Startup Wispr Flow has raised $30 million to develop its AI-powered dictation app

US startup Wispr Flow, which developed an AI-powered voice input application, has raised $30 million in a Series A round.

The investment round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from NEA, 8VC, Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp, Carta CEO Henry Ward, Opal CEO Kenneth Schlenker, and Lindy CEO Flo Crivello. Matt Kreyning, a representative of Menlo Ventures who previously supported the startup as an angel investor, will join the board of directors. The total investment Wispr Flow has received since its founding has reached $56 million.

Initially, startup founder and CEO Tanai Kotwani was developing a device that allowed typing text by silently mouthing words. Later, the team focused on creating the Wispr Flow software interface — a software add-on built on the original concept.

The macOS application was released in October 2024, the Windows version in March 2025, and the iOS app appeared in June. The product is actively used in Silicon Valley — leading venture capital firms use it for working with emails, notes, and documents.

The startup reports a 50% monthly growth in its user base. Currently, 40% of users are in the US, 30% are in Europe, and another 30% are in other regions. More than 30% of the audience consists of people without a technical background. The application supports dictation in 104 languages, with about 60% of them being non-English languages — among the popular ones are Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Hindi, and Chinese.

The team is close to profitability, but has decided to raise a new round to scale the business faster and protect itself from competition with large tech companies.

The funds will be used to expand the team, launch an Android version, adapt the product for corporate use, and develop "personal assistant" features — a voice assistant capable of sending messages, creating notes, and setting reminders based on the user's personal context. Wispr Flow is also collaborating with AI device manufacturers.

Source: TechCrunch