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Taya
AI you'll actually want to wear, built by ex-Apple, Stanford
Wearables today are gadgets. We believe they should be jewelry. Taya is a design-led wearable company founded by ex-Apple engineers and Stanford Product Design grads, creating jewelry-grade hardware that makes AI feel personal, beautiful, and effortless to wear. Our first product brings AI off the screen and into everyday life as a living memory layer, capturing experiences in real time, turning them into a searchable, contextual timeline, and evolving into intelligence that anticipates your future. This is not just a wearable; it’s a new category of computing: the world’s first AI-native memory layer - private by default, socially acceptable, and built by a team that knows how to ship products at Apple scale.
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Meet the Team
Co-Founder / CEO at Taya
Elena Wagenmans
Co-founder and CEO of Taya, where we’re building the future of wearable AI. I studied Product Design B.S. and Mechanical Engineering M.S. at Stanford and worked on the iPad Pro at Apple, designing components like speakers and RF systems. Formerly NCAA DI Athlete and First Team All-American and Captain, I’m foregoing training for the LA 2028 Olympics to pursue this startup full-time, making intelligence something beautiful, personal, and wearable.


