Mentra

Current leadership (1)

• Cayden Pierce Co-Founder & CEOreported, not verified

Founders (1)

• Cayden Piercecofounder

Safety record

No incidents on record for Mentra.

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Peer companies

• Xiaomi3 models
• Baidu2 models
• Brilliant Labs2 models
• Plaud AI2 models
• Based Hardware1 model
• Bee1 model

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

early

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Funding rounds (1)

• Seed2025-07-01

  $8M(reported)

  Investors: Hartmann Capital (lead)

Sources (1)

1. https://www.mentra.com ↗

Common questions

What is Mentra?

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.

Where is Mentra based?

Mentra is based in USA.

What does Mentra make?

Mentra has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Mentra Live (Mentra builds physical robots).

Where does Mentra operate robots?

Mentra is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Mentra safe?

Mentra has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.