Nirva
Overview
Nirva, also known as Nirva Labs, is a San Francisco AI-wearables company founded in 2025. It develops jewelry-like necklaces and bracelets with a companion app for daily journaling and insights into moods and relationships.[1]
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Key facts
2025founding and prototype trials
The founding team includes CEO Wei Lyu, CTO Jason Chen and designer Hanying Hu. Lyu previously worked on wearable products at Meta Reality Labs and XREAL; Chen worked on MetaMetaMeta (Meta Platforms, Inc.) is a publicly listed American technology company, renamed from Facebook in 2021, that operates social communication, digital advertising, virtual reality, smart glasses and artificial intelligence businesses.Open the full entry’s Reels and Facebook Lite; Hu founded a jewelry brand.[2]
On November 5, the company announced plans to provide around 20 prototypes to early adopters for community co-development.[3]
January 2026CES preview
On January 5, Nirva announced its CES preview in necklace and bracelet formats. Specifications for that version included a 10-gram titanium body, dual microphones, light and motion sensors, and a stated two-day battery life.[4]
On January 7, Nirva publicly announced that it was a finalist in the CNET Best of CES Awards.[5]
July 2026seed funding and product iteration
LightspeedLightspeed Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners backs companies from seed through late-stage financing. Its website distinguishes Lightspeed Management Company (LSVP) from Lightspeed India Partners (LSIP): the two are separately operated investment advisers, with the U.S., European, and Israeli offices belonging to LSVP and the India and Southeast Asia offices belonging to LSIP.Open the full entry announced its participation in Nirva’s $8 million seed round on July 9. South Park Commons later confirmed that Lightspeed led the round and SPC participated.[6]
SPC’s Mark Jacobstein recalled early prototypes needing improvements in software, battery life and visual positioning. He cited the combination of personal insight and jewelry design as part of his investment rationale.[1]
October 2026new financing and delivery plans
On October 22, SiliconANGLE reported that Nirva had raised another $25 million, bringing total funding to $33 million. Orders were planned for November at an expected $249, with initial deliveries targeted by year-end.[7]
Product positioning and founder’s views
Nirva describes automatic journaling, mood tracking and mapping social relationships as intended uses. Its stated longer-term goal is to change how people interact with AI.[8][9]
In the October report, Wei Lyu argued that the hardware should remain appealing jewelry even with a dead battery, positioning its value around self-understanding.[7]
Official website and public account
Official website: https://www.nirva.life/ (opens in a new window). Public X account: https://x.com/Nirvalabs (opens in a new window).[10]
Sources
- Nirva Labs — Ambient AI, Done Right (opens in a new window)
- Why we partnered with Nirva (opens in a new window)
- Nirva announces community prototype program (opens in a new window)
- Nirva AI Jewelry Unveiled at CES - The World’s Most Beautiful and Insightful AI Wearable (opens in a new window)
- Nirva announces CNET Best of CES finalist selection (opens in a new window)
- July 2026 Update (opens in a new window)
- Nirva raises $25M to make AI jewelry with perspective that listens and provides insights (opens in a new window)
- The Team Behind Nirva (opens in a new window)
- Nirva AI Jewelry (opens in a new window)
- Nirva (@Nirvalabs) / X (opens in a new window)