Speak Raises $27M in Series B Funding
- Speak, a South Korean startup that uses artificial intelligence to help people learn English, raised $27m in Series B funding
- The round was led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, with participation from Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, Justin Mateen, Gokul Rajaram, and Founders Fund
- The company is a language learning startup that allows language learners to have conversations with an AI tutor while receiving feedback on its skills
- The company has developed a collection of content experiences that allow learners to practice conversing in English, modeling every day scenarios and interactions
- The company initially launched in Southeast Asia with a particular focus on South Korea, and has gained traction, with double-digit million ARR and nearly 100,000 paying subscribers
