What OM Consulting Inc. does

viaim (legally OM Consulting Inc.) is a privately held consumer technology company that designs and sells AI-powered note-taking hardware — primarily wireless earbuds and desktop voice recorders — that capture spoken conversations and convert them into searchable transcripts, AI-generated summaries, and action items. The product portfolio consists of four core devices: the RecDot AI earbuds (from $199.99), the OpenNote open-ear AI voice recorder (from $169.99, CES Innovation Award 2025 recipient), the Nano+ wearable meeting recorder with 45 dB active noise cancellation (from $149.99), and the NoteKit desktop recorder (from $71.99) for computer-based meetings. Underlying technology combines on-device audio capture with cloud-based speech-to-text transcription and translation across 78 languages, an AI summarization engine that produces meeting notes, deep insights, and to-do lists, and a Vitana AI assistant that enables natural-language search across a user's conversation archive. The companion viaim app is available on iOS, Android, and web, and NoteKit integrates with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.

The company operates a horizontal, direct-to-consumer go-to-market targeting business professionals, remote workers, researchers, and multilingual users who need to document frequent meetings, calls, and interviews. Distribution is handled primarily through owned e-commerce storefronts — the global store.viaim.ai plus dedicated Japanese (viaim.ai/jp) and Middle East (mena-store.viaim.ai) sites — supported by a multi-channel marketing mix spanning Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Discord, plus CES and IFA trade show presence. The revenue model is a hybrid of one-time hardware sales (priced $71.99–$199.99 with no subscription required for core recording) and recurring AI transcription subscriptions tiered as Pro (1,800 minutes/month) and Ultra (unlimited) on monthly or annual billing. The business carries ISO 27001, ISO 27701, HIPAA, SOC 2, and EN 18031 security certifications, positions itself around privacy-first design, and runs a sustainability partnership with One Tree Planted. No funding rounds, revenue figures, headcount, or management team are publicly disclosed in the source data, and the company appears to operate as an independent, privately held brand serving US, Canada, Japan, and Middle East markets.

Name

OM Consulting Inc.

Legal name

viaim

Website

https://viaim.ai

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

viaim (OM Consulting Inc.) is a private consumer hardware company that sells AI-powered note-taking earbuds and voice recorders, converting meetings and calls into searchable transcripts, summaries, and action items across 78 languages for business professionals and remote workers via direct-to-consumer e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Audio Wearables

NAICS

Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing (33421), Translation and Interpretation Services (54193)

SIC

Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus (3661)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Device Speech & Audio AI (wake word, ASR, enhancement) (HDAAAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assistive Hearing & Communication Access (Captioning, Hearing Support, Transcription) (EDAFAKAC), Assistive Reading & Writing Tools (Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, OCR, Dyslexia Support) (EDAFAKAA), Multilingual/Translation Communication Apps (BPAMACAJ), Voice Assistants & Voice UI (VUI) (HDAAAFAD)

Keywords

• AI note-taking earbuds
• Voice transcription hardware
• Smart audio wearables
• AI meeting recorders
• Speech recognition devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of AI-powered note-taking devices including earbuds (RecDot, OpenNote, Nano+) and desktop voice recorders (NoteKit). One-time purchase model with hardware priced from $149.99 to $199.99. No subscription required for core recording functionality.
2. AI Transcription Subscriptions: Monthly and annual subscription plans providing AI transcription services with varying minute limits. Pro plans offer 1800 minutes/month; Ultra plans offer unlimited transcription. Annual plans provide savings of approximately 15-30% compared to monthly billing.
3. App and Cloud Services: Access to viaim app for iOS/Android and web cloud platform (viaim.ai/cloud) for managing recordings, transcripts, and AI-generated summaries. Cloud services integrated with subscription tiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

viaim designs, manufactures, and sells AI-powered note-taking hardware devices—including wearable earbuds (RecDot, OpenNote, Nano+) and desktop voice recorders (NoteKit)—that capture conversations hands-free and deliver real-time transcription, multilingual translation across 78 languages, AI-generated meeting summaries with action items, and searchable knowledge retrieval via the Vitana AI assistant. The devices are paired with optional viaim AI subscription plans (Pro and Ultra tiers, monthly or annual) that unlock extended AI transcription minutes, and are managed through companion iOS/Android apps and a web cloud platform.

