Whispp

Whispp develops and licenses real-time, on-device voice reconstruction AI that transforms how people communicate across accessibility, enterprise, and consumer applications. Whispp’s real-time…

whispp.com

Whispp

Whispp develops and licenses real-time, on-device voice reconstruction AI that transforms how people communicate across accessibility, enterprise, and consumer applications. Whispp’s real-time…

whispp.com

HQNL

Team Size17

Open Jobs3

Total Funding-

Latest FundraiseUnknown

TL;DR

What they do: Real-time AI audio-to-audio conversion that turns whispered or vocal-cord–impaired speech into a clear, natural-sounding voice for calls and messaging

Headquarters: Leiden, The Netherlands

Founders: Joris Castermans (CEO) and Akash Raj Komarlu (Co‑founder/CTO)

Product: Mobile app (iOS/Android) with phone-calling features and optional personalized voice from recordings

Seed round announced Jan 9, 2024 (~€750,000) led by LUMO Labs

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Assistive speech technology for voice disabilities and severe stuttering

Founded

2018

Industry

Assistive technology / Speech AI

Funding Track Record

Seed- 2024-01-09

≈€750,000

Investor Signal

“Seed round led by LUMO Labs with additional investors listed (reported sources name LEH and others)”

Join the Team

Mid-Level Applied Scientist – Speech / Voice AI

On-SiteLeiden, South Holland, NL

On-Site • Leiden, South Holland, NL

** This vacancy is still open **

About Whispp

Whispp develops real-time on-device speech technology to empower millions of people with a voice condition and people who stutter severely. Whispp enables communication by converting their whispered and affected speech into a clear and natural voice with the intended intonation on-device in real time. Whispp also enables private & discreet calls by whispering.

Responsibilities

Startup jobs. A lot of them.

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Designing, developing and testing on-device streaming speech AI models.

Keeping track of state-of-the-art speech technology research.

Strategizing the Whispp product development and AI technology roadmap.

Identifying and establishing strategic partnerships with academia and other tech companies.

Master’s in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science or Computer Science (PhD is a plus).
Experience in speech technology (Speech Synthesis, Recognition, Voice Conversion, Self-Supervised models, etc.).
Strong proficiency in Python and experience with PyTorch.

Industrial hands-on experience implementing and deploying large-scale machine learning systems.
Knowledge of digital signal processing.
Experience in developing or deploying low-latency edge models.
Experience in MLOps.
Experience in guiding research team(s) in developing AI-driven solutions

Working at Whispp means being part of an highly innovative and impact-driven technology startup with a creative international team. We enjoy the vibrant atmosphere at our office in the startup incubator PLNT (www.plnt.nl) in the city center of Leiden.

Further benefits provided for our employees include:

Transport if you live outside of Leiden. Transport (NS business) card to commute to the office.
Free lunches with the team.
Flexible and hybrid working days.
25 holidays per year (plus national holidays).

For more information, visit our website www.whispp.com

Please send your application and resume to work@whispp.com

Whispp

Whispp

TL;DR

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Founded

Industry

Funding Track Record

Investor Signal

Founders

What we do

Join the Team

Mid-Level Applied Scientist – Speech / Voice AI

Startup jobs. A lot of them.

AI Researcher

Backend Developer

Technical Writer

Mobile Developer

DevOps Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer

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