SABERA AR Glasses Crowdfunding Raises 192 Million Yen, 2,743 Supporters
The SABERA crowdfunding result demonstrates strong market demand for lightweight daily-use AR glasses, with the company using the campaign to refine product features and establish partnerships ahead of a wider release.
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The advance sales project for jig.jp's next-generation smart glasses SABERA on Makuake concluded on June 29, 2026, with total support of 192,917,570 yen from 2,743 backers, achieving 19,291% of the 1 million yen target. The campaign also included hands-on events in major cities, partnerships for real-time translation and theater support, and expanded vision-correcting lens compatibility. The company says the project helped build the business foundation for general sales.
The SABERA project ranked 23rd in Makuake's all-time rankings as of the campaign's end. jig.jp held hands-on events in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sabae, allowing potential users to test the 40-gram glasses and features like real-time translation. The company also signed strategic partnerships with Palabra for theater accessibility and Kotoba Technologies for translation, and expanded lens options to include bifocals and higher myopia/astigmatism correction. jig.jp says the feedback from the 2,743 supporters informed product improvements for the general sales phase.
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