The Daily Raise/August 17, 2026

Funding round

Wispr raises $280M Series B round

Wispr has raised $280M in a Series B round, announced on August 17, 2026. The company is Develops AI dictation, speech understanding, and meeting note-taking tools. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, MVP Ventures, Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund, PLUS Capital.

Wispr raised $280 million to expand beyond dictation into meeting tools and improve speech understanding.