Wispr Raises $12M to Expand Voice-First Productivity Tool, Wispr Flow
Wispr is building a natural, voice-first way to interact with technology.
Company Name: Wispr
Location: San Francisco, CA
Sector: AI, Voice Technology, Productivity
Funding Details: Raised $12 million in funding, bringing the total raised to $26 million. The round was led by Matt Kraning (CTO, Cortex at Palo Alto Networks), with participation from NEA, 8VC, Tim Junio (CEO, Expanse), and Alumni Ventures.
Purpose of Investment: The company plans to use the funds to expand its voice-first productivity tool, Wispr Flow, across more platforms and launch it globally.
Product and Innovation: Wispr Flow is a voice-first productivity tool designed to streamline interactions with technology. Selected for the 2024 AWS Generative AI accelerator, Wispr Flow’s key features include:
- Blazing Fast Dictation: Natural speech is instantly transformed into text across various applications, powered by Flow’s fast inference engine.
- Auto-edits: The tool intelligently updates text, for instance, adjusting meeting times automatically when corrected by the user.
- Smart Formatting: Enhances text structure for improved clarity and readability.
- Command Mode for selected text: Users can verbally command edits like “Flow, make this crisper and more assertive” without copying and pasting.
- Native Integrations: Flow can fetch context by directly asking tools like Perplexity for meaning or definitions.
- Whispering Mode: Allows users to whisper commands to their devices, ensuring quiet and discreet interactions.
- Multi-Language Support: The product supports over 100 languages for seamless global communication.
About the Company: Founded by CEO Tanay Kothari and Sahaj Garg, Wispr is building a natural, voice-first way to interact with technology. By focusing on making technology interactions more intuitive, Wispr aims to revolutionize productivity tools with AI-driven voice capabilities.