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A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for FoundersHe went viral at 11 y/o—built the world's best dictation app, then raised a $30M Series A. | Tanay Kothari, Founder of Wispr FlowTanay started coding at 10, built a product with millions of users by 11, and never stopped. In this episode, he shares how he created Wispr Flow—one of the fastest growing AI startups today. He's built the world's best voice to text app. I use it myself every single day. And he just raised a $30M Series A from Menlo Ventures This is a must-listen for any founder obsessed with building something users can’t live without.Why You Should ListenHow Tanay built one of the world’s first voice assistants at 11—and what...2025-07-2851 min
Wharton Tech ToksWispr Flow: Speech to Text Like Never BeforeIn this episode Tanika Mehra interviews Tanay Kothari, Co-founder & CEO of Wispr Flow, an AI-powered voice-first productivity tool designed to help professionals communicate faster and more naturally. Wispr Flow is pioneering a screen-free, voice-first future where professionals can dictate messages, edit text with natural voice commands, and boost productivity 3x faster than typing. Backed by NEA, 8VC, and top AI leaders, Wispr Flow has raised $26M to redefine the way we interact with technology.2025-06-0432 min
Forward ObsessedTanay Kothari: Building the Next Generation of Personal AI // #63What if your voice could replace your keyboard—and be smarter than Siri ever dreamed of? Meet Tanay Kothari, the CEO and co-founder of Wispr Flow, a voice-first AI company redefining how we interact with technology. From teaching himself to code at age nine to building and selling a company fresh out of Stanford, Tanay’s journey is a masterclass in entrepreneurial obsession, resilience, and product-driven thinking.
In this episode, Tanay shares how his childhood dream of building Jarvis (yes, Iron Man’s assistant) led him to develop one of the most exciting voice AI tools t...2025-04-031h 07
The Bearhug Experience(Funding Recap #26) Bearhug Recruiting's Early & Growth Stage Tech Startup Funding Recap! 10/7/24Here’s this week’s startup funding recap:
1. Neeve, led by Nitesh Trikha, has raised a $15 million Series A funding round. Neeve offers a cloud platform for managing smart buildings and spaces, deployed in over 650 buildings globally.
2. 3Laws Robotics, led by Andrew Singletary, has raised a $4.1 million Seed funding round. 3Laws Robotics provides dynamic safety solutions for autonomous systems like drones and mobile robots.
3. Ensemble, led by Alex Reneau, has raised a $3.3 million Seed funding round. Ensemble offers a machine learning platform that improves model accuracy and performance on sparse data.
4. Wisp...2024-10-2416 min
Tech Optimist: An Alumni Ventures Podcast#63 - Meet the Start-Up at the Center of the Voice-Computer RevolutionIn this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Naren Ramaswamy hosts Tanay Kothari, CEO and co-founder of Wispr AI, to discuss the future of voice technology. Wispr’s breakthrough product, Flow, is an AI-powered voice dictation platform designed to transform how people interact with their devices, making communication faster and more intuitive. Tanay shares his vision for creating technology that fades into the background, allowing users to focus on being present. They explore the inefficiencies of traditional typing and how Flow, by leveraging natural speech, can significantly boost productivity. This episode offers an inspiring lo...2024-10-1630 min
The Baking Soda Podcast: Featuring Startup Companies on the RiseWispr: Creating a future of seamless human-technology interfacesJoin us for an engaging episode with Tanay Kothari, CEO and co-founder of Wispr. He'll dive into how Wispr's voice AI product Flow is pioneering a new computing paradigm by capturing the intent behind natural speech using neurotechnology and AI.Discover the challenges of building a cutting-edge voice interface that seamlessly integrates into existing user behaviors. Learn about Wispr's approach to attracting elite talent across multiple disciplines and Tanay's philosophy on nurturing team motivation.Explore how Flow blends the familiar and unfamiliar to deliver an intuitive voice experience that could revolutionize human-machine interaction beyond traditional...2024-06-0432 min
Road 2 RetailEpisode # 25 Interview with Greg Esslinger and Tanay Kothari from FloretOn today’s episode we discuss a hot topic in the CPG industry:
Deductions. Road 2 Retail interviews Greg Esslinger and Tanay Kothari from Floret.
These two guys are experts when it comes to deductions. They share with our
audience the best practices when it comes to deductions and what small and emerging
brands can do to mitigate deductions from retailers and distributors. The
Floret team also share the top types of deductions to beware of. Please follow Road 2 Retail on these
platforms: LinkedIn page, Spotify, iTunes and YouTube.
2023-04-1133 min
Zero-ShotCEO Wispr, Tanay Kothari | Revolutionizing Consumer Electronics through AIDive into the future of AI-powered wearables as we speak with Tanay Kothari, the CEO of Wispr, a pioneering company creating innovative wearable neural interfaces. Discover how these next-generation consumer electronics could seamlessly integrate with our lives, pushing the boundaries of human-computer interaction. #AI #artificialintelligence #WearableTech #NeuralInterfaces #Wispr #futuretech
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2023-03-2838 min
Just One ATanay Kothari (Co-Founder of WisprAI, Forbes 30 Under 30) - Just One A InterviewI had the privilege of interviewing Tanay Kothari, the Co-Founder of WisprAI. WisprAI's mission is to create both the software and hardware of tools that will play a large role in the future, through AR, VR and other new technologies. Tanay was featured in this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 for Consumer Technology list and has made great strides to accomplish his mission. In this interview, Tanay and I talk about anything from Timberland Boots to new modalities in which humans will interact with technology in the future.2023-02-1113 min