Willow is a San Francisco-based AI voice dictation startup that replaces the keyboard with voice input across any app. Built by two Stanford dropouts, the product delivers sub-500ms latency, 40%+ higher accuracy than built-in dictation tools, and context-aware transcription that handles technical jargon and proper nouns. Backed by Y Combinator and a $4.5M seed round, Willow targets knowledge workers - engineers, managers, sales teams - helping them type 4x faster by speaking naturally. Enterprise customers include Uber, Gusto, Canva, and GitHub.
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds human-like voice technology. Founded in 2022 by two Polish engineers frustrated by badly dubbed movies, it grew from zero to $200M ARR in three years and reached an $11 billion valuation by February 2026. Its platform covers text-to-speech, voice cloning, AI dubbing, conversational agents, and speech-to-text across 70+ languages, used by everyone from independent creators to over 60% of Fortune 500 companies.