Tech Company Financing Transactions

Speak Funding Round

Speak closed a $27 million Series B venture capital round on 11/18/2022. Investors included OpenAI Startup Fund, Founders Fund and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/18/2022
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$27,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

OpenAI Startup Fund (Lead Investor)

Founders Fund

private investors (Gokul Rajaram)

private investors (Josh Buckley)

private investors (Justin Mateen)

private investors (Lachy Groom)

Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate development of new conversational language experiences through generative AI, faster expansion to new regions and languages, and hiring to support these goals.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Artificial Intelligence
Mailing Address
355 Bryant St 203
San Francisco,, CA 94107
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Speak is an AI English tutor that is completely changing the way people practice speaking English. Come help us build the way the next billion people learn English!
Profile
Speak LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Speak Company Twitter Account
Company News
Speak News
Facebook
Speak on Facebook
YouTube
Speak on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Connor Zwick
  Connor Zwick LinkedIn Profile  Connor Zwick Twitter Account  Connor Zwick News  Connor Zwick on Facebook
Co-Founder
Andrew Hsu
  Andrew Hsu LinkedIn Profile  Andrew Hsu Twitter Account  Andrew Hsu News  Andrew Hsu on Facebook


 

 

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