Speak is a language learning software company focused on helping learners become fluent by speaking out loud from the start. Its consumer experience pairs AI conversation practice with instant feedback, structured lessons, and real-world scenarios so users can build confidence, pronunciation, and everyday speaking ability rather than rely on passive drills.
Speak blends voice-first AI with language pedagogy to adapt practice to each learner’s level and goals. Its offerings span English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, and Italian, and the company extends the same conversation-first model to workforce training through Speak for Business across mobile and web experiences.
Offerings, Capabilities, and Integrations
Speak centers its offering on voice-first AI tutoring. The platform listens to learner speech, responds in real time, and gives contextual feedback on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and phrasing. It supports both structured curriculum paths and more open-ended conversation practice, with personalization shaped by learning activity, mistakes, interests, and goals.
For organizations, Speak packages those capabilities into an always-on English learning program that does not require live tutor scheduling. Administrative capabilities include learner provisioning, content customization, engagement tracking, and learning measurement through a dedicated portal, while learners can practice on their own schedule through mobile apps and the web.
Products and Services
- Speak: Flagship consumer language learning app that teaches through speaking practice, AI conversations, instant feedback, and structured curriculum across multiple languages.
- Speak Tutor: 24/7 AI language tutor that answers questions, holds conversations, and adapts support to a learner’s level, goals, and activity.
- Tutor Lessons: Guided speaking sessions designed to feel closer to a 1-on-1 tutoring conversation, with natural explanations, personalized feedback, and flexible pacing.
- Personalized Lessons: Custom speaking lessons generated by Speak Tutor around a learner’s chosen topic, with activities tailored to that request.
- Live Roleplays: Immersive roleplay conversations that use speech-to-speech AI, goals, and hints to simulate real-life speaking situations.
- Speak for Business: Enterprise English learning offering for teams, combining AI tutoring, personalized practice, and business-focused language content.
- Speak for Business Admin Portal: Administrative portal for business customers to add learners, customize content, and monitor engagement and learning.
- Premium: Paid subscription tier that unlocks Speak’s full curriculum and core features, including roleplay, Speak Tutor access, and pronunciation support.
- Premium Plus: Higher-tier subscription that adds more advanced personalization, unlimited access to certain custom lesson tools, and personalized study planning.
- Made For You: Brand of custom lessons based on a learner’s goals, interests, mistakes, and vocabulary gaps.
- Pronunciation Coach: Pronunciation-focused feature for English learners that provides targeted speaking practice and feedback.
Target Customers
Speak targets individual language learners who want to improve spoken fluency rather than focus mainly on passive study. Its app fits beginners, returning learners, travelers, and people who want low-pressure conversation practice, especially users who are hesitant to speak with human tutors.
Speak also serves companies and learning leaders that want scalable English development for employees. Speak for Business is aimed at teams that need flexible, always-on practice, business English coursework, and visibility into learner engagement and progress without coordinating live instruction.
Key People
- Connor Zwick: CEO
- Andrew Hsu: CTO
- Colton Gyulay: COO
- Gang Chen: Head of Growth
- Seungjae Cha: VP of Operations
- Ginger Chen: Mandarin Market Lead
Key Facts
- Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
- Employees: 130+
- Annual Revenue: $100M+ ARR
- Parent Company: None
- Subsidiaries: None
- Publicly Listed: Not publicly listed
