Mentra, maker of a smart glasses operating system, announced it will soon ship its Mentra Live smart glasses.
Mentra Live is the first glasses to be released by the company. And it said it is the only smart glasses to feature apps available in a mini app store. At 43 grams, Mentra Live is among the lightest in the industry, featuring an HD 12MP camera for photo and video capture, video-stabilized livestreaming to any social media platform, AI integration, and the ability to take calls and listen to music.
MentraOS, Mentra’s open-source operating system, features a software development kit (SDK), where developers have been building smart glasses apps for Mentra’s MiniApp Store since early 2025. Mentra Live is also the first smart glasses that allow users to livestream to all social media platforms, including X, YouTube, Twitch, OnlyFans, Instagram, and more.
“Smart glasses will only reach their full potential if the ecosystem remains open, accessible, and community-driven, rather than closed and dominated by Big Tech,” said Cayden Pierce, CEO of Mentra, in a statement. “Mentra Live and MentraOS empower users to choose their apps and control their data, while enabling devs to build on an open platform.”
Backed by Y Combinator, Rich Miner (Android co-founder), Jawed Karim (YouTube co-founder), Paul Graham, Eric Migicovsky (Pebble founder), Amazon, Toyota Ventures, and Hartmann Capital, amongst others, Mentra raised an $8 million seed round in July of 2025.
At $299, only 1,000 Mentra Live were made available for Batch 1, shipping February 15. The company will open Batch 2 for sale with a limited amount of glasses available to ship February 28.
The company said the Mentra MiniApp Store is the only app store for smart glasses, and allows users to access miniapps through Mentra’s iOS and Android app. Miniapps featured from various developers include Merge Proactive AI, Poker Probability, Chess Cheater, AI Notes, and more.
“What separates Mentra from the many smart glasses companies we diligenced is its rare combination of user-centric hardware design and a network-effect-driven software strategy,” said Felix Hartmann, managing partner of Hartmann Capital, in a statement. “While others lead with theatrical demos or attempt to build overpowered gadgets few people will actually use, Mentra has been quietly building a market-ready product that thousands are adopting this year.”
Founded in 2024, Mentra is based in San Francisco and includes members with experience working with Google, MIT, FitBit, Calvin Klein, and Nike. Mentra is backed by investors including Y Combinator, Amazon, Toyota Ventures, Hartmann Capital, Rich Miner, and Jawed Karim.