Pocket YC Application

Winter 2026Active

Pocket went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 batch as a Consumer company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2026
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 6
Status: Active
Launched: 2025

Founders

Akshay NarisettiFounder
Gabriel DymowskiFounder

What Pocket does

Pocket is a small AI device that turns everything you say and hear into clear notes, action items, and search. We combine custom hardware, AI, and software to build the best note-taking experience for people who talk and move fast

Pocket's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Pocket, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Pocket

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

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What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We are building a small AI device that captures everything you say and hear, turning it instantly into clear notes, action items, and searchable text. It's designed for people who move fast and speak naturally, combining hardware and AI to keep pace with real-world conversations.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in San Francisco, CA and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team and early users are. It's vital to stay close to hardware supply chains, AI expertise, and potential partners in the consumer tech space.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Pocket YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Pocket's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Pocket would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.