Wispr raises $280M in a Series B funding round
#Wispr secures $280M in a Series B funding round at a $2B valuation. The funding round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, MVP Ventures, Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund, and PLUS Capital. The funding will help Wispr expand into new areas, including meetings, through its newly launched note-taking tool.
Wispr is also introducing #Canto, a new speech-understanding model designed to cut dictation error rates from 30% to below 10% following recent user feedback on output quality.
👉 techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/wispr-raises-280m-at-2b-valuation-as-it-looks-beyond-dictation/
#Wispr secures $280M in a Series B funding round at a $2B valuation. The funding round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, MVP Ventures, Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund, and PLUS Capital. The funding will help Wispr expand into new areas, including meetings, through its newly launched note-taking tool.
Wispr is also introducing #Canto, a new speech-understanding model designed to cut dictation error rates from 30% to below 10% following recent user feedback on output quality.
👉 techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/wispr-raises-280m-at-2b-valuation-as-it-looks-beyond-dictation/