Era Computer

Summary active Updated Apr 23, 2026

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Location United States
Founded 2025
Latest Stage Seed
Total Raised $11M
Website https://www.era.computer/
Sector
ai consumer-hardware developer-tools consumer

Investors

Abstract Ventures seed (2026)
BoxGroup seed (2026)
Collaborative Fund seed (2026)
Betaworks

About

Era Computer is a software platform that enables hardware makers to build AI agents and orchestrations for AI devices, supporting 130+ LLMs from 14+ providers across form factors including glasses, jewelry, and home speakers 1. The company was founded in 2025 by Liz Dorman (CEO, formerly Humane and HP), Alex Ollman (CTO, formerly HP on enterprise agentic frameworks), and Megan Gole (CPO, formerly Sutter Hill Ventures working on the Jony Ive / Sam Altman “io” project) 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
Pre-2026 Pre-Seed $2M Topology Ventures, Betaworks – 12
2026-04-23 Seed $9M Abstract Ventures, BoxGroup Collaborative Fund, Mozilla Ventures; angels: Caterina Fake (Flickr), Ken Kocienda (iPhone keyboard), Tony Wang (OAS), Daniel Kuntz (Little Guy), Mina Fahmi (Sandbar), ShaoBo Z (ex-Rabbit CPO), Kelin Zhang (Poetry Camera) 123

Total funding to date: $11M ($9M seed + $2M pre-seed) 123.

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Sources

  1. TechCrunch, “Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets,” April 23, 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/era-computer-raises-11m-to-build-a-software-platform-for-ai-gadgets/↩↩↩↩↩

  2. Yahoo Finance / TechCrunch syndication, “Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets,” April 23, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/era-raises-11m-build-software-160000149.html — Confirms USD 9M seed co-led by Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup with Collaborative Fund and Mozilla Ventures participating; prior USD 2M pre-seed from Topology Ventures and Betaworks; founders Liz Dorman (CEO), Alex Ollman (CTO), Megan Gole (CPO). ↩↩↩

  3. Tech Funding News, “Era raises $11M from Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup to bring AI to smart gadgets,” April 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/era-11m-funding-ai-hardware-intelligence-infrastructure/ — Third independent trade press confirmation of the round composition and lead syndicate. ↩↩