AI note-taking hardware is gaining fresh momentum, and Pocket is emerging as one of the standout names in the category. The Y Combinator-backed startup has secured $11 million in new funding from Accel, Y Combinator, and ElevenLabs CEO and co-founder Mati Staniszewski.
The company's product is a credit card-sized device that attaches to the back of a phone and is built to record conversations, transcribe them, and turn them into useful follow-up items. Pocket says the device sells for $129 and includes unlimited recordings and transcriptions without a subscription.
According to the company, more than 130,000 units have been sold since launch last year. That traction suggests growing interest in dedicated tools for meetings, field work, and on-the-go documentation, even as smartphones remain capable of handling basic note-taking tasks.
The companion app adds an AI layer on top of the recordings. Users can request meeting summaries, ask questions about past conversations, generate mind maps, and convert notes into different formats. A $200 annual plan unlocks expanded AI features such as unlimited summaries, assistant queries, daily highlights, and file attachments.
Pocket was founded by Akshay Narisetti and Gabriel Dymowski. The team says the product is designed for real-world conversations, not only online meetings, and aims to capture context that is often missed when people rely on manual note-taking.
For business users, Pocket also offers workflow tools, calendar and cloud integrations, and a protocol server that connects its assistant to other databases. The company's broader goal is to help users automate tasks and keep meeting insights organized in one place.
As AI note-taking devices mature, Pocket's progress points to a future where everyday conversations can be captured, structured, and transformed into actionable knowledge with greater ease.