Mondly, a popular language-learning platform with 30 million users, has released MondlyAR -- a language-learning app powered by augmented reality and chatbots with speech recognition. According to the company, it has worked in close collaboration with Google to launch MondlyAR as part of the first
Ponddy Education, Inc., today announced it has secured $6 million in Series A funding in a round led by the Chenco Holding Company, LLC. Additional investors are Osnaburge Ventures, LLC, and MIC Ponddy AR Fund LP. Ponddy Education, Inc., launched in 2015, uses big data
PandaTree, an edtech startup, announced it has raised $1.5 million in seed financing. Four investors contributed to the round: Harrison Metal Capital, UP2398, Precursor Ventures, and Nanjing Sunflower. PandaTree offers live foreign language conversation practice for kids through one-on-one video sessions with tutors. Pricing starts at
Blue Canoe Learning announced the completion of $1.4 million in financing from Kernel Capital. Blue Canoe Learning has created mobile games based on established curriculum and machine learning to help non-native English speakers improve their pronunciation and English communications skills. Users simply speak into the mobile
Fluent City announced the completion of $3 million in financing led by Lerner Investments. New Ground Ventures, ZG Ventures, and WorldQuant Ventures also participated in the offering. Fluent City is a fast-growing language school providing in-person classes, online tools, and corporate training across 11 languages,
Polygloss is an AI-driven language learning app designed to help people learn languages outside the classroom. It uses computer vision that enables people to scan objects or places and translate them from English into their target languages. For example, point the camera at a laptop,
Kanso is a language app that aims to offer a better way to learn Japanese. It allows users to build a solid foundation from the beginning, to learn only the essentials and to study offline and share their progress along the way. While a lot