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Speak
Speak
A superhuman, AI-powered language tutor in your pocket
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Winter 2017
Active
Artificial Intelligence
Education
San Francisco
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Jobs
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http://speak.com
A superhuman, AI-powered language tutor in your pocket
Active Founders
Andrew Hsu
Founder
Speak cofounder/cto
Andrew Hsu
Founder
Speak cofounder/cto
Latest News
How AI Language Learning App Speak Is Taking On Duolingo
Nov 12, 2025
OpenAI-Backed Language Tutor Startup Doubles Value to $1 Billion - Bloomberg
Dec 10, 2024
Language learning app Speak nets $20M, doubles valuation | TechCrunch
Jun 20, 2024
OpenAI-backed language learning app Speak raises $16M to expand to the U.S. | TechCrunch
Aug 31, 2023
Jobs at Speak
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Marketing Analytics Manager
San Francisco
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco
$170K - $280K
6+ years
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Staff Product Designer
San Francisco
$140K - $270K
6+ years
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Japan Growth Marketing Manager
Tokyo, JP
6+ years
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Full-stack Engineer, Internship (Summer 2026)
San Francisco, CA, US
$6K - $10K / monthly
Senior and above
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Speak
Batch:
Winter 2017
Team Size:
40
Status:
Active
Location:
San Francisco
