FUNDING · STARTUPS · #2414
Nirva raises $25M pre-Series A for a jewelry-like pendant that listens only to the wearer
Nirva, founded by two former Meta Reality Labs employees and a fashion entrepreneur, raised $25 million in a pre-Series A round (bringing total funding to $33M) to produce a jewelry-style wearable pendant that passively listens to the wearer’s speech and surfaces personal insights via a companion app. The 8‑gram device (battery up to three days) will open orders in November at $249 and aims to filter out others’ speech and discard audio after processing by default.
KEY POINTS
- Nirva, founded by two former Meta Reality Labs employees and a fashion entrepreneur, raised $25 million in a pre-Series A round (bringing total funding to $33M) to produce a jewelry-style wearable pendant that passively listens to the wearer’s speech and surfaces personal insights via a companion app.
- The 8‑gram device (battery up to three days) will open orders in November at $249 and aims to filter out others’ speech and discard audio after processing by default.
- This highlights investor interest in ambient AI wearables and introduces a privacy‑focused approach to personal speech modeling that could shape consumer expectations and competition in the category.
WHY IT MATTERS
This highlights investor interest in ambient AI wearables and introduces a privacy‑focused approach to personal speech modeling that could shape consumer expectations and competition in the category.