Acquisition
Jan 2025Anushree Goenka publicly said Spark Studio was acquired by Click Labs.
SourceThe most magical personal Voice-Led AI English Learning Buddy for Kids
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Spark Studio is an India-origin edtech company focused on live online extracurricular learning for kids and, more recently, Sparky AI — a child-safe voice-led English-learning app that helps children practice spoken English through conversational AI and games. The public footprint shows a lean, online-first model with small-group classes, free trials, and a pivot from the original live-class offering toward AI-led English learning.
Primary product
Sparky AI, a voice-led English learning app for children; historically live online extracurricular classes in communication, music, art, and AI app-building
Founded
2020
Headquarters
S.A.S. Nagar Mohali, Punjab, India
Team size
11-50 employees
Industry
E-Learning Providers
Sub-industry
Kids edtech / extracurricular learning / English learning
Offices
S.A.S. Nagar Mohali, Punjab, India
Tampa, Florida, United States
Business model
Direct-to-parent B2C
Paid live course packages
App subscriptions
Free trial funnel
Funding
Stage
seed
Total raised
$1.9M
Latest round
Seed · Aug 2021
Latest amount
$125K
People & investors
Founders
Co-Founder and CEO
Co-Founder and Head of Engineering
Co-Founder and CPO
Work & culture
Public signals point to an online-first, child-safe, curriculum-led, feedback-heavy company that emphasizes small groups, expert instructors, and AI-first product development. No public employee-benefits page was found.
Compensation
No public employee compensation bands were found. Public teacher/contractor signals suggest a gig-style model for instructors, paid by number of classes rather than a salaried classroom model.
Product & market
Pricing
Free trial followed by paid per-course class packages and, for Sparky AI, subscription-based access; pricing appears to vary by course and region.
Differentiators
- —Small-group live classes with low parent involvement
- —Child-safe conversational AI for spoken English
- —Broad extracurricular catalog across communication, music, art, and AI
- —Published pricing / free-trial funnel
- —Expert-led curriculum with practice and certificates
- —Online-only delivery
- —AI-first pivot toward English fluency
Technology
LeadSquared
SQL
Android
Google OAuth 2.0
Ruby on Rails
Zoom
Generative AI
LLMs
Speech-to-text
Text-to-speech
Customers
Parents of children ages 5-15
Children learning English and communication skills
Families in India, the Middle East, the UK, and Southeast Asia
Schools using Spark Studio for Schools
Parents seeking small-group extracurricular enrichment
Competitors
PlanetSpark
TalkMaze
Outschool
crejo.fun
PiggyRide
Bambinos
WhiteHat Jr
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
under $1M
Estimated monthly visits
11.6K
Traffic estimate as of Aug 2025
Signals & risks
Other
Oct 2024Jyothika Sahajanandan announced departure after 3.5 years and described the product as having pivoted from a live-class platform to a chat-driven English learning app.
SourceLatest news
LinkedIn · Jan 2026
Anushree Goenka said Spark Studio was acquired by Click Labs and that Spark Studio had exited as her first startup.
LinkedIn · Oct 2024
Jyothika said the company had evolved from a live-class platform into a chat-driven English learning app and named several engineering/design team members.
Forbes India · Jul 2023
Forbes profiled the company’s lean approach, focus on spoken English/public speaking, and AI-first pivot after early arts-heavy positioning.
Google Blog · Mar 2023
Google and MeitY Startup Hub announced Spark Studio in the 2023 Appscale Academy cohort of 100 Indian startups.
YourStory · Aug 2021
YourStory covered Spark Studio’s Y Combinator backing and early scale across multiple countries.
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