About us
Whispp started as an assistive technology, but evolved into an enabling streaming voice AI for a broad variety of application domains.
Our mission is to enhance communication with advanced audio-to-audio AI, empowering people in every situation to reclaim their voices and express themselves clearly and confidently.
Accessibility
Permanent or temporary voice loss & stuttering
Privacy
Private and discreet phone and video calls by whispering
Noise
Calls and live conversations with background noise
Awards & achievements
We are proud to have secured key awards and achievements that have fueled our mission to revolutionize voice accessibility:
Highlights from Mobile World Congress: Whispp Among 4YFN Finalists and Award Winners
This year’s Mobile World Congress and 4YFN (4 Years From Now) event proved to be an exciting...
Whispp Wins CES Innovation Award 2024 – Accessibility & AgeTech
We are thrilled to announce that Whispp has been honored with the CES Innovation Award 2024 for...
Media coverage
Whispp has been featured and celebrated in various prestigious platforms for its innovative approach to accessibility.
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Publications
Explore our latest articles, research, and insights showcasing the impact of Whispp’s technology on voice accessibility and innovation.
Whispp Now Listed on REHADAT and EASTIN
Whispp is expanding speech accessibility worldwide now that our AI-powered Voice App is officially...
Whispp Now Listed on Living Made Easy – Europe’s Largest Assistive Technology Platform
We are pleased to announce that Whispp's assistive voice app is officially listed on Living Made...
Empowering Every Voice on World Voice Day 2025
Roger's Journey with Whispp Roger Gillespie knows what it's like to live without a voice — not...
Whispp featured in Quote
This month, Whispp was featured in Quote.An enormous business magazine. Bold headlines. Big...
Technology Should Remove Barriers, Not Create Them
At this year’s 4YFN (4 Years From Now) conference in Barcelona, Whispp CEO Joris Castermans took...
Whispp Returns to MWC Barcelona 2025 with Live Voice AI Breakthroughs
From March 3–6, Whispp is back at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2025, hosted by GSMA,...
Our team
From left to right: Akash Raj Komarlu, CTO and Co-founder, whose background in signal processing and voice technology shapes how Whispp runs directly on everyday devices. In the middle is Joris Castermans, CEO and Co-founder, whose personal experience with stuttering is the starting point for everything we build around spoken communication. On the right is Andreas Spechtler, former President of Dolby International and member of Whispp’s Board of Directors, who brings decades of experience in global audio, licensing and scaling technology companies.
Together with the wider Whispp team, they combine lived experience, engineering and international business expertise to create new ways for people to speak, whisper and communicate by voice in daily life.
Thom Leenman
Software Engineer
Karolina Hes
AI Researcher & Developer
Maurin Voshol
AI Researcher & Developer
Jasper Siebelink
AI & Mobile Engineer
Kenjiro Lolling
Program Marketing Manager
Johannah O’mahony
AI Researcher & Developer
Zino Schubert
Technical Support
Sarah Clarke
Project Manager
Our partners
We believe it is important to work in an ethically and scientifically based manner. That is why we work together with the following patient associations, professional organizations and academic partners.
