TechSpot · Jan 2026
TechSpot highlighted Mentra Live’s livestreaming pitch, open-source OS, app store, and hardware specs including the 12MP camera and 43g weight.
Building the open source smart glasses operating system.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Mentra is a YC-backed 2024 smart-glasses company building the open-source MentraOS platform, MiniApp Store, and Mentra Live hardware for enterprise field work and developer AI workflows.
Primary product
MentraOS open-source smart-glasses platform and Mentra Live hardware
Founded
2024
Headquarters
369 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
Team size
11-50
Industry
Mobile Computing Software Products
Sub-industry
Smart glasses OS / wearable computing software
Offices
San Francisco, CA, USA (Dogpatch)
Shenzhen, China
Business model
hardware sales
developer platform / SDK
app store revenue share
developer subscriptions
enterprise deployments
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$8.1M
Latest round
Seed Round · Jul 2025
Latest amount
$8M
People & investors
Leadership
CEO / Founder
CTO / Founder
Terry Huhtala
Chief Business Officer
VP, Eyewear / Head of Smart Eyewear Design
Celine Tsang
Director, China Logistics
Nicolo Micheletti
Founding Engineer, Head of China Software
Founding Engineer, Head of Cloud
Head of Developer Experience
Cody Dumont
VP of Global Operations
Parth Pawar
Head of UI UX Design
Matthew Fosse
Head of Mobile Development
Daniel Oh
Head of Visual Production
Investors
Ajira Ventures
Alan Rutledge
Amazon Alexa Fund
Brian Li
Chris Smoak
D'Arcy Rice
Echo
Eric Migicovsky
Erick Miller
Hartmann Capital
Hat Trick Capital
Jason McDowall
Jawed Karim
Jeff Henrion
JJ Fliegelman
Kulveer Taggar
Mohamed
Nelson Ray
Noah Eisner
Paul Graham
Pioneer Fund
Rich Miner
Richard Aberman
Terry + friends
TIRTA Ventures
Toyota Ventures
Transpose VC
Will Cray
Y Combinator
Yahya Mokhtarzada
Work & culture
Open-source, fast-moving, hacker-style culture with strong full-stack ownership across hardware, software, and ops; hiring emphasizes portfolios/GitHub work and in-person collaboration across San Francisco and Shenzhen.
Compensation
Public job postings show early-stage cash-plus-equity packages, including roughly $75k-$160k salary bands for engineering roles and one SDET role at $120k with 0.10%-0.30% equity.
Benefits
competitive pay
equity options
hands-on ownership
open-source contribution
Product & market
Pricing
One-time hardware sale for Mentra Live ($299 batch 1) plus platform monetization via developer accounts and app-store/revenue-share mechanics; no consumer subscription was disclosed publicly.
Differentiators
- —open-source OS and SDK
- —mini app store for smart glasses
- —cross-device compatibility across supported glasses
- —phone-hosted architecture to save battery
- —enterprise field-work focus
- —livestreaming to major social platforms
Technology
React Native
TypeScript
Java
Kotlin
Swift
Objective-C
Node.js
Bun
MongoDB
Azure
Docker
GitHub Actions
WebSockets
Webhooks
Bluetooth/BLE
iOS
Android
OpenAI
Google Gemini
Stripe
Customers
enterprise field teams
technicians
logistics teams
developers
hardware makers
app developers
Competitors
Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Even Realities
Vuzix
Google Android XR smart glasses ecosystem
Snap Spectacles
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
~$1.4M estimated ARR
Estimated monthly visits
62.8K
Latest news
Mentra · Jan 2026
Official launch announcement for Mentra Live smart glasses, including the app store, $299 pricing, 12MP camera, and shipping timeline.
GamesBeat · Jan 2026
GamesBeat described Mentra Live as the company’s first shipped glasses and emphasized the mini app store, livestreaming features, and batch pricing/shipping details.
9to5Google · Jan 2026
9to5Google framed Mentra Live as a Ray-Ban Meta challenger, emphasizing the open-source OS, app store, and YouTube livestreaming support.
Forbes · Jul 2025
Forbes covered the $8M raise and highlighted backers such as Rich Miner, Jawed Karim, Eric Migicovsky, Paul Graham, Y Combinator, Amazon, and Toyota Ventures.
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