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Edwin

Acquired · Edwin is virtual English tutor - an AI-powered service for learning…

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
14signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 14Team size · YC's directory+6.1
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AITokoShared: english tutor, mobile app, ai-enhanced learningYC W22New York CityStartup →AIMySiviShared: english tutor, ai-enhanced learning, elearningYC W22BengaluruStartup →OtherCamblyShared: english tutor, education, studentYC W14San FranciscoStartup →AIYouLearnShared: ai-enhanced learning, education, tutorYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AISpark StudioShared: ai-enhanced learning, elearning, educationYC S21BengaluruStartup →
Companies closest to Edwin
Company
TokoShared: english tutor, mobile app, ai-enhanced learningYC W22ActiveAI
MySiviShared: english tutor, ai-enhanced learning, elearningYC W22ActiveAI
CamblyShared: english tutor, education, studentYC W14ActiveOther
YouLearnShared: ai-enhanced learning, education, tutorYC X25ActiveAI
Spark StudioShared: ai-enhanced learning, elearning, educationYC S21ActiveAI

Adjacent

AIFluentlyShared: english tutor, education, learningYC W24San FranciscoStartup →OtherRocketLitShared: adaptive learning, education, studentYC S16Los AngelesStartup →AIBloomyShared: ai-enhanced learning, elearning, educationYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIJovianShared: ai-enhanced learning, machine learning, educationYC S21San FranciscoStartup →AIStuddyShared: ai-enhanced learning, education, tutorYC S23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Edwin
Company
FluentlyShared: english tutor, education, learningYC W24ActiveAI
RocketLitShared: adaptive learning, education, studentYC S16ActiveOther
BloomyShared: ai-enhanced learning, elearning, educationYC S26ActiveAI
JovianShared: ai-enhanced learning, machine learning, educationYC S21ActiveAI, Devtools
StuddyShared: ai-enhanced learning, education, tutorYC S23ActiveAI

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SharpestMindsPeer-to-peer mentorships through income-share agreements.team of 4InactiveAI

About Edwin

It combines the latest adaptive learning and Natural Language Understanding technology with pedagogical content as well as on-demand human instructors to offer its students affordable, personalized, 1:1 learning. Based in San Francisco, the company was funded by General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Google Assistant Investments Program, and several other investors. Over 800 thousand students have improved their English with Edwin. In early 2020 Edwin merged with MyBuddy.ai. The resulting company kept the name “Buddy.ai”. Headquartered in San Francisco, it focuses on building a virtual English conversation partner for over 500 million children around the globe who are trying to learn English, but can't reach fluency because they lack genuine practice speaking the language. The company doubled down on its mobile app Buddy, the voice-based English tutor for kids, organically combining solutions developed by Buddy.ai and Edwin.

YC batch
W18 · Winter 2018
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI
Team size
14
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: AI-Enhanced Learning, Education, Machine Learning, Smart Home Assistants, eLearning

Edwin in W18: 146 companies, 26% AI

Edwin: questions

Which YC batch was Edwin in?

Edwin was in Y Combinator's Winter 2018 batch (W18).

Is Edwin still active?

Y Combinator lists Edwin as acquired.

Where is Edwin based?

Edwin lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.