Mission

Make computers respond to you.

Our mission is to collapse the distance between human intent and computer action. Not by learning new commands, but by teaching machines to understand natural thought.

Every interaction should be effortless. Every workflow should assemble itself. Every device should understand what you need before you articulate it. That's the world we're building toward — and AirMouse is the first step.

// Our belief

"The interface of the future doesn't ask you to adapt to it. It adapts to you — in real time, with intelligence, invisibly."

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Shafqat AliFounder & CEO, AirMouse AI
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Vision

A future where AI is the interface.

We envision a world where you never think about how to control your computer — only what you want to accomplish. AirMouse is the bridge between that future and today.

Zero friction

Every millisecond of friction between you and your computer is a failure of design. We eliminate it systematically with AI.

Intention first

Commands are for computers. Intentions are for humans. AirMouse bridges the gap — translating thought into action.

Privacy by design

Your data stays on your device. AI runs locally. You are in control — always. No surveillance, no data harvesting.

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Shafqat Ali Founder & CEO · AirMouse AI
Founder

Building the future of human + machine.

Shafqat started AirMouse after years of frustration: brilliant tools, terrible input. He'd spent a decade building software at the intersection of AI and interfaces, watching people adapt to machines rather than the reverse.

In 2021, with a laptop, a prototype Bluetooth stack, and a conviction that AI had finally crossed the threshold, he wrote the first version of AirMouse in six weeks. What started as a personal tool became a movement.

  • Former AI research engineer at a leading lab5 years in on-device ML inference
  • Built 3 prior developer tools (acquired)Combined reach: 800K+ developers
  • Y Combinator W22 alumBacked by the best investors in AI
Timeline

From prototype to 4 million users.

Three years. Twelve releases. One relentless focus on making computers feel like they belong to you.

Jan 2021

Prototype v0

Shafqat builds the first Bluetooth mouse controller on an iPhone 12. 6ms latency. Typed the entire README by voice.

Aug 2021

Public beta & YC

AirMouse launches on Product Hunt — #1 of the day. Y Combinator W22 acceptance. 18,000 beta users in week one.

Mar 2022

v1.0 — Voice launch

On-device voice assistant ships. First company to achieve 98%+ accuracy with a model under 40MB running offline.

Nov 2022

Gesture Engine + Series A

Gesture recognition module ships. $12M Series A led by Sequoia. 500K monthly active users reached.

Jun 2023

v1.8 — Workflow Builder

No-code workflow engine launches with 200+ action blocks. Enterprise tier ships. 2M users. Featured in WWDC keynote concepts.

2024

v2.0 — Aurora

Screen Intelligence, Predictive AI, and cross-device sync ship simultaneously. 4.2M users. The product is finally what we imagined in 2021.

Team

The people building the future.

38 people across 12 countries, united by a belief that AI-native interaction should be available to everyone.

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Shafqat Ali

Founder & CEO

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Maya Reyes

CTO & Co-founder

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Jordan Nakamura

Head of AI Research

On-device ML
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Anya Volkov

Head of Design

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Thomas Chen

VP Engineering

Platform · Infra
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Layla Park

Head of Growth

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Values

What we believe shapes everything.

Radical speed

Every interface decision we make optimises for the fastest path between thought and result. Milliseconds matter.

Privacy first

We build AI that works without knowing who you are. Your data is yours. We enforce this technically, not just in policy.

Universal access

Powerful AI tools should not require an enterprise contract. The best features belong in the free tier, forever.

Human-centred

We are building for people, not metrics. The right product decision always puts the human experience above growth numbers.

Transparent by default

We ship in public, build in public, and communicate plainly. No dark patterns, no hidden fees, no algorithm you can't explain.

Long-term thinking

We make decisions for the next decade, not the next quarter. The interface layer of the future requires patience and conviction.

AI Architecture

Hybrid intelligence stack

Layer 1 — On-device

Voice ASR · gesture CNN · cursor prediction · local clipboard. Runs offline. Zero latency.

Layer 2 — Edge

Workflow compilation · screen OCR · cross-device sync. Encrypted, ephemeral sessions.

Layer 3 — Cloud (opt-in)

Predictive AI · team workflows · enterprise audit. E2E encrypted. User-owned data.

Philosophy

AI that runs on your terms.

Most AI products are built cloud-first. We built AirMouse device-first — because we believe the most powerful intelligence is the kind that works offline, respects privacy, and never holds your data hostage.

  • 40MB on-device modelFull voice + gesture AI without a server call
  • Hardware-backed encryptionKeys never leave the Secure Enclave
  • Open audit architectureEvery AI decision is logged, readable, deletable
Global

Used in 142 countries and counting.

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Research

AI research that ships to users.

We don't publish papers for the sake of it. Every breakthrough goes directly into the product.

NLP

Intent-first voice parsing

Our proprietary ASR model understands intent, not just words. 40MB, runs entirely on-device, 98.7% accuracy in 42 languages.

CV

Gesture CNN architecture

A convolutional network trained on 14M gesture samples that runs at 240fps on an iPhone 12 neural engine with under 3ms latency.

RL

Predictive cursor RL

A reinforcement-learning system that predicts your next cursor target with 89% accuracy, enabling pre-fetch and instant highlighting.

Backed by the world's leading technology investors
Sequoia Capitala16zY CombinatorAccelBenchmarkIndex VenturesFounders FundGVTiger GlobalSoftBank Vision Sequoia Capitala16zY CombinatorAccelBenchmarkIndex VenturesFounders FundGVTiger GlobalSoftBank Vision
Press

What the world is saying.

"AirMouse is the most significant shift in desktop input since the invention of the touchpad. It's not an app. It's a paradigm."

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TechCrunchFeatured · 2024

"The voice model is genuinely astonishing — it understands you better than Siri, runs offline, and doesn't feel like it belongs in a science fair. It belongs in every computer."

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The VergeReview: 9.2/10 · 2023

"In 12 months, AirMouse went from a clever Bluetooth trick to an AI operating layer that makes every other productivity tool feel incomplete. Watch this company."

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Fast CompanyMost Innovative Companies · 2024
Community

A global community of power users.

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We're hiring

Join the team building the future.

We're looking for engineers, designers, and researchers who care deeply about the intersection of AI and human experience. Remote-first. Mission-driven.