
Jul 16, 2026
✦TechCrunch
Ultrahuman's former hardware VP raises $5.5M for devices that control AI agents, not just record you
Aina, a startup led by former Ultrahuman VP Apoorv Shankar, raised $5.5 million to build AI interface devices. The company plans to use the funds to develop tools like Dune, a small keypad that controls AI agents. Shankar said, "I was just super curious about the space of AI interfaces."