Wearables startup Sandbar has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures. The startup was founded by former Meta employees Mina Fahmi and Kirak Hong and garnered attention last year with its wearable, the Stream Ring. The smart ring focuses on AI-powered note-taking — similar to products from Plaud or Omi — rather than health tracking like Oura’s devices. The ring features a microphone that is disabled by default but can be activated via a