Willow

The voice interface replacing your keyboard

Y CombinatorSpring 2025ActiveConsumerArtificial IntelligenceConsumerProductivityAI

What they do

Problem

People waste time and lose productivity typing emails, documents, and AI prompts instead of inputting text faster and more naturally.

Solution

Willow is a Mac AI dictation app that converts speech into typed text to replace keyboard input for writing and prompting workflows.

Who it's for

Mac users who spend significant time writing emails, documents, and interacting with AI tools.

Founders

Allan Guo

Founder

Co-founder and CEO at Willow. Previously studied CS at Stanford. Researched ML + neuroscience at Stanford Medical. Worked on weird entrepreneurial endeavors since I was a kid like an EDM music label, an app for dementia caregivers, and an e-commerce business targeting moms.