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Take Notes in the Real World
Winter 2026Founded 20246 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
AI insightcan contain mistakes
AI Voice Note DeviceHardwareMobile professionals, students, knowledge workersHigh competition
Moat
Custom hardware + AI voice processing + action item extraction for fast talkers and movers; proprietary audio capture.
Key risk
Crowded note-taking (Notion, Obsidian, Apple Notes); voice AI privacy concerns; hardware supply chain risk.
Why now
Mobile-first generation drives voice input demand; AI transcription + summarization maturity increasing ROI.
Competitors
Apple Notes, Notion, Otter.ai, Rewind.ai, Google Recorder
About
Pocket is a small AI device that turns everything you say and hear into clear notes, action items, and search. We combine custom hardware, AI, and software to build the best note-taking experience for people who talk and move fast
Founders · 2
Akshay NarisettiFounder
Co-founder & CEO of Pocket (YC W26). Previously built one of the world’s largest open-source AI note-taking devices and shipped multiple hardware + AI products used by thousands of users.
Gabriel DymowskiFounder
Co-founder at Pocket (YC W26). Previously CEO & co-founder of DoxyChain (blockchain document infrastructure for enterprises/public sector).
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