Funding
$16.0M
Models
1
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
Founder
Funding
Product
Investor
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Where Mentra's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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 →
Recent coverage
Mentra in third-party press
Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
Financial state
- 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)
- Other2026-07-08
$8M(reported)
- Seed2025-07-01
$8M(reported)
Investors: Hartmann Capital (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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.
- What does Mentra make?
- Mentra has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Mentra Live (Mentra builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Mentra?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Mentra building in the same form factors include Xiaomi, Baidu, Brilliant Labs, Even Realities.
- Who is the CEO of Mentra?
- Cayden Pierce is the ceo of Mentra, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Mentra headquartered?
- Mentra is headquartered in USA.
- How much funding has Mentra raised?
- Mentra has raised approximately $16M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- 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 a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Mentra ranks in roughly the top 29% of companies tracked by the registry.
- 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
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.Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
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
Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
Reality vs attention
Mentra draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funded with institutional backing on record. 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: Jul 19, 2026