San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 15 employees · Hiring · 6 known investors
Pocket is a wearable AI device with accompanying app that captures voice conversations and thoughts, then uses AI models to transcribe, summarize, generate action items, and create mind maps. It serves professionals, creators, and founders who want to record and organize their thoughts hands-free.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)
Pocket was founded in 2024 by Akshay Narisetti and Gabriel Dymowski.
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Akshay Narisettiin𝕏Co-founder · Chief Executive OfficerHe previously developed open-source AI note-taking hardware and shipped multiple hardware and AI products.
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Gabriel Dymowskiin𝕏Co-FounderGabriel Dymowski is co-founder of Pocket and previously served as CEO and co-founder of DoxyChain, a blockchain-based document infrastructure company.
Investors · 6
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M
Berkeley FrontierBerkeley
Lobster CapitalSan Francisco
TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2Mvia Fred Campbell · inferred
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Also in the syndicate · 1
Open Vision Engineering
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$11M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2026
- $11MraisedJun 2026 · 4 sourcesSource ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 5
by search overlapPlaud96 shared keywordsPlaud makes AI note-taking devices and software that capture meetings and conversations, transcribe them, and generate summaries with action items for professionals. Its products are aimed at working professionals who want hands-free capture and shareable meeting summaries.
Zapier91 shared keywordsZapier provides a platform for connecting AI models and agents to workflows and business applications, enabling teams to automate tasks across over 9,000 apps without coding. The platform serves enterprises, operations teams, and businesses of all sizes looking to deploy AI-driven automation for lead capture, customer support, employee onboarding, and other business processes.
AI tools59 shared keywordsNotta provides AI-powered transcription tools available as a web app, mobile app, and Chrome extension, along with features such as AI summaries, meeting minutes, screen recording, and a sales-focused AI agent for recording and analyzing meetings and syncing with CRM. It serves individuals and businesses looking to transcribe and organize voice and meeting content.
Krisp54 shared keywordsKrisp builds real-time voice AI products that enhance communication through noise cancellation, accent conversion, voice translation, transcription, and summarization across audio hardware and applications. The company serves organizations and individuals using voice communication tools.
otter ai46 shared keywordsOtter.ai is an AI-powered meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real time across multiple languages, automatically capturing decisions and action items. The platform serves teams and enterprises seeking to automate meeting documentation and knowledge management through integrations with productivity and CRM tools.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Pocket do?
- Pocket is a wearable AI device with accompanying app that captures voice conversations and thoughts, then uses AI models to transcribe, summarize, generate action items, and create mind maps. It serves professionals, creators, and founders who want to record and organize their thoughts hands-free.
- Who founded Pocket?
- Pocket was founded by Akshay Narisetti, Gabriel Dymowski in 2024.
- Who are Pocket's investors?
- Pocket's investors include Accel, Berkeley Frontier, Lobster Capital, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital), Y Combinator.
- How much funding has Pocket raised?
- Pocket has disclosed $11M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Pocket headquartered?
- Pocket is headquartered in San Francisco, US.