ToyTalk develops conversational characters and interactive apps for kids and families, led by Oren Jacob. Its products include the Winston Show iPad app, SpeakaZoo, and SpeakaLegend. The company raised $15M in funding in October 2014. It plans to use the proceeds to grow its Engineering and Production teams. ToyTalk positions its offerings around talk-and-touch speech recognition and real conversations between users and characters. ToyTalk creates interactive, AI-powered toys, highlighted by a talking bear that can speak to children through an iPad. The company pairs artificial intelligence with physical toys to make interactivity feel seamless, with potential applications in education and support for children with learning disabilities. Founder Oren Jacob is a former Pixar executive who worked on Finding Nemo and Toy Story 2, and CTO Martin Reddy previously worked at SRI. The company has raised capital to bring its products to market and continue developing new interactive experiences. Articles report $11.5M from Charles River Ventures plus earlier funding, giving the company resources to scale product development and commercialization. The team emphasizes making impressive technology disappear through design so interactions feel natural for children.

Total raised

$27M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Dec 2014