Plaud.ai - Amplify Human Intelligence.

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Our Mission

Amplify Human Intelligence.

Our Vision

Build the world's most trusted AI work companion to elevate productivity and performance for 50 million professionals by 2030.

About Plaud

Registered in: Delaware, US | Headquarter: San Francisco, US

Global offices: San Francisco, Palo Alto, Seattle, Singapore, London, Beijing, Shenzhen, Tokyo

Problems we solve

A large part of our work happens through conversation. Conversation is the most human, powerful form of expression.

It might be a key comment in a meeting, a moment of clarity during a client call, or an idea sparked in the middle of a discussion. These moments carry real value. You contribute, listen, and do your best to carry them forward.

But they’re easy to forget, hard to revisit, and rarely written down. What’s lost isn’t just information; it’s understanding: the intent behind a decision, the nuance in a question, and the quick alignment that happens in real time.

Too often, the intelligence sparked in our minds never gets captured, understood, or turned into action.
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Plaud's Belief

Human First

Plaud's philosophy is to pursue the frontier of intelligence through the combination of hardware and software.

Conversation as Intelligence

We believe conversation is a form of intelligence. It's where ideas begin, decisions are made, and meaning is shared. Conversations are projections of how intelligence perceives and understands the world.

For the first time, AI can truly understand human language. The intelligence hidden in conversations can now be captured, extracted, and utilized—fundamentally transforming how people work.

Plaud exists to help you capture, extract, and utilize that intelligence as it happens. We help you stay fully present while capturing what matters, without breaking your flow. Plaud isn't just another tool. It's a movement for intelligence empowerment to turn conversations into actionable insights and seamless workflows.
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A smiling professional woman in a cream blazer wears a purple Plaud NotePin on her lapel while engaging in a conversation.
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A black Plaud Note AI voice recorder sits on a white table between two professionals during a one-on-one interview.

Plaud Values

P
Pursue SOTA
(State of the Art)
L
Let others thrive
A
Act from first principles
U
Use AI to its fullest
D
Dare to change

About Plaud

Plaud is building the world's most trusted AI work companion for professionals to elevate productivity and performance through note-taking solutions, loved by over 3,000,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud is building the next-generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize what you say, hear, see, and think.

Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human–AI intelligence through a hardware–software combination. With SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR and EN 18031 compliance, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection.
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Award-winning design

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Plaud Intelligence

Amplify Human Intelligence
Plaud is building the next generation of intelligence infrastructure and interface to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what you say, hear, see, and think.
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