Apoorv Shankar (@lazyapoorv) announced a $5.5M raise to build AinaInterface…

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AinaInterface is presented as a new AI-focused hardware interface from Apoorv Shankar’s team after a $5.5M raise. The post argues that touchscreens and keyboards were built for browsing/searching and now create unnecessary cognitive load as AI multiplies tasks, and it invites users to join a limited Private Pilot at aina.com.

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The project frames touchscreens and keyboards as 1980s-era tools ill-suited for AI workflows, claiming they add cognitive load as AI increases daily tasks.

AinaInterface’s Private Pilot program is now open with limited spots; signup available at aina.com — post shared by @the2ndfloorguy on 2026-07-17.

it's 2026, why are we still asking 1980s interfaces to keep up with todays intelligence ??????

naah

while everyone else is making ai fit the interface, we've been questioning the interface itself.

and building what comes next.

meet @AinaInterface🤙

Apoorv Shankar (@lazyapoorv)

We raised $5.5M to build an AI hardware interface that knows what you want.

The world has changed: we talk to our devices, AI writes our emails, and self-driving cars pick us up.

But how we interact with it all, touchscreens and keyboards, was designed for an age of browsing and searching.

When we do hundreds of tasks a day, now even more with AI, every unnecessary decision, every step spent navigating instead of acting adds up to real cognitive load.

We are building the Hardware Interface, designed for the age of AI.

Private Pilot now open.

Limited spots.

aina.com/

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— https://nitter.net/lazyapoorv/status/2077789574332633290#m

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