Pool's new app turns your screenshots into something useful

Overview

Pool, a startup co-founded by Maxime Junique and Piet Terheyden, has launched a free iOS app that reads your phone's screenshot library and sorts the images into AI-organized collections it calls pools. The app traces the original source behind each screenshot, such as the retailer page for a product or the recipe behind a saved food post, and adds an AI assistant so you can search across saved content instead of scrolling your camera roll. Pool raised a pre-seed round of more than 2 million dollars from General Catalyst, Kima Ventures, and Source Ventures.

Key Takeaways

Pool automatically organizes your existing phone screenshots into themed collections without manual filing.
The app finds the original link behind a saved image, surfacing product pages and recipe sources you screenshotted.
A built-in AI search and assistant lets you ask questions across everything you saved.
Screenshots fade in priority over time based on relevance, so expired items like event tickets drop away.
Pool raised more than 2 million dollars in pre-seed funding to grow the product.
The app is a free download on iOS and is available now.

Stats & Key Facts

#Pre-seed funding of more than 2 million dollars raised
#3 named institutional backers: General Catalyst, Kima Ventures, and Source Ventures
#3 named angel investors: Winston Du, Julian Blessin, and Thomas Ricouard
#2 co-founders, Maxime Junique and Piet Terheyden
#Idea first sketched about 3 years ago before being revived
#1 prior product, the CRM tool Waitless, acquired last year

How Pool Turns a Messy Screenshot Library Into Searchable Collections

The core idea is to fix screenshots you save and then never find again.

Many people screenshot products, recipes, travel ideas, and design inspiration, then lose track of them in a growing camera roll. Pool reads the screenshot library on your phone and sorts the images into AI-organized groups the company calls pools.

Instead of asking you to tag or file each image, the app handles the organizing on its own. The goal is to make a pile of forgotten screenshots feel like a structured set of saved ideas you return to.

Tracing the Original Link Behind Each Saved Screenshot

Pool tries to recover the source a screenshot came from.

›For a product shot, it surfaces the retailer page where you found the item.
›For a saved recipe post, it points back to the ingredient list or recipe source.
›This turns a static image into a working link you act on later.

AI Search and an Assistant That Answer Questions Across Your Saves

The app adds a way to query your content instead of scrolling.

A built-in AI search and assistant let you ask questions across everything you saved. Rather than swiping through hundreds of images to find one idea, you describe what you want and the app retrieves it.

Pool also treats screenshots as memories that fade in priority over time based on how relevant they stay to you. Time-bound items such as event tickets drop away once the event passes, so older clutter does not crowd out current interests.

The Founders Behind Pool and Their Van-in-Lisbon Origin Story

The company comes from a pair with a shared frustration.

Co-founders Maxime Junique and Piet Terheyden met years ago in a co-working space and both struggled with lost screenshots. They first sketched the idea about three years ago while living in a van in Lisbon, then shelved it to focus on other business software, and later revived the concept as AI tools matured.

The two run a product studio called Spinoff Studio. They previously built Waitless, a CRM product that was acquired last year, which gives them a track record of shipping and selling software.

More Than 2 Million Dollars in Pre-Seed Funding

Investors backed the team before launch.

›The round totaled more than 2 million dollars.
›Institutional backers include General Catalyst, Kima Ventures, and Paris-based Source Ventures.
›Angel investors include Winston Du, Julian Blessin, and Thomas Ricouard.
›The capital gives the small team room to expand the assistant features.

A Crowded Field of Save-and-Recall Apps

Pool is not alone in chasing the saved-content problem.

The app enters a busy market of tools built to capture and resurface content, including mymind, Fabric, Raindrop, Captr, and Sorti. Each tries to solve the same habit of saving things and forgetting them.

Pool is betting that automatic screenshot reading, original-link recovery, and an AI assistant set it apart. The founders have also signaled plans for a separate agentic assistant app, featuring the company's rubber-duck mascot, as a next step.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Pool's app actually do?

It reads the screenshots already on your iPhone and sorts them into AI-organized collections called pools. It also recovers the original link behind a saved image and lets you search your content with an AI assistant.

Is Pool free, and where do I get it?

Pool launched as a free download on iOS and is available now. There is no Android version mentioned at launch.

How much money has Pool raised?

Pool raised a pre-seed round of more than 2 million dollars from General Catalyst, Kima Ventures, and Source Ventures, plus angel investors Winston Du, Julian Blessin, and Thomas Ricouard.

Who founded Pool?

Maxime Junique and Piet Terheyden co-founded Pool. They run Spinoff Studio and previously built Waitless, a CRM product acquired last year.

How is Pool different from bookmark apps like Raindrop or mymind?

Pool focuses on the screenshots already in your photo library, automatically organizes them, and traces the original source link behind each one, then adds an AI assistant to search across your saves.

Pool aims to turn a forgotten pile of screenshots into an organized, searchable memory bank, backed by more than 2 million dollars in pre-seed funding and a free iOS launch. Its bet is that automatic organizing, link recovery, and an AI assistant give it an edge in a crowded save-and-recall market.