--- title: "08:57 ETTaya Raises $5M for AI Jewelry Designed to Capture Your Thoughts, Not the Room" type: "News" locale: "zh-CN" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278888729.md" description: "Taya has raised $5 million in a seed round led by MaC Venture Capital and Female Founders Fund, with participation from a16z speedrun. The company, founded by Elena Wagenmans, has developed an AI necklace designed for intentional voice capture, focusing on privacy and user comfort. Unlike other AI devices, Taya prioritizes short, directed recordings to help users capture fleeting thoughts without constant environmental surveillance. The product is set to fulfill pre-orders later this year, aiming to integrate seamlessly into daily life." datetime: "2026-03-12T12:57:19.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278888729.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278888729.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278888729.md) --- > 支持的语言: [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278888729.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278888729.md) # 08:57 ETTaya Raises $5M for AI Jewelry Designed to Capture Your Thoughts, Not the Room , /PRNewswire/ -- Taya today announced it has raised a $5 million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital and Female Founders Fund, with participation from a16z speedrun. Founded by Stanford-trained product designer and mechanical engineer Elena Wagenmans, previously at Apple, Taya is an AI necklace built to honor the social contract: intentional, single-player voice capture, not ambient recording of the room. Continue Reading Taya Necklace While many recent AI hardware products have leaned toward always-on environmental awareness, Taya is taking a different approach. Instead of continuous environmental recording, the device focuses on short, intentional captures, helping people preserve fleeting thoughts without turning everyday life into a stream of surveillance. Taya's system is designed around directional microphones and voice-prioritization signal processing to focus on the wearer rather than the surrounding environment. "_People want intelligence, but they don't want to wear something that makes everyone around them uncomfortable_," said Elena Wagenmans, Founder & CEO of Taya. _"We're building jewelry-first AI for private reflection - something you choose to wear, and choose when to activate_." Following 3 million organic views across platforms and a sold-out initial pre-order batch, Taya has spent the past several months in direct conversation with early customers to refine both hardware and software around daily usability, privacy, and long-term retention. Rather than positioning itself as a meeting notetaker or always-on recorder, Taya is focused on brief, frequent voice captures throughout the day: moments of insight, reminders, and creative thoughts that would otherwise disappear. "_Privacy isn't a feature, it's an architectural decision_," Wagenmans added. "_If this becomes part of your daily life, it has to align with how people actually want to live_." Taya is currently in active development and expects to begin fulfilling its initial pre-order batch later this year, with broader availability to follow. To join the waitlist, visit **tayanecklace.com**. Press Kit To contact Taya Necklace, please email at \[email protected\] About Taya Most wearable tech ends up in a drawer. Taya is changing that by designing AI-powered jewelry that people want to put on every day. Founded in San Francisco by Elena Wagenmans, a Stanford-trained engineer and former Apple hardware designer, Taya combines private, on-demand voice intelligence with jewelry-grade craft. Learn more at tayanecklace.com. Media Contact: Jim Redner for Taya 323.217.4314 \[email protected\] SOURCE Taya ## 相关资讯与研究 - [MedPal AI Wins Strong Shareholder Backing at AGM as It Expands AI Health Platform](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281501359.md) - [Ericsson's Vonage to Provide Broot.ai With Voice APIs](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281508301.md) - [ZAWYA: CNTXT AI launches Munsit, the world’s most accurate Arabic voice AI as demand for AI services accelerates across the UAE](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281513418.md) - [Insig AI Plans Growth Drive and Eyes Nasdaq Dual Listing](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281311983.md) - [Got $5,000? 3 AI supercycle growth stocks at every layer of the stack](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281690338.md)