital, Matrix Partners China
- Series B
$500M(reported)
Investors: Puhua Capital, Matrix Partners China
- Series B
$500M(reported)
Investors: Puhua Capital, Matrix Partners China
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
INMO Air3 at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
INMO Air3 at Japan, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
INMO Air3 at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for INMO.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning INMO from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Exclusive Interview: INMO Bets on Lightweight All-in-One AR Smart Glasses
INMO discusses its lightweight AR glasses design roadmap, INMO Air3 with 1080P Sony Micro OLED display, and self-established supply chain.
INMO Unveils GO3, Next-Generation Everyday AI Smart Glasses Launching on Kickstarter
INMO launches GO3 next-generation AI smart glasses on Kickstarter, expanding its consumer AR glasses product line.
INMO AIR3 AR Glasses Kickstarter Campaign Breaks $630,000 in Backer Funds
INMO Air3 AR glasses Kickstarter campaign surpassed $630,000 in backer funding, demonstrating strong market demand for all-in-one smart AR glasses.
INMO eyes lead in China's AI glasses market with RMB 150 million boost
INMO secured RMB 150 million ($21M) in Series B2 funding co-led by Puhua Capital and Liangxi Industry Development, targeting leadership in China's AI glasses market.
INMO Air3 — First AR Glasses with 1080P RGB Waveguide Display
INMO Air3 features Sony Micro OLED screen with 1D expanded exit pupil technology, the world's first truly standalone 1080P AR glasses.
AR smart glasses brand INMO completes the pre-A round of financing worth tens of millions of yuan, led by Matrix Partners
INMO completes pre-A financing round led by Matrix Partners, with tens of millions of yuan for AR smart glasses development.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/inmo.md
- RSS feed: /companies/inmo/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/49404476-0c31-4a86-8f89-bd78645ff66e
- Revision history: /companies/inmo/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
INMO draws attention at the 38th percentile but verifies reality at the 55th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap -16.3, 29th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 3, 2026