AI Wearable Startup Secures $2 Million Seed Round
AI wearable startup NeoSapien has raised $2 million (Rs 18 crore) in a seed funding round led by Merak Ventures, with participation from prominent angel investors including Pixxel founder Awais Ahmed, Anupam Mittal, boAt co-founder Sameer Mehta, Namita Thapar, Aprameya Radhakrishna, and others. The round follows NeoSapien’s earlier $92.4K raise from Thapar and several early backers.
Funds to Accelerate Product Development and Market Expansion
The fresh capital will be deployed to scale product development, strengthen market visibility, and expand hiring across engineering, hardware, and go-to-market functions. NeoSapien said the investment will support its ambition to shape a new category of AI-native wearables designed for real-time intelligence and personal productivity.
Neo 1: An AI Wearable Designed as a ‘Second Brain’
Co-founded in 2024 by Dhananjay Yadav and Aryan Yadav, NeoSapien is building next-generation AI systems for personal use. Its flagship device, Neo 1, is an always-on wearable that transforms everyday conversations into actionable, structured insights. The device builds persistent memory, reasons across long timelines, and proactively surfaces contextual information functioning as a personal AI assistant or a “second brain.”
Supporting over 100 global languages, including Kannada, Japanese and Mandarin, Neo 1 blends advanced AI-driven contextual understanding with custom-built hardware for seamless real-time recording, processing, and organization of human interactions.
Building the Core AI Layer for Future Wearables
NeoSapien is also developing NeoCore, an SDK enabling companies to build applications atop its foundational intelligence layer. The startup aims to serve as the operating system for AI assistants across glasses, pendants, watches and rings, marking a strategic bet on the convergence of AI and personal hardware.
Investor Vision Backing Emerging Intelligence Platforms
Merak Ventures, led by Manu Rikhye and Sheetal Bahl, said its investment aligns with the firm’s focus on companies building scalable B2B and emerging tech platforms with long-term impact.
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