Non-Dilutive Funding Gets Big: Otter.ai Lands $320M
Otter.ai just showed founders a funding route that skips the usual equity trade. According to TechCrunch, the transcription company announced on October 20, 2026 that it secured a $320 million investment out of the Customer Value Fund at General Catalyst. That makes it a rare, large example of non-dilutive funding in AI software.
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