PlaudAI Targets $500M 2026 Sales, Plans 2028 US IPO

The hardware-plus-AI subscription model is proving more durable than the wave of app-only note-takers, and hitting $100M ARR before a $500M sales year suggests the installed base, not new device shipments, is doing the compounding. That matters for the crowded AI productivity field, where retention rather than launch buzz has been the weak point. A 2028 US listing tied to crossing $1B revenue sets a public bar for the category's first real scale test, though the gap between hardware margins and software multiples is the open question.