--- title: "Even Realities hits $1bn with camera-free smart glasses" url: https://daily.dev/posts/even-realities-hits-1bn-with-camera-free-smart-glasses-ozup35tcw source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/even-realities-150m-1bn-camera-free-glasses type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-07-06T14:49:06.180Z updated: 2026-07-06T14:49:29.115Z tags: ["privacy"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Even Realities hits $1bn with camera-free smart glasses **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Even Realities, a Shenzhen-based startup, has raised $150m at a $1bn valuation led by Meituan and Tencent, becoming a unicorn. Its camera-free smart glasses display notifications, live translations, and directions via a lens-embedded display controlled by a companion ring. The privacy-first design — no camera, encrypted voice-to-text, GDPR compliance — is a deliberate counter to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses, which face lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over covert recording. Even's user base is majority US-based despite Chinese roots, and it claims to be the first in its category to sell over 10,000 pairs. The glasses start at $599, with typical orders near $1,000. Competitors like XREAL and Viture are also raising heavily, making the display-only glasses segment increasingly crowded. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation with $150M funding led by Meituan, Tencent](https://daily.dev/posts/smart-glasses-maker-even-realities-hits-1b-valuation-with-150m-funding-led-by-meituan-tencent-m4c6vuxpv) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone](https://daily.dev/posts/smart-glasses-without-a-camera-even-realities-bets-productivity-beats-recording-everyone-hq5ldejfm) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Even Realities’ new smart glasses ditch cameras and speakers](https://daily.dev/posts/even-realities-new-smart-glasses-ditch-cameras-and-speakers-1fkprcmsm) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Meta's smart glasses are selling by the million, but the people being secretly filmed can't do a thing](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-s-smart-glasses-are-selling-by-the-million-but-the-people-being-secretly-filmed-can-t-do-a-thi-w1f4h4gal) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/even-realities-hits-1bn-with-camera-free-smart-glasses-ozup35tcw)