The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Mentra: 1 model, 4 deployments across 3 regions, $16.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryWearable AI
Overview
Mentra is a smart glasses company developing an open-source operating system for smart glasses and the Mentra Live camera-equipped smart glasses. Founded by Cayden Pierce and Alex Israelov, the company raised $8 million to launch what CEO Pierce calls 'the Android for smart glasses.' Mentra is backed by Hartmann Capital.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Key facts
Founder
Fundingsee investors →
Product
Investor
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Mentra on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Mentra's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalMentra Live at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMentra Live at Canada, USA →North America · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMentra Live at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMentra Live at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
View the full Mentra deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Cayden Pierce Co-Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Cayden Piercecofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Mentra.
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)
- Mentra4 deployments
Recent coverage
Mentra in third-party press
Peers
35 peers across 1 segment. Every Mentra 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
- $16.0M
- 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 (2)
Mentra’s 2 disclosed rounds, $16M in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2026-07-08
$8M(reported) · $40M post
Investors: Y Combinator (follow), Rich Miner (follow), Paul Graham (follow), Eric Migicovsky (follow), Jawed Karim (follow), Toyota Ventures (follow), Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (strategic), 468 Capital (follow)
- Seed2025-07-01
$8M(reported) · $32M post
Investors: Hartmann Capital (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Mentra’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2026-07-08Other raising $8000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2025-07-01Seed raising $8000000
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
Mentra Live at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Mentra Live at Canada, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Mentra Live at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Mentra Live at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Mentra.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Mentra from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/mentra.md
- RSS feed: /companies/mentra/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/0c0f5867-4046-42d1-abe9-076757081d92
- Revision history: /companies/mentra/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
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
Mentra draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap -69.3, 33rd widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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