Whispp

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Location Leiden, Netherlands
Founded 2021
Latest Stage Follow-on
Total Raised €5M (2026 round) plus prior funding

Founders

Joris Castermans Founder & CEO
Akash Raj Komarlu Chief Technology Officer

About

Whispp is a Leiden-based voice AI company building on-device audio-to-audio technology that reconstructs a person’s natural voice in real time from whispered or impaired speech 1. The company targets integration with mobile and PC OEMs to make its voice-reconstruction models available at the device level rather than as a standalone consumer app 1. Whispp was founded by Joris Castermans, with Akash Raj Komarlu serving as CTO 1.

Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-07-07 Follow-on €5M LUMO Labs European Innovation Council Accelerator (non-dilutive) 1

What Investors Say

“Solutions that make communication more effective, seamless and inclusive are becoming increasingly important.” — Andy Lurling, LUMO Labs, on the Whispp follow-on round, July 7, 2026 1

What Founders Say

“With this funding round, we make a giant leap towards global implementation of our technology with mobile and PC OEMs.” — Joris Castermans, Founder, Whispp, July 7, 2026 1

Sources


  1. Tech Funding News, “LUMO Labs backs Whispp’s €5M pivot from assistive tech to device licensing,” July 7, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/whispp-raises-5m-pivot-device-licensing/