In an increasingly interconnected world, the ability to communicate in multiple languages is no longer a mere skill; it’s a gateway to new opportunities, experiences, and understanding. As globalization blurs geographical boundaries, the demand for online language learning has surged, prompting a wave of technological innovation. Across Europe, numerous startups have risen to the challenge, […]
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Babbel, one of the world’s top-selling language learning platform, announced the acquisition of the Toucan browser extension. Toucan helps language learners to build and retain new vocabulary while browsing the web. The agreement to acquire the technology was signed at the beginning of September. While remaining free as a standalone feature, the browser extension will […]
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Babbel, the popular subscription-based language learning service, today announced that it has acquired Toucan, the well-funded language learning browser extension. Toucan, it turns out, wound down as a company earlier this year, though its service has …
Speak, an English language learning platform backed by OpenAI’s startup investment fund, the OpenAI Startup Fund, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series B-2 funding round led by angel investor Lachy Groom. The co-founders of Dropb…
Language learning platform Preply made a name for itself for connecting students with a selection of some 35,000 tutors and group classes across some 50 languages. Now it’s looking to the future — an AI future. The company today announced that it has raised a further $70 million in funding — a combination of debt […]
The jury is still out on whether AI adoption really will spell the end of humanity as we know it, but in the meantime, we’re continue to see a boom of AI startups and AI dealmaking. In the latest development, a generative AI-based language learning startup called Loora is coming out of stealth with $9.25 […]
Loora, a generative AI app that uses an audio interface to help users learn English, raises $9.25M by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
