Necklace
The Taya Necklace is an AI pendant, on preorder for 2026. Voice-isolating pendant for intentional, button-triggered notes, reminders and AI chat; batch one is sold out and batch two preorders include a chain, charging dock and three subscription months.
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Generations
| Generation | Year | Status | Price | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necklace | 2026 | Preorder | $450 preorder / $650 after launch | 12–15 g |
Specifications by generation
Necklace
2026PreorderVoice-isolating pendant for intentional, button-triggered notes, reminders and AI chat; batch one is sold out and batch two preorders include a chain, charging dock and three subscription months.
- Category
- Pendant
- Worn
- Neck
- Release
- 2026
- Price
- $450 preorder / $650 after launch
- Weight
- 12–15 g
- Sensors & hardware
- Audio
- Input
Developer access
- SDK / APINot verified
Current device/app policy and preorder page do not establish a released developer SDK/API, raw audio protocol or external app distribution. Data-copy requests by email are not a public API.
- Vendor servers
- required
The June 5, 2026 device/app policy explicitly uses cloud transcription, summarization and chat, with account-linked recordings and derived memories stored and synced by hosting providers. Provider names are not disclosed.
Not yet verified: documentation, app distribution and hardware and software openness.
Openness, servers & distribution
- hardware
Schematics, mechanical designs and firmware publication were not verified.
- firmware
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- companion apps
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- SDK
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- backend services
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- Direct / local access
Bluetooth pairs the wearable to the phone; no documented direct/local API or offline replacement for the memory service was verified.
- Third-party cloud
Unnamed speech-to-text / AI providers · Unnamed cloud storage and authentication providers
- App distribution
Third-party app distribution was not verified.
A companion app or integration is not evidence of a third-party app store.
Company & funding
Taya · Mobius Solutions, Inc.
Disclosed seed financing; partial history
- Disclosed funding
- USD 5M
Disclosed seed only; partial known-round sum, not a published lifetime total. Company announcement; closing date and any other financing remain unknown.
- Latest disclosed valuation
- Not disclosed
No valuation was disclosed in the reviewed source.
- Disclosed rounds
- 1
Among makers in the index
Rounds
2026-03-12announced
SeedUSD 5M
Led by MaC Venture Capital and Female Founders Fund
With a16z speedrun
Equity / venture financing
Exact closing date and instrument details were not disclosed.
Valuation not disclosed
No valuation was disclosed in the reviewed source.
Company
The device/app privacy policy names Mobius Solutions, Inc. doing business as Taya; parent and current ownership are not disclosed.
Investors on record
| Investor | Role | Round |
|---|---|---|
| MaC Venture Capital | Co-lead | March 2026 Seed |
| Female Founders Fund | Co-lead | March 2026 Seed |
| a16z speedrun | Participant | March 2026 Seed |
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Independent index — figures are approximate and editorial, not official spec sheets. Methodology. Last reviewed 2026-10-31.