AI wearable startup Sandbar has raised $23 million in Series A funding as it prepares to launch a voice-enabled smart ring designed to help users capture ideas, organise notes, and interact with artificial intelligence on the go.
The New York-based company announced the funding this week, with the round led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures.
The investment brings Sandbar’s total funding to $36 million following a $10 million seed round led by True Ventures in early 2025 and a $3 million pre-seed round backed by Upfront Ventures and Betaworks in 2024.
Sandbar plans to use the new funding to expand its engineering and product teams and accelerate development of its first device, the Stream ring, ahead of a planned summer 2026 launch.
The company describes Stream as a…