1/ Excited to announce Speak has raised a $78m Series C from @Accel at a $1b valuation!
It' a huge milestone for us and continued validation of our founding idea: AI would fundamentally transform learning. 8 years later, we’re well on our way and believe this more than ever. 🧵 2/ This is our second round in quick succession this year. @Accel pre-empted with participation from @OpenAI and @ycombinator. Excited to have an incredible group supporting us as we try to build a generational company over the next decade.
Nov 17, 2022 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Excited to share that Speak raised a $27M Series B, led by the @OpenAI Startup Fund! We're on a mission to make learning a language 10x easier through AI. This partnership greatly accelerates that mission:
2/ In the last five years, we’ve never talked about Speak publicly. No funding announcements, PR, etc.
Today, I want to finally share a bit about the company, how we’ve become the #1 language learning app in South Korea, and how language learning is MUCH BIGGER than people think
