# Anoria

> Anoria is a San Francisco wearable startup building a bracelet that infers emotional state in real time. Its Flow Score combines Energy, Mood and Focus, while a proprietary model called SOMI correlates 150 audio and biometric signals to explain what may be shaping a user's state and suggest a next action. Founded in 2026 by former Apple hardware designer Michael Belhassen, the five-person YC Spring 2026 company is testing early prototypes with a small group of founders and creatives.

- **Founded:** 2026
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Belhassen (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** 5
- **Products:** Anoria bracelet, SOMI, Companion app
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch., Built first wearable prototypes within roughly two months, according to its YC launch post., Placed prototypes with a small group of real-world testers.

## Products & services

- **Anoria bracelet** — An early-stage wearable that infers emotional state in real time and presents a Flow Score built from Energy, Mood and Focus.
- **SOMI** — Anoria's proprietary state-of-mind inference model, described as correlating 150 audio and biometric signals to surface emotional state, possible causes and suggested actions.
- **Companion app** — A mobile interface under development for displaying scores, context and recommendations from the wearable and cloud model.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch.
- Built first wearable prototypes within roughly two months, according to its YC launch post.
- Placed prototypes with a small group of real-world testers.
- Grew from a solo founder to a five-person team with former Apple and Meta experience.
- Launched publicly with an early-access campaign and product film in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Anoria was listed as a Y Combinator Spring 2026 company and disclosed YC as its pre-seed investor.
- **2026-05** — The company launched publicly as ‘Whoop for Emotions,’ opened early access and released a product film.
- **2026-08** — Anoria remained active, with a five-person team and an open in-person founding software engineer role in California.

## Links

- Website: https://www.anoria.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anoriainc/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/michaelblhssn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Anoria_inc
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/anoria.inc

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Last updated: 2026-08-21