Most AI wearables today record the room without asking. They capture your conversations and the people around you. No one at the table agreed to that. After interviewing hundreds of people, it’s clear. Consumers want the end of the surveillance era and they want to be in the moment. We’ve raised a $5M seed round led by MaC Venture Capital, Female Founders Fund, and a16z speedrun, to build a different kind of AI wearable. Taya is jewelry first. Surveillance never. Directional mics and voice isolation capture just you. Single-player mode. Your thoughts, your voice, on your terms. Privacy isn't a feature. It's an architectural decision. Read the @TechCrunch exclusive in the comments! 👇 If you want presence without surveillance, pre-order today. Andrew Chen Sam Shank Andrew Lee Joshua Lu Jonathan Lai Samira Behrouzan Macy Mills Lester Chen Alec Daughtry Jordan Mazer Jordan Carver Bella Nazzari Adrian Fenty Dela Adedze Brian Freeman Marco Marinucci Jordan Greene Zabreen Khan Madison Jacox Molly Fowler Jason Zhu Chris Thach Frank Nuovo Sc.D Kory W. Mathewson Sophia Zhao Erik Bruckner Anu Duggal Layla Alexander Arne Lang-Ree Giles Lowe Torence Lu Itbaan Nafi Roman Scott
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Taya isn’t more AI. It’s the end of the surveillance era. Most wearables ask the room to surrender. Taya captures only your voice.
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To the moon 🚀 I need this product urgently!
Congratulations! I love the whole concept and people and visible care.
Congrats elena!! Huge news
"Privacy isn't a feature — it's an architectural decision" is such a precise framing. Working on visual AI, we constantly face the same tension: where the sensor points is a deeper design choice than any model decision. Treating privacy as a constraint from day one changes what you're even willing to build.
This is SO cool! 🤌
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/former-apple-engineer-raises-5m-for-a-note-taking-pendant-that-only-records-your-voice/