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Speak

PrivateRank #61 by valueUnited StatesFounded 2016speak.com

AI language-learning company focused on spoken fluency through personalized lessons, speech recognition, roleplay, and real-time conversational tutoring.

AI valuation
$1B*100%increase
Dec 10, 2024 · Speak
Change vs Jun 18, 2024

Key stats

Funding recorded · 4 rounds
$141M
Revenue
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Releases · last 12 months
3
Upcoming
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Models
0
Platforms & products
6
Latest release
Sep 10, 2026
Most active in
Products
Employees
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Open roles
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Users · Dec 10, 2024
200 business customers

Recent releases

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Sep 10, 2026Speak launches Live Tutor Lessons powered by GPT-Live-1Speak Live Tutor Lessons

Speak began a limited rollout of real-time Live Tutor Lessons for English and Spanish learners, powered by OpenAI's GPT-Live-1.

Jun 2, 2026Speak adds Chinese learningSpeak

Speak added Chinese as a learning language, expanding beyond its existing English and Spanish offerings.

Speak Feature updateSpeakSpeak
Mar 24, 2026Speak details its Voice Agent PlatformSpeak Voice Agent Platform

Speak introduced the infrastructure behind its Voice Agent Platform for building responsive, interruption-aware voice learning experiences.

Dec 10, 2024Speak for Business reaches 200+ customersSpeak for Business · 200 business customers

Speak reported more than 200 Speak for Business customers and an average employee adoption rate of 85%.

Dec 10, 2024Speak delivers 25 million personalized lessons in 2024Speak AI Tutor · 25,000,000 personalized lessons 2024

Speak reported delivering 25 million personalized lessons during 2024.

Dec 10, 2024Learners speak one billion sentences in 2024Speak · 1,000,000,000 sentences spoken 2024

Speak reported that learners had spoken one billion sentences in the app during 2024.

Dec 10, 2024Speak raises $78 million Series C$78M raised

Speak raised a $78 million Series C led by Accel, bringing total funding to $162 million.

Speak Funding roundSpeak
Oct 1, 2024Speak launches Live RoleplaysSpeak Live Roleplays

Speak launched Live Roleplays, an interactive practice format for real-world conversations with dynamic AI responses.

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AI valuation history

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Speak AI valuation: Jun 18, 2024 $500M; Dec 10, 2024 $1B

Models

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Platforms & products

6
NameLaunched
Sources 17
  • Sep 10, 2026 · Speak launches Live Tutor Lessons powered by GPT-Live-1Speak
  • Jun 2, 2026 · Speak adds Chinese learningSpeak
  • Mar 24, 2026 · Speak details its Voice Agent PlatformSpeak
  • Dec 10, 2024 · Speak for Business reaches 200+ customersSpeak
  • Dec 10, 2024 · Speak delivers 25 million personalized lessons in 2024Speak
  • Dec 10, 2024 · Learners speak one billion sentences in 2024Speak
  • Dec 10, 2024 · Speak raises $78 million Series CSpeak
  • Oct 1, 2024 · Speak launches Live RoleplaysSpeak
  • Jun 18, 2024 · Speak surpasses 10 million learnersSpeak
  • Jun 18, 2024 · Speak raises $20 million Series B-3Speak
  • Aug 31, 2023 · Speak raises $16 million Series B-2Speak
  • Mar 14, 2023 · AI Tutor learners start 2 million lessonsSpeak
  • Mar 14, 2023 · Speak introduces AI Tutor powered by GPT-4Speak
  • Mar 1, 2023 · Speak partners with OpenAI on speech recognitionSpeak
  • Nov 18, 2022 · Speak raises $27 million Series BSpeak
  • Nov 18, 2022 · Speak reaches nearly 100,000 paying subscribersSpeak
  • Jan 1, 2019 · Speak launches in South KoreaSpeak

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