Speak

AI-powered language learning platform.

speak.com

HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA

EdTech

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Speak is an AI-powered language learning company that helps learners speak out loud, get instant feedback, and build fluency through conversation-first lessons and AI language tutors.

Primary product

Speak language learning app

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Team size

51-200

Work style

Remote

Industry

Software Development

Sub-industry

AI language learning / edtech

Offices

Seoul

Tokyo

Taipei

Ljubljana

Business model

consumer subscription

B2B / enterprise (Speak for Business)

Funding

Stage

Series C

Total raised

$171.3M

Latest round

Series C · Dec 2024

Latest amount

$78M

Series C

Dec 2024 · Accel

$78M

Series B

Jun 2024 · Buckley Ventures

$20M

Series A

Jun 2022

$19.3M

People & investors

Leadership

Andrew Hsu

Cofounder & CTO

Tommy Chheng

Head of Engineering

Bhavna Grewal

Localization Lead

Alexandra O.

Head of Growth

Min Jeong Kim

Head of Partnership Marketing

Gregory Dubus

Executive Sales Director

Danielle C.

Strategic Finance Lead

Kelly Larocca

Head of Finance

Gang Chen

Head of Growth

Alexander Will

Member Board of Directors

Founders

Connor Zwick

CEO & Co-founder

Investors

Work & culture

Speak presents itself as a mission-driven, distributed AI company building a conversation-first language tutor. Public posts emphasize strong autonomy, hiring growth, and global team expansion, especially in Seoul and enterprise sales.

Work style

Remote

Benefits

Free trial

Product & market

Pricing

Consumer app subscription with a free trial; enterprise pricing not publicly detailed.

Differentiators

—Conversation-first language learning
—Instant feedback from AI tutors
—Personalized curriculum
—Strong traction in South Korea where it launched first
—Distributed global team
—Enterprise language training offering

Technology

playwright

selenium

kandji

deel

looker

pytorch

intercom

snowflake

appium

salesforce

hubspot

zendesk

react

sql

google workspace

python

dbt

ramp

macos

figma

Customers

individual language learners

learners in South Korea

enterprise customers via Speak for Business

Competitors

Duolingo

Babbel

Busuu

Memrise

Cambly

Loora

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

~$5M-$10M annual revenue (Exa estimate: $7M)

Estimated monthly visits

623.7K

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

Latest news

Speak LinkedIn post: hiring an ML Engineer to build assessment systems

LinkedIn · Aug 2026

Speak said it has millions of learners practicing daily and is hiring an ML Engineer focused on spoken-language assessment.

Speak LinkedIn post: new Seoul office opened in Seongsu

LinkedIn · Aug 2026

Speak announced a new Seoul office and said it is hiring in marketing, sales, and people operations.

Speak LinkedIn post: Speak for Business team expansion

LinkedIn · Jul 2026

Speak said its enterprise product is growing and it is hiring across sales, GTM, and customer success.

Speak LinkedIn post: global creative strategy & operations lead hiring

LinkedIn · Jul 2026

Speak posted about hiring a global creative strategy & operations lead for its performance creative function.

Speak company profile / funding and employee growth data

Exa · Jun 2026

Exa summarizes Speak as a 171-person company with $171.3M total funding, $7M annual revenue, and offices/presence in San Francisco and South Korea.

About / team Blog Careers Careers / team Help Center team article LinkedIn company page Speak for Business Speak for Business Website Website homepage

SourcesSpeak website Speak LinkedIn company page Exa company profile for Speak

Jobs and careers at Speak

34 jobs at Speak

Content Localization Specialist (Chinese - Traditional / Japanese)

Remote

Learning & Curriculum

Korea - Remote; South Korea

4w ago

Remote

Contract