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Era Raises $11M to Build Software Platform for AI Physical Gadgets — Ex-Humane and Ex-HP Founders
Era closed $11M ($9M seed led by Abstract Ventures/BoxGroup, $2M pre-seed from Topology Ventures/Betaworks) to build an intelligence platform letting creators embed AI into physical objects — rings, pendants, home devices. Founded by former Humane CEO Liz Dorman and CTO Alex Ollman, the platform abstracts the AI software layer so hardware creators ship AI-powered devices without building custom software. For builders: if hardware becomes the next distribution surface for AI agents, the platform layer is the high-margin play — this is the 'Shopify for AI hardware' thesis.
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