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Pocket

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
14signal of 100 · rising 14
  • team of 35Team size · YC's directory+8.1
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AITIL Inc.Shared: voice recorderPlug and PlayJapanStartup →AISkyWatch.AIShared: category leaderPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →
Companies closest to Pocket
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TIL Inc.Shared: voice recorderPlug and Play Not statedAI
SkyWatch.AIShared: category leaderPlug and Play Not statedAI

Adjacent

OtherMalhari ProjectsShared: european marketMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026IndiaStartup →OtherDittoShared: noteNeoStartup →AIPublicAmplitudeShared: category leader, becomeYC W12San FranciscoStartup →AISyzygyShared: category leaderspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Pocket
Company
Malhari ProjectsShared: european marketMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
DittoShared: noteNeo Not statedOther
AmplitudeShared: category leader, becomeYC W12PublicAI, Data, Devtools
SyzygyShared: category leaderspeedrun SR005Not statedAI

Also from W26 in AI

All of W26
AI/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research EngineerYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAlt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.YC W26Los AngelesStartup →
Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Akshay NarisettiFounder/CEO
  • Gabriel DymowskiFounder

About Pocket

Pocket is a Y Combinator W26 company building a premium hardware plus software product in the AI voice recorder space. We are obsessed with quality and speed. We are scaling very fast in the US and now European markets and building a device experience that can become the category leader.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
35
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2024
Checked
6h ago

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 15, 2026

Team went from 15 to 35 people.

Source ↗

Pocket in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Pocket: questions

Which YC batch was Pocket in?

Pocket was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Pocket still active?

Y Combinator lists Pocket as active.

Who founded Pocket?

Pocket's founders, as listed on its YC page: Akshay Narisetti (Founder/CEO), Gabriel Dymowski (Founder).

Where is Pocket based?

Pocket lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.