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Otter

Otter.ai provides an AI meeting agent that records, transcribes, summarizes, and extracts action items from conversations for enterprise teams.

otter.ai · Mountain View

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StageSeries BFebruary 2021 · led by Spectrum Equity[1][3][5][7]
Raised$73Mdisclosed rounds[3][8]
Headcount202as of Jun 2026[8]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2016[3][9]
Money

Raised $73M across disclosed rounds.[3][8]

Series B closed February 2021, led by Spectrum Equity.[1][3][5][7]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Spectrum Equity, Horizons Ventures, Draper Associates, GGV Capital, Draper Dragon Fund, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Fusion Fund, Duke University Innovation Fund, Harris Barton Asset Management, Slow Ventures, Omega Venture Partners.[1][2][3][6][8]

People

Sam Liang, CEO and Co-Founder[3][8][9][10][11]

Yun Fu, CTO and Co-Founder[3][8][9][10][11]

Kevin Kooi, VP of Finance[8][9][10][11]

Kenny Scannell, Chief Revenue Officer[8][9][10][11]

Signals
Mar 13 2026hiringOtter.ai appoints Kenny Scannell as Chief Revenue Officer company claim, not independently confirmed[8]
Jan 1 2026newsOtter.ai named to Forbes 2026 America's Best Startup Employers[9]
Jan 1 2025newsOtter.ai surpasses $100M ARR milestone[9]
Feb 25 2021fundingOtter.ai raises $50M Series B led by Spectrum Equity[1][3][5][7]
Jan 27 2020fundingOtter.ai raises $10M from NTT DOCOMO and others[2][6]
Comps

Microsoft 365 · microsoft.com · Same buyer and same job to be done: enterprise teams needing meeting transcription and live captioning, with Microsoft bundling transcription into its existing office suite.[3][6]

Cisco · cisco.com · Same buyer and same workflow: enterprise video conferencing users who get transcription as a built-in feature of Webex.[3][6]

Verbit · verbit.ai · Same buyer and same budget line: organizations purchasing AI transcription and captioning services for meetings, events, and accessibility.[3][6]

Trint · trint.com · Same buyer and same job to be done: professionals who need automated transcription of meetings, interviews, and media content.[3][6]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[8]

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Otter

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Otter.ai provides an AI meeting agent that records, transcribes, summarizes, and extracts action items from conversations for enterprise teams.

otter.ai · Mountain View

StageSeries B
Raised$73M
Headcount202
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2016
CompsMicrosoft 365 +3

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