Careers - Speak

To reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. Speak makes language learning apps that help you get real conversational practice without needing a live tutor on the other end. We believe that learning a language is one of the most life-changing and life-improving skills a person can acquire. It enables you to connect with new cultures, improve your economic condition, and generally live a richer life. Over 2 billion people are actively learning another language right now, but don't have a good path to success. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to speak a language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help. You need to actually converse with someone. This is why virtually everyone fails unless they have a tutor or immerse themselves in the language they're learning. Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered tutor that replicates the flow of a conversation, without needing a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.

We've thoughtfully raised over $150m from leading institutions like Accel, OpenAI Startup Fund, and Founders Fund, and individual investors including Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, and Lachy Groom. Team of 90 people across offices in San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana, with backgrounds at companies like Meta, Google, Doordash, Block, and Dropbox. Founders have previous exits in the education space, including Flashcards+ (#1 education app, acquired by Chegg).