# Pocket

> Pocket is a San Francisco hardware-and-software startup (YC W26) building a screen-free AI voice recorder that captures real-world conversations. A credit-card-shaped puck with three microphones snaps to the back of a phone, records in-person talks and phone calls offline, and its app returns transcripts, summaries, mind maps and extracted to-dos across 120+ languages. The company reports over 130,000 units sold and raised $11M led by Accel in June 2026.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Akshay Narisetti (Co-Founder & CEO), Gabriel Dymowski (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~12-15
- **Products:** Pocket device, Pocket app, Pocket Premium, Pocket for Enterprise
- **Notable:** Named by Forbes as one of the 21 most promising startups in YC's W26 batch, Reported delivering over 30,000 units in its first five months of shipping, Reports more than 130,000 devices sold since launch

## Products & services

- **Pocket device** — A screen-free, credit-card-shaped AI voice recorder with three microphones and a single button. It snaps to the back of a phone to capture both sides of phone calls via a contact microphone, records in-person conversations offline, and pairs with the Pocket app.
- **Pocket app** — Companion mobile, desktop and web app that delivers transcripts, AI summaries, speaker-attributed notes, mind maps, meeting templates, daily highlights and automatically extracted action items across 120+ languages.
- **Pocket Premium** — Optional subscription (~$200/year) unlocking unlimited AI summaries, assistant queries, daily highlights and file attachments on top of the free transcription included with the device.
- **Pocket for Enterprise** — Custom workflow management, webhook support and integrations with tools like Google Calendar, Google Drive, OneDrive, Obsidian, Claude and Cursor for teams.

## Achievements

- Named by Forbes as one of the 21 most promising startups in YC's W26 batch
- Reported delivering over 30,000 units in its first five months of shipping
- Reports more than 130,000 devices sold since launch
- Reached a reported ~$27M annualized revenue run rate with ~50% month-over-month growth
- Maintains a 4.89-star average across hundreds of on-site reviews
- Raised $11M led by Accel with participation from Y Combinator and ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Raised $11M from Accel, Y Combinator and ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski amid surging demand for AI note-taking devices.
- **2026-01** — Joined Y Combinator's Winter 2026 (W26) batch; later named by Forbes among the batch's 21 most promising startups.

## Links

- Website: https://heypocket.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heypocketai
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Heypocket

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Last updated: 2026-07-30