Product overview

viaim (OM Consulting Inc.) offers a portfolio of AI-powered note-taking hardware devices and companion subscription services. The product lineup consists of four core hardware products: RecDot (AI earbuds), OpenNote (open-ear AI voice recorder), Nano+ (wearable AI meeting recorder with noise cancellation), and NoteKit (desktop AI voice recorder for computer meetings). These devices are complemented by four subscription tiers (Monthly Pro, Annual Pro, Monthly Ultra, Annual Ultra) that provide cloud-based AI transcription (1800 minutes for Pro plans, unlimited for Ultra plans) and summarization features. The products work with a companion app and cloud platform, enabling users to capture conversations across various scenarios (meetings, calls, on-site discussions) and receive AI-generated transcripts, summaries, and actionable insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RecDot: AI note-taking earbuds - the world's first AI note-taking earbuds
• OpenNote
• Nano+
• NoteKit
• viaim AI

Products and services

• viaim RecDot World's first AI note-taking earbuds that capture conversations hands-free directly from the earbuds or charging case using one-tap FlashRecord activation, delivering real-time transcription and AI-powered summaries in 78 languages. Functions as regular wireless earbuds for music and calls. No subscription required for core recording functionality.
• viaim OpenNote Open-ear AI voice recorder built into earphones with FlashRecord instant recording, real-time transcription and translation across 78 languages, and an all-day-wearable open-ear form factor that lets users stay aware of their surroundings. Recognized with the CES Innovation Award.
• viaim Nano+ Wearable AI meeting recorder earbuds featuring 45dB active noise cancellation, real-time transcription and translation in 78 languages for professional meeting capture, and standard wireless earbud functions for music and calls.
• viaim NoteKit Desktop AI voice recorder designed for computer-based meetings with one-press recording for online meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, wide-range audio capture within 5 meters for on-site meetings, and seamless transcription and translation in 78 languages.
• viaim AI Subscription Cloud-based AI transcription and summarization subscription accessed via the viaim iOS/Android app and web cloud platform. Provides AI-powered transcription (1,800 minutes per month on Pro plans; unlimited on Ultra plans), meeting summaries with action items and to-do lists, multilingual translation in 78 languages, and conversational search via the Vitana AI assistant. Available on monthly ($8.49-$16.99 sale) or annual ($79.99-$159.99) billing with annual savings of roughly 15-30%.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves hours per week on meeting documentation through automated transcription and summarization
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• One Tree PlantedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partnership where viaim plants a tree with every order as part of their Earth Month initiative and sustainability commitment. Each purchase contributes to reforestation efforts.
• Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google MeetcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform integrations for NoteKit desktop voice recorder. NoteKit enables one-press recording for online meetings conducted via Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet platforms, with seamless transcription and translation in 78 languages.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fathom AI: Fathom is a free AI meeting recorder that transcribes and summarizes Zoom/Teams/Meet calls — directly comparable to viaim's online-meeting capture and summary offering for individual professionals and SMBs.
• Fireflies.ai: Fireflies records, transcribes and summarizes meetings across platforms with AI-powered search and action items — competing head-on with viaim's NoteKit and Vitana AI assistant on the AI meeting capture and retrieval use case.
• Otter.ai: Otter offers real-time meeting transcription, summaries and AI chat across Zoom/Teams/Meet — overlapping with viaim's subscription transcription and meeting intelligence, though delivered as a software service rather than a wearable.
• Granola: Granola is an AI meeting notes tool that captures and structures meeting content — overlapping with viaim's meeting intelligence and NoteKit use case from a software-first angle for professionals.
• Plaud (PLAUD Inc.): Plaud Note is a hardware AI voice recorder with transcription/summarization — essentially the closest direct competitor to viaim's RecDot/OpenNote, both positioning AI-driven note capture in a wearable/pocketable form factor with subscription transcription.
• Read AI: Read AI provides meeting transcription, summaries and engagement analytics across email, chat and meetings — overlapping with viaim's broader meeting intelligence and transcription subscription layer.
• Limitless (formerly Rewind AI): Limitless Pendant and app capture conversations and meetings, transcribe and AI-summarize them — directly comparable to viaim on the wearable-capture-and-transcription thesis, though delivered via a pendant form factor rather than earbuds.

Emerging players

• Humane (Ai Pin): Humane's Ai Pin explored the always-on AI wearable category that viaim is also pursuing — a thematically comparable player in consumer AI wearable hardware, though focused on assistant/screen-replacement rather than meeting capture.

Broad incumbents

• Apple (AirPods Pro): Apple AirPods Pro with Live Translation, Conversation Awareness and Apple Intelligence summaries represents a broad incumbent that can ship AI conversation capture features to a massive installed base — the most significant incumbent threat to viaim's wearable AI thesis.
• Sennheiser / EPOS: Enterprise headset and conferencing audio hardware maker with a wide portfolio of premium earbuds and headsets — comparable to viaim at the audio-hardware level and a potential enterprise distribution channel that could either partner with or compete against viaim.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/viaimofficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@viaim_official
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/viaim_official
• TikToktiktok.com/@viaimstore123_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/viaim

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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