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Wispr Raises $280M at $2B Valuation, Launches Canto Model for Improved Speech Understanding

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Wispr, a startup specializing in AI dictation tools, has raised $280 million in Series B funding, achieving a valuation of $2 billion. The new capital will support the company's expansion into new areas, including a meeting note-taker tool, and the launch of a new model, Canto, aimed at improving speech understanding accuracy.

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Wispr is launching a new model, Canto, which aims to reduce dictation error rates from 30% to less than 10%.

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Wispr raised $280 million in Series B funding.

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Wispr's valuation is now $2 billion.

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The new model, Canto, will reduce error rates from 30% to less than 10%.

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Wispr has raised a total of $361 million to date.

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Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation

TechCrunch·2h ago