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Whisper - About the company

Whisper is a series B company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2017 by Dwight Crow, Andrew Song and Shlomo Zippel. It operates as an Advanced speech recognition and transcription model powered by artificial intelligence. Whisper has raised $53M in funding from Quiet Capital. The company has 210 active competitors, including 32 funded and 19 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Eargo, Amplifon and Widex.

Company Details

Advanced speech recognition and transcription model powered by artificial intelligence. It provides AI-based hearing aids for hearing impairment individuals. The company is developing a hearing aid that uses deep learning to amplify only the voices and sounds of interest. Its device offers better noise reduction when compared with leading competitors with a lower price point.
Website
whisper.ai
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Email ID
*****@whisper.ai
Registered Address
San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$53M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
Employee Count
21 as on Feb 28, 2026
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Whisper's funding and investors

Whisper has raised a total funding of $53M over 2 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Oct 15, 2020 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Whisper has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Whisper:
Date of Funding
Funding Amount
Round Name
Post-Money Valuation
Revenue Multiple
Lead Investors
Other Investors
Oct 15, 2020
6316192
Series B
6257254
5250040
7270129
5881966
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Whisper's founders and board of directors

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The founders of Whisper are Dwight Crow, Andrew Song and Shlomo Zippel.
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Whisper's employee count trend

Whisper has 21 employees as of Feb 26. Here is Whisper's employee count trend over the years:
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Whisper's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of Whisper include Eargo, Amplifon and Widex. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Whisper, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for Eargo
Eargo
2010, San Jose (United States), Public
Provider of hearing aids for people with hearing disabilities
$217M
72/100
2nd
Logo for Amplifon
Amplifon
1949, Milan (Italy), Public
Online platform offering hearing aids and hearing solutions
-
65/100
3rd
Logo for Widex
Widex
1956, Copenhagen (Denmark), Series A
Manufacturer of hearing aids and accessories designed to improve hearing
$5.38M
64/100
4th
Logo for Starkey
Starkey
1967, Eden Prairie (United States), Funding Raised
Developer and manufacturer of hearing aids
-
63/100
5th
Logo for Oticon
Oticon
1904, Copenhagen (Denmark), Funding Raised
Developer and manufacturer of hearing aids
-
61/100
6th
Logo for Audientes
Audientes
2014, Virum (Denmark), Series A
Provider of hearing aid devices for deaf and half-heard people
$7.5M
57/100
7th
Logo for Jabra Enhance
Jabra Enhance
2018, Bloomington (United States), Acquired
Online platform offering Bluetooth-enabled hearing aid solutions
$16M
56/100
8th
Logo for Eversound
Eversound
2015, Boston (United States), Acquired
Provider of wireless headphone system designed for senior citizens with hearing loss
$13M
55/100
9th
Logo for Beltone
Beltone
1940, Connersville (United States), Unfunded
Manufacturer of hearing aids
-
-
55/100
10th
Logo for Envoy Medical
Envoy Medical
1995, White Bear Lake (United States), Public
Developer of implanted devices for people suffering from hearing loss
$12.5M
-
55/100
20th
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Whisper
2017, San Francisco (United States), Series B
Advanced speech recognition and transcription model powered by artificial intelligence
$53M
48/100
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Whisper's Investments and acquisitions

Whisper has made no investments or acquisitions yet.

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