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That Hyperactive Speaker.

Not an Alexa. Not a Google Home. Not a phone. A dedicated AI companion you switch on and talk to — and you pick its brain. Literally.

01 · The core idea

A device, not another app.

Every unit ships ready to talk — no phone, no laptop, no setup marathon. Switch it on and it's already connected.

  • Built-in SIM card
  • Microphone + speaker
  • Optional small display
  • Battery
  • Always-on connectivity
02 · The killer feature

You choose the brain.

Picked at checkout, like a Netflix profile. The hardware stays the same — the intelligence is yours to swap.

Option AGPT
Option BClaude
Option CGemini
Option DLocal / open-source

Same shell. Different soul.

03 · One device, many modes

Founder mode

  • “Read my emails.”
  • “What's important today?”
  • “Call me when something urgent lands.”

Family mode

  • “Did Abhileen call?”
  • “Read my WhatsApp.”
  • “Book my doctor's appointment.”

Elderly mode

  • “Time to take your medicine.”
  • “Call my son.”
  • “What did the doctor say?”

Memory mode

  • Remembers your people, stories, and tasks.
  • A physical embodiment of your second brain.
  • “Jia, what am I forgetting?”
04 · The form factor

iPod-small. One button. Works on its own.

  • iPod-sized, one button
  • Speaker + microphone
  • Camera + tiny screen
  • Built-in cellular (SIM)
  • All-day battery
  • Works solo after a one-time setup

Press the button: “Jia, what am I forgetting?” — and it answers with context from your life.

05 · The model

Priced like telecom, not like an app.

Most AI startups sell App → AI → subscription. This is Hardware → SIM → AI subscription — recurring revenue from:

  • Connectivity (the SIM)
  • LLM usage
  • Premium voices
  • Memory storage
People don't want another app. They want another person.
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First batch, first dibs. No spam, just the launch.