# Pocket: robotics company

Canonical ID: `54ca0b83-f003-4eb4-a642-f0e361c8cd7f`

## Key facts

- **Revenue run rate:** $100M (Aug 2026, company-reported)
- **Devices sold:** 200,000+
- **Employees:** 12
- **Device price:** from $129
- **Subscription:** Free basic, $16.59/month premium
- **YC class:** W2026
- **ARR (Feb 2026):** $27M (Sacra estimate)
- **Growth rate:** 50% MoM (Oct 2025-Feb 2026)
- **Revenue split:** 54% subscription / 46% hardware
- **Competitors:** Plaud, Limitless, Bee AI, Otter

- **Slug:** pocket
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2024
- **HQ:** San Francisco, California, USA
- **Category:** [Wearable AI](/wearable-ai)

## Models

- [Pocket AI Notetaker](/models/pocket-ai-notetaker.md) (wearable) (id: `9d654377-39b0-4c1e-a4cb-01231f7deb6e`)

## Current leadership (3)

- [Akshay Narisetti](/people/akshay-narisetti.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Akshay Narisetti](/people/akshay-narisetti.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Gabriel Dymowski](/people/gabriel-dymowski.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Pocket?

AI notetaker hardware startup ([YC W2026](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pocket)) 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.

### What does Pocket make?

Pocket has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Pocket AI Notetaker (Pocket builds physical robots).

### Is Pocket publicly traded?

No. Pocket is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Pocket?

Pocket is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Pocket headquartered?

Pocket is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.

### Who owns Pocket?

Pocket is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Where does Pocket operate robots?

Pocket is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Pocket founded?

Pocket was founded in 2024.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.businessinsider.com/pockets-ai-notetaker-launched-8-months-ago-revenue-is-soaring-2026-8

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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