AI Hardware Startup Nirva Secures $33M for Ambient Audio Pendant

22 Oct 2026, 6:56 pm · 1h ago · 1 min read · TechCrunch AINew

Amount

$33M

Hardware startup Nirva has raised $33 million in a new funding round to develop and commercialize its ambient artificial intelligence pendant. The dedicated wearable device is engineered to listen exclusively to the wearer rather than capturing general background conversations. Nirva plans to officially begin shipping the $249 gadget to consumers before the end of the year. The newly secured capital will be deployed toward mass hardware manufacturing, supply chain scaling, software refinement, and international distribution as consumer AI wearables continue attracting substantial venture capital investment across global tech hubs.