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Wispr Flow, the AI-powered dictation tool making waves for its seamless voice-to-text experience, has announced a $30 million Series A round co-led by Menlo Ventures, with existing investors NEA and 8VC returning, alongside prominent angels including Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp, Carta CEO Henry Ward, Opal’s Kenneth Schlenker, and Flo Crivelli of Lindy. Angel‑turn‑lead investor Matt Kraning from Menlo — previously an early backer — will join the board. With today’s round, Wispr has raised a total of $56 million. From Silent Mouth‑Typing Gadget to Cross‑Platform Software Founded by Tanay Kothari, Wispr Flow initially set out to build a hardware device enabling silent mouthing to type — the project’s namesake. That vision has evolved into a versatile software toolkit. Following an October 2024 launch for Mac and a March 2025 rollout for Windows, the iOS app just hit users this month. Platforms in development include Android and upcoming enterprise-ready features. CEO TANAY KOTHARI, IMAGE: WISPR FLOW Adoption: Fueled by the Valley’s Embrace The company reported that the user base is showing 50% month-over-month growth, with adoption split roughly 40% in the U.S., 30% in Europe, and 30% elsewhere. Impressively, around 30% of this base comes from non-technical users, indicating growing mainstream appeal. Venture capitalists across the Valley regularly use Wispr Flow for everyday tasks — and that traction triggered today’s decisive capital injection. Matt Kraning explains Wispr Flow fills a critical gap: current input methods lag behind real-time thought. “We’re waiting for our thumbs to catch up with our thoughts,” he notes. Wispr Flow addresses that, capturing speech with high fidelity and speed, focusing on natural conversational flow rather than just word accuracy. A Global, Multi‑Lingual Player on the Rise Wispr now supports dictation in 104 languages. English accounts for roughly 40% of usage, while Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Hindi, and Mandarin combined make up the remaining 60%. Kothari emphasizes that true adoption depends on intuitive, no-prompt interfaces that work well across a breadth of use cases and demographics. With Series A funding secured, Wispr Flow plans to double its 18-person team, bolstering both engineering and go-to-market functions. The roadmap includes: 1. Android release – Broadening mobile availability 2. Enterprise support – Shared phrase contexts, admin tooling 3. Smart assistant features – Context-aware actions like message-sending, reminders, and note-taking 4. Hardware integration – Collaborations with AI device manufacturers to enhance the interaction layer Kothari notes that while he originally planned to stay capital-efficient, the risk of Big Tech replicating and scaling such a feature drove the decision to raise and expand aggressively.