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Willow

Willow is building a voice operating system that enables computer control via voice, writes for you today, takes actions for you tomorrow, and anticipates needs before you ask. It has Uber adoption; backed by Y Combinator and Box Group.

Backed by Y Combinator, BoxGroup, Burst Capital

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Location
San Francisco, United States
Team size
1-10
Founded 2025
Total raised
$8.7M
Seed · last round Nov '25

About Willow

Willow is building THE voice operating system that lets users control their computer entirely by voice. It writes for you today, takes actions for you tomorrow, and anticipates what you need before you ask. Willow has proven adoption from individual power users to enterprises, including Uber, Gusto, and Heidi Health. It is backed by Y Combinator and Box Group, with founders from Instacart, Reddit, Shopify, and HubSpot among its backers.

Funding

$8.7Mtotal raised

Aug '25Nov '25
  • Nov 2025 · EquityY Combinator, Burst Capital, BoxGroup
    $4.5M
  • Aug 2025 · Seed
    $4.2M
  • Y Combinator
  • BoxGroup
  • Burst Capital

Company at a glance

Founded2025
Location
San Francisco, United States

The team at Willow

1-10 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn

EB

Ethan Bilderbeek

Growth @ Willow | UChicago

Joseph Ayinde

Co-founder & CEO @ Cognition | ex-OpenAI/Scale AI | Neuro + ML Research scholar @ Carnegie Mellon | UNC Alumnus | Aspiring Neurosurgeon |

AA

Aditya Arya

Future Leader in Business & Politics | Real Estate & Innovation | Oracle-Certified Gen AI Professional

AC

Agnibha Chatterjee

Eng @ Willow (YC X25)

AG

Allan Guo

Chief Keyboard Killer @ Willow (Try it out 📣) | We’re hiring!

Team breakdown

Team Distribution

  • Other Specialties38%
  • Sales & Business Development29%
  • Engineering14%
  • Leadership10%
  • Operations5%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Stanford University
  2. 2.University of California, Berkeley
  3. 3.Cornell University
  4. 4.University of Chicago
  5. 5.Carnegie Mellon University

Team Worked At

  • OpenAI
  • ElevenLabs
  • Scale AI
  • Google
  • Microsoft

Location

Team Composition

21 people
  • Entrepreneurship6 senior6
  • Engineering2 senior3
  • Marketing1 senior2
  • Arts and Design1 senior1
  • Healthcare Services1
  • Product Management1
  • Research1

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