AI hardware is having a moment.

Looki just closed $20M Series A led by Ant Group — 18 months from founding to major funding.

What it is: Wearable AI hardware that sold 10,000 units globally since August 2025.

The numbers:
• $20M Series A (Ant Group lead)
• 4 funding rounds in 18 months
• 10,000 units sold globally
• Founded May 2024

How it happened:
• Founders leveraged CMU + Google/Meituan backgrounds
• Built multimodal AI MVP (voice + vision)
• Launched international first → sold out quickly
• Expanded to China via JD.com
• Used 10K unit traction to attract Ant Group

Takeaway: Hardware + AI is hard, but proven founders with distribution channels move fast.

Source: AIBase

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