INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Startups developing voice AI technology and applications are having their moment
Model builders like ElevenLabs and Cartesia have raised millions of dollars in the last few months
Applications such as AI-powered notetaker Granola and meeting tools Read AI and Fireflies AI have also received investor attention and
backing.Continuing the trend, dictation app Wispr Flow announced today that it is raising $30 million in Series A funding from Menlo
would allow users to type just by mouthing words silently
Its prior funding was for that business
Last year, the company instead started focusing on Wispr Flow, the software interface designed for the hardware device.The company released
a Mac app in October 2024, followed by a Windows app in March 2025 and an iOS app earlier this month
fund in the valley uses Wispr Flow for their emails, memos, documents, and more
They feel themselves being hooked on it, and it is one of the products they use every day
Kothari.Image Credits:Wispr FlowKothari also noted that the startup will soon achieve profitability at the current rate of growth, and
However, he worried that Big Tech players with a massive distribution advantage could be a risk to the company
been an avid user of the app, said that his initial thesis for Wispr Flow was that with the current set of input methods, like keyboards, we
Technology NewsRoom.The startup said that the app has been growing its user base by 50% month-over-month
Kothari noted that 40% of users of the app are in the U.S., 30% in Europe, and 30% in other parts of the world
ChatGPT-style interface is the most common one, and that was released three and a half years ago
Flow supports dictation in 104 languages
Kothari said that 40% of dications are in English, and 60% of them are in the rest of the languages, with Spanish, French, German, Dutch,
Hindi, and Mandarin being the top languages.The company will use the funding to grow its team of 18 with roles in engineering and
It will also release an Android app and cater to enterprise users by setting up company-wide phrase context and support teams.The startup is
working on building Flow into a product that is akin to an AI-powered assistant that knows more about your personal context and helps you do
everyday tasks like send messages, take notes, and set reminders
