NeoSapien raises $2 Mn in seed round led by Merak Ventures

NeoSapien, the company behind India’s first AI-native wearable device, has raised $2 million (INR 18 crore) in a seed funding round led by Merak Ventures.

 The round also saw participation from several high-profile angel investors, including Awais Ahmed (Founder, Pixxel), Anupam Mittal (Founder, Shaadi.com), Sameer Mehta (Co-Founder, boat), Namita Thapar (Emcure Pharmaceuticals), and Aprameya Radhakrishna (CEO, Koo), among others.

The newly raised capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, strengthen the brand’s presence, and expand the team across key operational areas.

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"We're building technology that fades into the background so you can stay present in your life. Think about the cognitive load we carry - remembering conversations, following up on context from weeks ago, piecing together information. Neo 1 handles that seamlessly. We're freeing up human intelligence for what actually matters," shared Dhananjay Yadav and Aryan Yadav, Co-founders, NeoSapien.

Sheetal Bahl, Founding Partner at Merak Ventures said, "Seldom has India had a chance to participate in a global, tectonic shift, but with PAIAs, it has a real shot at doing so. NeoSapien is by far the top contender to take India there. Aryan and Dhananjay have achieved something incredible already – creating a cracking consumer product out of India in less than a year and with a paltry sum of money, but that’s just the start. We believe NeoOS will power hundreds of millions of upcoming AI consumer wearables sold in India and across the world every year.”

About NeoSapien 

Founded in 2024 by Dhananjay Yadav and Aryan Yadav, NeoSapien is a next generation AI company shaping the future of wearable intelligence. Its flagship product, Neo 1, is an AI native wearable designed to turn everyday conversations into actionable insights. The startup aims to create a new category in personal technology—one that blends adaptive intelligence with human intuition.

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Neo 1 functions as a Personal AI Assistant, or a “second brain.” The always-on device builds persistent memory, learns over time, and proactively surfaces insights at the right moment without demanding constant attention. Supporting more than 100 languages, from Kannada to Mandarin, it combines advanced contextual intelligence with hardware innovation to help users capture, process, and organize daily conversations and actions in real time.

NeoSapien says it aims to build the operating-system layer for all AI assistants—across glasses, pendants, watches, and rings. Its NeoCore SDK will also allow businesses to build applications on top of this core intelligence platform.

Merak Ventures, managed by Manu Rikhye and Sheetal Bahl, is a sector-agnostic early-stage fund that invests in companies solving real-world problems and creating large-scale impact in the B2B and emerging technology spaces.

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