Pocket Raises $11 Million After Selling 130,000 AI Note-Taking Pucks
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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 29
Pocket Raises $11 Million After Selling 130,000 AI Note-Taking Pucks
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 29
Summary
$11 million in new funding from Accel, Y Combinator and ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski gives Pocket fresh backing after the startup sold more than 130,000 devices since launching last year.
Pocket’s $129 phone-mounted puck records offline conversations and includes free transcription, while a $200-a-year tier unlocks unlimited AI summaries, assistant queries, highlights and attachments.
The company is pitching the device for in-person work rather than online meetings, targeting users such as lawyers, doctors, salespeople and students who need capture and context away from laptops.
Enterprise features already include workflow tools, webhooks and integrations with Google Calendar, OneDrive, Google Drive, Obsidian, Claude and Cursor, as Pocket pushes deeper into task automation.
Pocket is entering a crowded field of hardware rivals including Plaud and software players such as Otter, Zoom and Fireflies, though device-first models have shown traction.