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Pocket raises $11 million for its AI note-taking hardware after shipping 100,000 devices in eight months

Accel and Peak XV led the investment round

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Gokul Rajaram@gokulr#1176inTech

Pocket (@Heypocket) has been a game changing product for me IRL. I'm so excited to invest behind a product and team that I think will transform communication and productivity.

Not to mention, the scale and growth of the company is pretty incredible. The saying goes that when you have PMF, you can feel the market pulling your product. that's what is happening here. The market is absolutely pulling this product!

Pocket@Heypocket

We've raised $11 million from Accel (@Accel), Peak XV (@peakxvpartners), Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg), Mati Staniszewski (@mati), Gokul Rajaram (@gokulr) and Kaz Nejatian (@nejatian).

We're happy to share that Pocket has crossed 100,000 devices in eight months.

This funding will allow us to invest deeply in hardware R&D and build Pocket's next generation of interfaces.

We're hiring across research, engineering, and design: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pocket/jobs

9:11 AM · Jun 29, 2026 · 21.9K Views

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Many users praised Pocket's AI note-taking hardware for its sleek design and strong product-market fit, with some indicating they had purchased the device.

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Robin Choy@ChoyRb

I got a Pocket device before even talking to @AkshayNarisetti (and you should too btw). The entire unboxing & product experience, level of craft were so delightful that I was already convinced to invest. And then I saw the insane traction. Needless to say this was a « sh*t up and take my money » moment. And I’m glad they did. Congrats on the round Pocket, this is but the beginning!

akshay@AkshayNarisetti

8 months ago, we shipped the first Pocket. Today, 100,000 people use it to be present in their most important conversations.

Grateful to have @Accel, @peakxvpartners, @ycombinator, @rauchg, @mati, and @nejatian behind us for what comes next.

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Robin Choy@ChoyRb

@Scobleizer @AkshayNarisetti So sleek

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Robert Scoble@Scobleizer

@ChoyRb @AkshayNarisetti I love mine.

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Niel Pal@snpal2000

@gokulr @Heypocket http://usetranscribe.io is down :((

Was going to give you creds on LinkedIn.

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Gokul Rajaram@gokulr

@snpal2000 @Heypocket Pls try again! https://www.usetranscribe.io is up for me. I just went through a painful infra migration this weekend and it’s been up now 🤞🤞

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