The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Pocket: 1 model, 4 deployments across 3 regions, $11.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryWearable AI
Overview
AI notetaker hardware startup (YC W2026) making a credit card-sized recording device that snaps onto the back of smartphones and transcribes conversations. Reached $100M revenue run rate 8 months after launch with 200K+ devices sold.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeed post-money
Key facts
Revenue run rate
Devices sold
Employees
Device price
Subscription
YC class
ARR (Feb 2026)
Growth rate
Revenue split
Competitors
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Pocket on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Pocket's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalPocket AI Notetaker at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalPocket AI Notetaker at Canada, USA →North America · verified Jun 2024
- operationalPocket AI Notetaker at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalPocket AI Notetaker at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
View the full Pocket deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Akshay Narisetti CEO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Gabriel Dymowski Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Akshay Narisetticofounderno longer at company
previously at Open Vision Engineering (Hey Pocket)
- Gabriel Dymowskicofounderno longer at company
previously at Open Vision Engineering (Hey Pocket)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Pocket.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Pocket4 deployments
Recent coverage
Pocket in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Total funding
- $11.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2026-06-15
$11M(reported) · $44M post
Investors: Accel (lead), Y Combinator, Guillermo Rauch
Timeline
Every recorded move in Pocket’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2026-06-15Seed raising $11000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 19, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Pocket AI Notetaker at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Pocket AI Notetaker at Canada, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Pocket AI Notetaker at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Pocket AI Notetaker at United Kingdom, Europe
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Pocket.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Pocket from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pocket.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pocket/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/54ca0b83-f003-4eb4-a642-f0e361c8cd7f
- Revision history: /companies/pocket/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Pocket draws attention at the 89th percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap +15, 15th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 3, 2026