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"World of DaaS"Wispr Flow CEO Tanay Kothari - voice AI deep diveTanay Kothari is the co-founder and CEO of Wispr Flow, a voice-first AI assistant that recently raised $56 million in Series A funding.In this episode of World of DaaS, Tanay and Auren discuss:Why Apple and Google's dictation tools failWhat AI-first devices will actually look likePivoting from hardware to softwareVoice replacing nearly three-quarters of keyboard usageLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas.You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren...
2025-12-1635 min
Bare Knuckles and Brass TacksLooking ahead to the next year in tech and human impact2025 was hella weird. The AI revolution is here whether we asked for it or not. This week, George K and George A reflect on the year and what it means for 2026.At AWS re:Invent, George A watched a machine create a custom fragrance and marketing campaign in real-time from a voice prompt. What does that portend for product prototyping, and scaled manufacturing?Could voice and natural language finally replacing typing as the primary interface? We're watching the biggest shift in human-computer interaction since the mouse.Worldwide AI adoption isn't hype anymore—it's ha...
2025-12-0833 min
PossibleR.I.P. Computer Keyboard (1964 – 2025)In this special live episode of Possible, Reid and Aria sit down with Wispr Flow founder and CEO Tanay Kothari to explore a post-keyboard future where voice becomes the primary way humans interact with computers. From building one of the world’s first voice assistants as a child to creating a product now used the world over (with, as of publish, 70% user retention after one year and daily users at over half of the Fortune 500), Tanay shares how Wispr Flow removes the cognitive friction of typing and restores natural communication to our digital world. The conversation touches on increasing ac...
2025-12-0344 min
Behind the CraftFull Tutorial: How to Use Voice AI to Work and Code 10x Faster | Tanay KothariTanay is the CEO and co-founder of Wispr Flow, my favorite app to dictate to AI 10x faster than typing. I asked him to do a live tutorial on how to get the most out of AI voice dictation, how his brain-to-text device reads your thoughts without speaking, and how he built an AI product that has 70% annual retention (unheard of!) by NOT focusing on ARR.Tanay and I talked about:(00:00) Why typing 5 hours a day is killing your productivity(06:29) Live tutorial: Using voice to draft emails, write code, and more(09:19...
2025-11-2338 min
The Offline NetworkDigital Infra for Businesses & Premium Eyewear | Shivam Singla (Leegality) | Abhinav Agarwal (ELUNO) | Episode 31Episode 31 of TON links India’s digital paperwork rails with a new premium eyewear playbook — from compliant, paperless journeys to design-first consumer brands built in 2025.News Highlights w/ Srijan Mahajan, The Daily BureauWispr Flow raises $25M (A2) for Voice OS — founders Tanay Kothari & Sahaj Garg (DPSRKP→Stanford); A2 led by Notable Capital with Flight Fund;; voice-to-text app used by hundreds of F500/G500 teams; 10× ARR in five months; $81M total at ~$700M post; plus Utsav’s DPSRKP angle.Bernstein: India E-commerce — Swiggy & Eternal rated “buy” (₹570 / ₹390); Instamart profitability path; targeting top ~5% (~70M) consumers with an ~$8...
2025-11-2152 min
Generative Now | AI Builders on Creating the FutureTanay Kothari: Creating a Post-Keyboard FutureIn this episode of Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano sits down with Tanay Kothari, the co-founder and CEO of Wispr Flow, an AI-powered voice dictation platform. Tanay traces his path from building dozens of apps as a teen in Delhi to now, and how those experiences inspired him to make one of the first “zero-edit” voice products. Tanay gets into training in-house models, beating sub-second latency, and explains his approach to onboarding customers with the goal of changing behavior. He also discusses what’s next for the future of voice products and why he predicts a post-keyboard future.
2025-10-1645 min
The Tech TrekBuilding a People First CompanySome companies thrive while others quietly lose their edge.For Tanay Kothari, CEO of Wispr Flow, the difference comes down to one idea: people are your responsibility.In this conversation, Tanay shares how that realization changed everything about the way he leads. From early missteps as a young manager to building a company rooted in empathy and accountability, he shows that the strongest cultures are designed with intention, not left to chance.You’ll come away with a practical look at how to build a team that performs at a high level be...
