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Otter.ai

Marketing Technology

Otter.ai transforms voice conversations into actionable, searchable text with AI-powered transcription, summaries, and collaboration features, helping teams capture and leverage meeting insights efficiently.

Last updated Jun 23, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Founded
2016
HQ
Los Altos, California, United States
Connections
5

At a glance

Employees
51-200
Funding
$63M
2integrations

About

Leading AI-powered transcription and meeting intelligence platform with strong brand recognition in the productivity software space

Otter.ai is a voice transcription and meeting intelligence platform that uses artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe spoken conversations into searchable, shareable text notes. Founded in 2016, the company has become a leading solution for professionals, students, and businesses seeking to capture and organize meeting content, interviews, lectures, and other voice conversations. The platform offers real-time transcription with speaker identification, keyword extraction, and collaborative features that allow teams to comment, highlight, and share notes. While Otter.ai is not a traditional AdTech company, it operates in the broader enterprise software and productivity tools space, serving businesses, educational institutions, media organizations, and individual professionals. The company has raised significant venture funding and has grown rapidly, particularly during the remote work boom. Otter.ai integrates with popular video conferencing platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, positioning itself as an essential tool for hybrid and remote work environments. Otter.ai's technology leverages advanced speech recognition, natural language processing, and machine learning to deliver accurate transcriptions and intelligent meeting summaries. The company has expanded its offerings to include OtterPilot for automated meeting assistance and AI-generated summaries, competing with other meeting intelligence and transcription platforms in the growing collaboration software market.

Business model

SaaS

Target market

SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise, Education

What they offer

  • Otter Assistant

    AI meeting assistant that automatically joins and records meetings across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams

  • OtterPilot

    Automated meeting note-taker that generates summaries, action items, and key takeaways

  • Live Transcription

    Real-time transcription of conversations with speaker identification and timestamps

  • Otter for Teams

    Collaborative workspace for teams to share, search, and organize meeting transcripts

  • Otter for Education

    Specialized solution for students and educators to capture lectures and class discussions

Key features

Real-time voice transcriptionAutomated meeting summariesSpeaker identificationSearchable transcriptsCollaborative editing and commentingIntegration with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft TeamsMobile and web applicationsAI-generated action itemsKeyword extractionAudio playback with synchronized text

Use cases

Meeting documentation and note-takingInterview transcription for journalists and researchersLecture capture for students and educatorsSales call recording and analysisPodcast and media content transcriptionLegal and medical documentationRemote team collaborationAccessibility for hearing-impaired individuals

Customer segments

Business professionalsSales teamsStudents and educatorsJournalists and media professionalsResearchersLegal professionalsHealthcare providersRemote and hybrid teams

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSpeech RecognitionCloud ComputingMobile Development (iOS, Android)Web Applications

Security & compliance

SOC 2 Type IIGDPRCCPA

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

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