Speak
Last verified 2026-04-29. JSON
The funding figures on this page are attributed, not sourced: a publisher is on record but no document URL is. How we mark provenance.
| Total raised | $162.0Mattributed |
|---|---|
| Latest round | series-d+, $78.0M, 2024-12-01attributed |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, USA |
| Industry | edtech |
| Stage | series-b+ |
| Website | speak.com |
Speak is a language-learning app whose Speak Tutor AI lets users practice spoken conversation in French, Spanish, English, Korean, Italian, or Japanese with instant pronunciation and grammar feedback. It targets learners from beginner to intermediate who want speaking practice without classroom anxiety. The curriculum is built around speaking aloud, with 15M+ downloads.
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-01 | series-d+ | $78.0M | undisclosed |
Detected tech stack
Cloudflare, LottieFiles 5.13.0, Unpkg, Google Font API, Google Hosted Libraries, Segment 5.2.1, Split 10.22.5, jQuery CDN, HubSpot, cdnjs, Naver Analytics, jquery 3.5.1
Provenance
| Fact | Status | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Series D+, $78.0M | attributed | crunchbase named as publisher. No document URL on file. |
| Total raised $162.0M | attributed | crunchbase named as publisher. No document URL on file. |
| Company existence | sourced | Y Combinator named as publisher. Document, retrieved 2026-09-17. |
| Description | self-reported | speak.com, read 2026-04-29 |
Change history
| Date | Fact | Change | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24Existence: self-reported → sourced, Y Combinator, document, retrieved 2026-09-17 | Existence | self-reported → sourced | Y Combinator, document, retrieved 2026-09-17 |
Records begin 2026-09-24. All changes