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Mentra
ActiveBuilding the open source smart glasses operating system.
Winter 2025Founded 202412 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
About
Mentra is building the open source operating system for smart glasses. The smart glasses hardware is finally ready, so we're building the OS and app store to power the next computing platform.
Founders · 2
Cayden PierceFounder
Worked with the inventor of smart glasses. Built the OpenSourceSmartGlasses hardware and demoed at CES. Joined MIT Media Lab to make proactive AI smart glasses. Dropped out of MIT to start Mentra.
Alexander IsraelovFounder
I started building smart glasses during my CS degree. Built the OpenSourceSmartGlasses hardware and proactive AI system. Worked at a spatial computing company in HK+Shenzhen to start Mentra.
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