Era
About Era
Era is a Consumer Electronics startup based in New York, United States that has raised $11M in venture capital across 2 funding rounds since 2025. The company reached Seed stage in 2025 with a $2M round led by institutional investors. Era's investor base includes 6 institutional funds, with Abstract Ventures leading the most recent equity round.
Era builds a software platform that enables hardware makers, designers, and artists to create AI-powered objects and gadgets. The platform provides a software layer handling multimodal inputs, inference, custom voice creation, and access to over 130 LLMs from more than 14 providers — allowing anyone from jewelers to musicians to car designers to shape how an object listens, thinks, speaks, acts, and remembers. Founded in 2025 by CEO Liz Dorman (ex-Humane, HP), CTO Alex Ollman (ex-HP agentic frameworks), and CPO Megan Gole (ex-Sutter Hill Ventures, io project), Era raised $11M in total funding including a $9M Seed round led by Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup, with participation from Collaborative Fund and Mozilla Ventures.
Era Funding Rounds Timeline
2 rounds · $11M raised · since 2025
| Round | Date | Amount | Valuation | Lead investor | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | 2025 | $2M | — | — | Topology Ventures, Betaworks |
| Seed | April 2026 | $9M | — | Abstract Ventures | BoxGroup, Collaborative Fund, Mozilla Ventures |
Investors in Era
6 institutional investors across 2 rounds
Lead investors
Co-investors
Recent news about Era
- FundingEra raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgetsApril 2026
Questions about Era
How much has Era raised?
Era has raised $11M across 2 funding rounds since 2025.
Who are the investors of Era?
Era's investors include Abstract Ventures, BoxGroup, Collaborative Fund, Mozilla Ventures, Topology Ventures, Betaworks.
When was Era's last funding round?
Era's most recent round was a $2M Pre-Seed in 2025.
Where is Era headquartered?
Era is headquartered in New York, United States, and was founded in 2025 by Liz Dorman, Alex Ollman, Megan Gole.