Wudpecker
Headquarters
Helsinki, FinlandFounded
2022CEO / Founder
Ankur DahamaEmployees
1-10Funding
Pre-Seed — €330KProducts
1 product listedAvg. AI Score
7.6/10Website
www.wudpecker.io/
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About Wudpecker
Wudpecker is an AI-powered meeting assistant developed by Wudpecker Oy, a software startup founded in 2022 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The company was co-founded by Ankur Dahama (CEO), Hai Ta, and Joona Jokivuori, all of whom studied at Tampere University of Technology.
The platform records, transcribes, and generates structured notes from video calls on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Users can define custom note formats, specify vocabulary, select from 35 output languages, and query meeting content through a built-in chat interface called Ask Wudpecker. Notable customers include Nokia, TikTok, Salesforce, Deliveroo, and Google. Data is stored on EU-based servers and the product is GDPR-compliant.
In October 2023, Wudpecker raised €330,000 in a pre-seed round from Trind VC, Accelerace, and Sofokus Ventures. The company operates as a small team and offers a freemium pricing model with a two-week free trial.
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Products by Wudpecker
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Competitive Landscape
Who Wudpecker competes with, and how they differ.
Fathom is a free AI meeting recorder and summarizer with no seat-based paywall on its core recording, transcript, and highlight features, competing on price against Wudpecker's paid tiers while covering the same Zoom/Meet/Teams surface.
1 product reviewed on TopReviewed
Fireflies.ai layers a searchable conversation-intelligence library (topic trackers, CRM and Slack sync) on top of transcription, targeting sales and revenue teams rather than Wudpecker's general knowledge-worker note-taking.
1 product reviewed on TopReviewed
Granola takes the same bot-free approach as Wudpecker's desktop/mobile apps -- it enhances notes typed live during the call using the device's own audio capture instead of a calendar bot joining -- making platform reach and pricing the main differentiator between them.
1 product reviewed on TopReviewed
Otter.ai has the largest installed base of the group and shows live transcription during the call itself, whereas Wudpecker surfaces its AI notes and summary only after the meeting ends.
1 product reviewed on TopReviewed
tl;dv emphasizes video clip-creation and highlight reels for sales and product teams to share moments from calls, a feature set Wudpecker does not offer.
1 product reviewed on TopReviewed
Laxis bundles meeting transcription with AI-driven sales prospecting and voice-to-content writing tools, positioning itself as a broader sales workflow platform rather than a pure meeting-notes tool like Wudpecker.
1 product reviewed on TopReviewedCompany Timeline
Key milestones in Wudpecker's history, with sources.
- Funding
Pre-seed — EUR 330,000 led by Trind Ventures
Trind Ventures led the round with Accelerace and Sofokus Ventures joining; the raise was initiated via Slush's year-round Node by Slush platform.
tech.eu - Founded
Wudpecker founded in Helsinki by Ankur Dahama, Hai Ta, and Joona Jokivuori
The three co-founders met studying at Tampere University of Technology in Finland before launching the AI-driven knowledge-management startup that became an AI meeting-notes assistant.
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