Omi

Founded in 2024 by Nik Shevchenko and based in San Francisco, California, Omi (operated by Based Hardware) is building the world's leading open-source AI wearable ecosystem. The Omi device — a wearable necklace with 24+ hour battery life — captures conversations and uses on-device AI for real-time transcription, delivering summaries, action items, and persistent memory to a companion mobile and desktop app. The platform supports thousands of community-built apps across productivity, relationships, health, and companionship, and integrates with other wearables (Plaud, Fieldy, Limitless, Bee). Trusted by 300,000+ professionals at companies including Tony Robbins, Salesforce, and SoftBank, Omi has raised $2M in pre-seed funding (led by Tim Draper) and the GitHub repo (BasedHardware/omi) has 7.8K stars and 176+ contributors. The backend is built on Python/FastAPI/Firebase/Pinecone/Redis with Flutter mobile apps.