# Mentra

> Mentra is a San Francisco startup building MentraOS, an open-source operating system and app store for smart glasses, alongside Mentra Live, a 43-gram AI camera-glasses device. Founded in 2024 by MIT-dropout Cayden Pierce and Alex Israelov after they collaborated on the OpenSourceSmartGlasses project, Mentra wants to be the Android of smart glasses - a neutral software layer that lets developers ship apps and lets people actually use the hardware in the real world.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Cayden Pierce (Co-founder & CEO), Alexander Israelov (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~12-15
- **Products:** MentraOS, Mentra Live, MiniApp Store, Mentra SDK & Developer Console
- **Notable:** Raised $8M seed round in July 2025 from YC, Amazon, Toyota Ventures and the founders of YouTube, Android, and Pebble., Shipped Mentra Live in early 2026 - the first smart glasses with an integrated app store., Graduated from Y Combinator Winter 2025.

## Products & services

- **MentraOS** — Open-source operating system for smart glasses with a full SDK, supporting Mentra Live, Even Realities, Vuzix, and more.
- **Mentra Live** — 43-gram AI camera glasses with a 12MP / 119-degree camera, 12+ hour battery, stereo audio, livestreaming, and on-device AI. $349.
- **MiniApp Store** — App marketplace for smart glasses, hosting apps for live captions, translation, AI assistants, notes, livestreaming and more.
- **Mentra SDK & Developer Console** — Tools that let developers ship apps to smart glasses with camera, audio and AI access.

## Achievements

- Raised $8M seed round in July 2025 from YC, Amazon, Toyota Ventures and the founders of YouTube, Android, and Pebble.
- Shipped Mentra Live in early 2026 - the first smart glasses with an integrated app store.
- Graduated from Y Combinator Winter 2025.
- Built and demoed the OpenSourceSmartGlasses project at CES 2023 before founding the company.
- Released MentraOS 2.0 as open source on GitHub.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Mentra Live ships to first customers; initial 1,000-unit batch at $299.
- **2026-01** — Mentra announces Mentra Live shipping in February with full app store support.
- **2025-07** — Mentra raises $8M seed and launches MentraOS 2.0.
- **2025-01** — Mentra joins Y Combinator Winter 2025 batch.

## Links

- Website: https://mentra.glass
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mentra-glass
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mentra_glass
- GitHub: https://github.com/Mentra-Community/MentraOS
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MentraGlass
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentra.glass

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Last updated: 2026-06-28