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Wispr Ai Secures $4.6M From Nea And 8Vc To Build Thought-Powered Neural Interface

Wispr Ai Secures $4.6M From Nea And 8Vc To Build Thought-Powered Neural Interface

11/30/21, 9:00 AM
Location
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Money raised
$4.6 million
Round Type
seed
Wispr AI, the neurotechnology company aimed at developing the next generation of human-computer interfaces, today announced it has closed $4.6 million in seed funding co-led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and 8VC. Additional participants in the financing include CTRL-Labs CSO & Co-founder Josh Duyan, Berkeley Neuroscience Professor & iota Biosciences Co-CEO Jose Carmena, Warby Parker CEO Dave Gilboa, Stanford NLP Professor Chris Manning, Salesforce Chief Scientist Richard Socher, Nesos CTO Vivek Sharma and Whoop Founder & CEO Will Ahmed. Wispr AI plans to use the funding to accelerate development of the first functional thought-powered digital interface. The company is bringing together a formidable team of world-class neuroscientists, hardware engineers, ML engineers and product engineers who are passionate about changing the world.

Company Info

Company
Wispr Ai
Location
san francisco, california, united states
Additional Info
Founded in 2020, Wispr AI is innovating to bring the next generation of wearable neural interfaces to every human on the planet. Its vision is to replace existing interfaces of communication with one powered directly by thought, erasing the final dividing line between people and the technologies they interact with. Wispr AI is a scientifically-grounded, product-focused company headquartered in San Francisco. For more, visit https://wispr.ai.