Edwin merged with Buddy.ai to provide affordable EFL tutoring at scale by using a virtual voice-enabled character.
In early 2020 Edwin merged with Buddy.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.Edwin built an AI-powered service for learning English as a foreign language. 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.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Mar 15, 2018 | Seed | $1.50M | 1 | General Catalyst | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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General Catalyst | Yes | Seed |