Limitless
Category: AI in Productivity
Maker of the Limitless Pendant, an AI-powered wearable that records, transcribes, and summarizes real-world conversations to build a personalized, searchable memory. Limitless was founded in 2020. The company is led by Dan Siroker. Based in San Francisco, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $33M. Latest round: Acquired. Key investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Sam Altman, First Round Capital, NEA, Felicis, 8090 Industries, Katherine Boyle (a16z).
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $33M
Value proposition
Gives users a searchable, AI-augmented memory of everything they've seen, said, and heard — starting as a desktop recorder (Rewind) and evolving into a wearable pendant (Limitless).
Products and solutions
Limitless Pendant (wearable AI recorder/transcriber), Limitless desktop/app software (formerly Rewind AI) for screen + audio capture and semantic search.
Unique value
On-device/local-first capture combined with AI transcription and semantic search across all captured audio/screen history — positioned as a 'personal AI memory' layer ahead of competitors focused on single-purpose note-taking.
Target customer
Knowledge workers, professionals, and consumers wanting AI-assisted meeting notes, conversation recall, and personal memory augmentation.
Industries served
Consumer AI hardware, productivity software, personal knowledge management.
Technology advantage
Early mover in AI wearable pendant category with OCR + local LLM processing pedigree from Rewind; strong brand recognition and a16z/Sam Altman backing gave it visibility and speed to iterate hardware.
How they differentiate
Combines a wearable hardware pendant with continuous ambient capture and AI-powered recall/search, versus competitors that focus on either meeting-only note-taking (Otter, Plaud) or cheaper single-function devices (Bee).
Main competitors
Plaud (NotePin), Bee, Omi, Friend AI, Otter.ai
Key partnerships
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, NEA, Felicis, 8090 Industries, acquired by Meta (Reality Labs) in December 2025 to accelerate Meta's AI-enabled wearables roadmap.
Major milestones
2020: Founded as Rewind AI, May 2023: raised Series B at ~$350M valuation, 2024: rebranded to Limitless and launched the Pendant wearable, December 2025: acquired by Meta (Reality Labs) to accelerate AI-enabled wearables, ending direct sales of the Pendant.
Growth metrics
Reported ~$2M ARR with a ~33-person team in 2024 (Latka); grew from Rewind desktop app to Limitless Pendant hardware product line.
Market positioning
Premium AI wearable/personal memory device brand, well-funded and highly visible in tech press prior to acquisition.
Geographic focus
Primarily US consumer market, with global online sales of the Pendant device.
About Dan Siroker
Co-Founder & CEO of Optimizely (A/B testing platform); Stanford University graduate; early Google engineer; worked on Obama 2008 campaign's data-driven optimization.
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Official website: https://www.limitless.ai