2025-10-1526 min
Tech TalksThe Truth About Voice AI: Wispr Flow’s Tanay Kothari on Habit Formation and Building His Own 'Jarvis“Part of the reason I push so hard is imposter syndrome. If it went away, I might chill out, and I don’t want that.”Tanay Kothari, CEO & Co-founder of Wispr FlowWhat if speaking to your computer felt as natural as chatting with a friend? That’s the vision behind Wispr Flow, the voice AI rewriting 20 years of clunky dictation tools.In this episode, David Savage sits down with Tanay to explore:How Wispr cuts typing time in half and even optimises AI promptsThe 7 failed i...
2025-09-1725 minTech TalksThe Truth About Voice AI: Wispr Flow’s Tanay Kothari on Habit Formation and Building His Own 'Jarvis“Part of the reason I push so hard is imposter syndrome. If it went away, I might chill out, and I don’t want that.”Tanay Kothari, CEO & Co-founder of Wispr FlowWhat if speaking to your computer felt as natural as chatting with a friend? That’s the vision behind Wispr Flow, the voice AI rewriting 20 years of clunky dictation tools.In this episode, David Savage sits down with Tanay to explore:How Wispr cuts typing time in half and even optimises AI promptsThe 7 failed i...
2025-09-1725 min
Road 2 RetailEPISODE #115 Interview with Tanay Kothari- Founder and CEO of Floret a deduction management platformEpisode # 115. On today's episode we spend time with Tanay Kothari the founder and CEO of the deduction management platform, Floret. Tanay shares with the audience the importance and the labor that goes into managing deductions from both retailers and distributors. Learn more at www.road2retail.com.Please follow the Road 2 Retail podcast at: Apple podcasts-https://lnkd.in/gs3BfXbdSpotify- https://lnkd.in/ewWcnYpY YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/@road2retail327. Discussion points today with Tanay include: - How Floret supports brands of all sizes (from Small to large...
2025-09-0242 min
BUILDERSHow Wispr Flow manufactured viral moments by personally onboarding 500 users on Google Meet | Tanay Kothari ($56M Raised)Wispr Flow has transformed voice dictation from a frustrating novelty into a seamless productivity tool that users trust implicitly. With a recent $30 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures, the company has achieved remarkable product-market fit through 90% word-of-mouth growth and users who share the product organically without prompting. In this episode, I sat down with Tanay Kothari, CEO and Co-Founder of Wispr Flow, to learn about the company's pivot from hardware to software, their approach to manufacturing viral moments, and their strategy for competing against tech giants with distribution advantages.
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2025-08-1527 minBUILDERSHow Wispr Flow manufactured viral moments by personally onboarding 500 users on Google Meet | Tanay Kothari ($56M Raised)Wispr Flow has transformed voice dictation from a frustrating novelty into a seamless productivity tool that users trust implicitly. With a recent $30 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures, the company has achieved remarkable product-market fit through 90% word-of-mouth growth and users who share the product organically without prompting. In this episode, I sat down with Tanay Kothari, CEO and Co-Founder of Wispr Flow, to learn about the company's pivot from hardware to software, their approach to manufacturing viral moments, and their strategy for competing against tech giants with distribution advantages.
Topics Discussed:
Wispr Flow's pivot from...
2025-08-1527 min
SubversiveHow Wispr Flow Uses AI to Save Professionals Hours Every DayTanay Kothari is the cofounder and CEO of Wispr, the company behind an AI-powered voice dictation app called Flow. Prior to starting Wispr in 2021, Tanay has been a serial entrepreneur for 16 years since he taught himself how to code as a child. He has founded multiple companies, many of them focused on the next generation of personal computing after Tanay was inspired by the character J.A.R.V.I.S. in the movie Iron Man. He has also held product and engineering roles at Cerebra Technologies and Microsoft and served as a Computer Science teaching assistant...
2025-08-0750 min
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 minRoad 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