Wispr raised $280mn at $2bn to argue the text box is finished

Wispr secured $280 million in funding at a $2 billion valuation, nearly tripling its worth since November 2025. The company focuses on improving speech-to-text interfaces, arguing the AI model itself is largely solved, with the main challenge now being user interaction. Wispr also previewed its new speech recognition model, Canto, aiming to reduce error rates in difficult audio conditions.