Founder · Wispr

Sahaj Garg

Co-founder of Wispr, a voice ai and interface software company based in San Francisco.

Co-founderSan FranciscoVoice AI and Interface Software
Founded
2021
San Francisco, United States
Raised to date
$361M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
Series B
$280M · Aug 2026

About

Sahaj Garg is Co-founder of Wispr, a voice ai and interface software company based in San Francisco, founded in 2021. Wispr's most recent disclosed round was a Series B of $280M in Aug 2026.

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Company

Est. 2021
Wispr
Voice AI and Interface Software · San Francisco · Active

Wispr develops voice interface software, best known for Wispr Flow, an AI dictation application that converts speech into formatted text inside any desktop or mobile application. It also builds Canto, its own speech recognition model designed for noisy real-world conditions, and operates Wispr Interface Labs, a research arm exploring new interfaces. The company began by working on wearables and silent speech before moving to dictation.

Funding
2026-08-17Series B$280MMenlo Ventures, Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, MVP Ventures, Acrew, Activate, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund, PLUS Capital
2025-11Earlier rounds (seed through Series A2)$81MMenlo Ventures, Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, MVP Ventures
Company profile →2 rounds on record

Journey with Wispr

3 milestones
  1. 2021Founded

    Founded in San Francisco by Tanay Kothari and Sahaj Garg, who met on their first day at Stanford. The company initially worked on wearables and silent speech interfaces.

  2. 2024Milestone

    Pivots to dictation with Wispr Flow, which converts speech into formatted text inside any application.

  3. 17 Aug 2026Milestone

    Previews Canto, its first proprietary speech recognition model, and launches Wispr Interface Labs, a research arm led by Ariya Rastrow. Says more than 60 billion words have been generated on the platform.

Also building Wispr

TKTanay KothariCo-founder · CEO→

Coverage

1 story
Funding · 18 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Wispr Raises $280 Million Series B Led by Menlo Ventures at a $2 Billion Valuation

Quick answers

Who is Sahaj Garg?

Sahaj Garg is a Co-founder of Wispr, a voice ai and interface software company based in San Francisco, founded in 2021.

Who founded Wispr?

Wispr's founders and leadership on record at StartupFox are Tanay Kothari and Sahaj Garg.

How much funding has Wispr raised?

Wispr has raised $361M across 2 disclosed rounds on record. The latest was a Series B of $280M in Aug 2026, with Menlo Ventures, Notable Capital, NEA.

Where is Wispr based?

Wispr is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

What has StartupFox reported about Sahaj Garg?

StartupFox has published 1 story naming Sahaj Garg; the most recent is “Wispr Raises $280 Million Series B Led by Menlo Ventures at a $2 Billion Valuation”.

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