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Speak

Active · A superhuman, AI-powered language tutor in your pocket

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
23signal of 100 · rising 4
  • team of 40Team size · YC's directory+8.4
  • led by AccelNotable round · Funding (funding.fru.dev)+6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • 2 programsMore than one program · this site+3
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIUniverbalShared: language tutor, poweredYC W23ZürichStartup →OtherAmazingTalkerShared: language tutor, education500 Global 2022TaiwanStartup →OtherEeviShared: language tutorStartup →
Companies closest to Speak
Company
UniverbalShared: language tutor, poweredYC W23ActiveAI
AmazingTalkerShared: language tutor, education500 Global 2022Not statedOther
Eevinot in a program hereShared: language tutorElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherAIVideo.comShared: superhumanYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIYouLearnShared: education, tutorYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AITidal FlowShared: pocket, poweredAntler 2023NetherlandsStartup →OtherTenX SemiShared: superhumanSPC 2025San FranciscoStartup →AIStuddyShared: education, tutorYC S23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Speak
Company
AIVideo.comShared: superhumanYC S23ActiveOther
YouLearnShared: education, tutorYC X25ActiveAI
Tidal FlowShared: pocket, poweredAntler 2023Not statedAI
TenX SemiShared: superhumanSPC 2025Not statedOther
StuddyShared: education, tutorYC S23ActiveAI

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All of W17
AIAellaDiversified credit infrastructure powering payments across Africa.YC W17LagosStartup →AIAlemHealthAI Radiologist in a Box - We provide a vertically integrated AI…YC W17SingaporeStartup →AIAmbient.aiAI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…YC W17San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveBicycle AIBicycle AI provides customer support as a service. We work on top of…YC W17BengaluruStartup →AIBIOS HealthNeural interfaces to understand and use nerve data in medicine.YC W17BostonStartup →AIBountifulAn Operating System for agriculture.YC W17San FranciscoStartup →
Company
AellaDiversified credit infrastructure powering payments across Africa.team of 602 programsActiveAI
AlemHealthAI Radiologist in a Box - We provide a vertically integrated AI…team of 25hiringActiveAI
Ambient.aiAI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…team of 150hiringActiveAI
Bicycle AIBicycle AI provides customer support as a service. We work on top of…team of 11InactiveAI
BIOS HealthNeural interfaces to understand and use nerve data in medicine.team of 45ActiveAI
BountifulAn Operating System for agriculture.team of 4hiringActiveAI, Data

Programs

Programs Speak went through
ProgramCohortSource
Y CombinatorW17YC Page
NeoNot statedNeo Page

About Speak

YC batch
W17 · Winter 2017
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
40
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Education, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Speak in W17: 116 companies, 24% AI

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Speak: questions

Which YC batch was Speak in?

Speak was in Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch (W17).

Which accelerators did Speak go through?

Speak is listed by Y Combinator (W17), Neo.

Is Speak still active?

Y Combinator lists Speak as active.

Where is Speak based?

Speak lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.