Founded in 2020 (originally as children’s hobby platform Yellow Class) and rebranded to SpeakX in 2023, the Gurugram-based company offers an AI tutor that conducts job-interview and workplace role plays, provides instant speech correction, adaptive difficulty, vernacular-to-English translation, and vocabulary coaching. Its generative-AI engine targets adult learners seeking career advancement, with 70% of users currently Hindi-speaking. SpeakX has surpassed 1 million monthly learners and counts 200,000 active paying subscribers, driving an annual recurring revenue of $7.5 million. The business turned EBITDA-positive in April 2024 and now produces about $150,000 in monthly profit, totaling $1 million in cumulative EBITDA over the past five months. Management projects $12 million in annual EBITDA by 2026 and envisions a $300–400 million enterprise within two to three years. Near-term plans include strengthening its AI stack, enlarging the team, and adding Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, and Bengali support within 12 months. SpeakX frames English proficiency as a lever for confidence, employment, and social mobility among India’s workforce and students.

Total raised

$16M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Oct 2025