Company Growth (employees)
Whisper was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, US
Key People at Whisper
Brad Brooks
Co-Founder
Michael Heyward
Co-Founder
Whisper Office Locations
Whisper has an office in Santa Monica
Santa Monica, US (HQ)
3420 Ocean Park Boulevard
Whisper Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2012 |
Total Funding | $85 m |
Latest funding size | $36 m |
Time since last funding | over 3 years |
Investors | Joe Greenstein, Susa Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Trinity Ventures, Michael Broukhim, Tencent, CAA Ventures, Matt Coffin, Brian Lee, Shasta Ventures, Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners |
Whisper's latest funding round in May 2014 was reported to be $36 m. In total, Whisper has raised $85 m
Whisper Operating Metrics
Whisper's Monthly Active Users was reported to be 20 m in Jul, 2017
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Traffic Overview of Whisper
Whisper Online and Social Media Presence
Whisper News and Updates
May 02, 2017
Alexa's whispers are the nightmare fuel narrating our crumbling dystopian dreamscape
The sound of humanity's impending irrelevance is all the more terrifying when it's delivered sotto voce.
This much is clear following Amazon's release of several new voice features for its Alexa assistant. Pitched as a way for developers to create a "more natural voice experience," the update f…
April 28, 2017
Alexa learns to talk like a human with whispers, pauses & emotion
Amazon’s Alexa is going to sound more human. The company announced this week the addition of a new set of speaking skills for the virtual assistant, which will allow her to do things like whisper, take a breath to pause for emphasis, adjust the rate, pitch and volume of her speech, and more. She’ll…
April 27, 2017
Amazon’s Alexa can now whisper in your ear
Amazon released new features today to give the developers of Alexa skills the choice to add more excitement to Alexa’s voice, and the ability to speed or slow her pace — or even whisper. The new feature is available to Alexa skills makers in the U.S., U.K., and Germany and is delivered via Speech Sy…
April 24, 2017
Google Assistant can now turn you into a wannabe bird whisperer
About 25 news actions have landed on Google Home for Google Assistant including an action to hear the sounds of hundreds of bird songs and one that transforms into the person in your office who says innocuous, buzzword-laden things in meetings. More than 175 actions have been made available on the G…
April 24, 2017
Whisper it, but the European economy is in suprisingly good shape
As anniversaries go the European Union’s 60th birthday celebrations a month ago were, at best, muted. The spectre of Brexit, the first time the union has shrunk rather than expanded, looms as large on the continent as it does in the UK. Yet the mournful tone and a febrile political mood hide a Eu…
April 14, 2017
There are a series of whispers in the 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' trailer you probably missed — here's what they are
The INSIDER Summary:
There are three distinct whispers that can be heard in "The Last Jedi" trailer if you listen closely.
They're older lines of dialogue from Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Yoda.
Tune into the trailer starting at the 45-second mark to hear them.
If …