Speak - About the company
Speak is a series C company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2016 by Andrew Hsu and Connor Zwick. It operates as an AI-powered language learning platform. Speak has raised $162M in funding from investors like Accel, OpenAI and Buckley Ventures, with a current valuation of $1B. The company has 36 active competitors, including 5 that are funded. Its top competitors include companies like ISSEN, Pingo and Arabot.
Sectors and market segments that Speak operate in
Speak serves in the EdTech market segments.The primary business model of Speak is:Company Details
AI-powered language learning platform. Its platform helps users to practice conversational English with an AI bot. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
- Website
- www.speak.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@speak.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$162M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$1B as on Nov 13, 2024
Ranked
1st among 36 active competitors
Employee Count
311 as on Jul 31, 2026
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Speak's funding and investors
Speak has raised a total funding of $162M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 01, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Nov 13, 2024 for $78M. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Speak has 19 institutional investors and 8 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Speak:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Nov 13, 2024 | $78M | Series C | $1B | - | ||
Jun 18, 2024 | $20M | Series B | $500M | - | ||
Aug 31, 2023 | $16M | Series B | - | - |
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Speak's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Speak's key team members:
- Andrew Hsu: Co-Founder of Speak and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Connor Zwick: Co-Founder & CEO of Speak and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
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Speak's employee count trend
Speak has 311 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Speak's employee count trend over the years:
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Speak's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Speak include ISSEN, Pingo and Arabot. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Speak, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Speak 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series C | AI-powered language learning platform | $162M | 78/100 | |
2nd |  ISSEN 2024, Brooklyn (United States), Seed | AI-powered language learning platform | $500K | 48/100 | |
3rd | Pingo San Francisco (United States), Unfunded | Developer of mobile software for practicing foreign language speaking skills | - | - | 38/100 |
4th | Arabot 2016, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Seed | Chatbot in Arabic for customer support | $1M | 37/100 | |
5th |  Marvely London (United Kingdom), Unfunded | AI-powered language learning platform for learning language | - | - | 32/100 |
6th |  Conversly.ai 2023, Bloomfield Hills (United States), Unfunded | Language learning app that focuses on improving conversational skill | - | - | 31/100 |
7th | AcquiLingua 2022, Honolulu (United States), Unfunded | AI powered language learning platform | - | - | 29/100 |
8th |  WorkplaceBuddy 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Unfunded | Provider of chatbot for organization management and employee training | - | - | 29/100 |
9th | AI powered language learning platform | - | - | 24/100 | |
10th | Provider of chatbot for learning | - | 23/100 |
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Speak's Investments and acquisitions
Speak has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Speak
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News related to Speak
Filter this listMedia has covered Speak for a total of 4 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates.
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Speak Adds 'Football English' Theme to Commemorate North, Central American Football TournamentKorea Newswire•Jun 11, 2026•Speak
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Speak's AI English Learning App Surpasses 230 Million Utterances by Korean LearnersKorea Newswire•Feb 18, 2026•Speak
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Speak enhances 'habitual speaking experience' with winter update for 2026Korea Newswire•Dec 23, 2025•Speak
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Speak launches brand campaign with Kim Woo-bin for 2026, message of hope, will be fluent this year.Korea Newswire•Dec 19, 2025•Speak
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Speak Talks Up $78 Million Series Csvdaily.com•Jan 10, 2025•Speak, OpenAI Startup Fund, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator
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AI Language Startup Speak Hits Unicorn Status After Raising $78M Series CZephyrnet•Dec 10, 2024•Speak, Accel, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator and 3 others
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