Speak for Business AI English Tutor

Speak was founded in 2016 by Connor Zwick and Andrew Hsu and is operated by Speakeasy Labs, Inc., which started in San Francisco and has offices in Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei and Ljubljana. Its AI tutor replicates the flow of a spoken conversation so that learners can practise speaking without a human partner. Speak became the top English app in South Korea, has 10 million downloads, and has raised over $150 million from investors including Accel, the OpenAI Startup Fund and Founders Fund.

Speak for Business packages this tutor for organisations. Employees speak hundreds of sentences per week, while the AI tailors lessons to each team's needs and gives feedback on grammar, pronunciation and more natural phrasing in a low-stress setting. Content designed by language specialists covers all levels and includes Business English courses. An Admin Portal lets L&D teams add learners, customise content and measure engagement and learning, supported by dedicated customer success staff. More than 200 brands use Speak for Business.

• AI Speak Tutor: personalised spoken lessons tailored to team needs and language goals.
• Real-time feedback: corrections on grammar and pronunciation plus more natural phrasing suggestions.
• Business English courses: expert-designed curriculum for all levels.
• AI Tutor Call: a phone-call style tutor session launched in 2026.
• Admin Portal: add learners, customise content and measure engagement and learning.
• Multi-language support: English plus other languages, with Chinese added in 2026.

• Korean and Japanese-invested companies in Vietnam replacing phone English benefits with AI tutor licences for all staff.
• Hotels, airlines and retailers giving frontline employees daily speaking practice.
• Sports clubs and multinational teams with foreign members supporting two-way language learning.

• Lower cost than phone English: always-on AI practice at a fraction of the cost of human phone lessons, with no scheduling.
• More speaking volume: learners speak hundreds of sentences each week and get immediate corrections.
• Reported learner outcomes: 97% would recommend Speak and 86% report improved English confidence.
• Easy administration: an Admin Portal and dedicated customer success team support onboarding and reporting.

Generative voice AI has made conversational speaking practice cheap enough to offer to whole workforces, and Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese employers are replacing phone English programmes with AI tutors. Organisations with multilingual staff, from manufacturers to sports teams, now treat language as a performance tool. Vietnam's large pool of English learners and fast-growing FDI workforce point to similar demand.

Founded in 2016 by Connor Zwick and Andrew Hsu, who previously sold Flashcards+ to Chegg; operated by Speakeasy Labs, Inc. with offices in San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei and Ljubljana and about 130 staff. Raised over $150 million from Accel, OpenAI Startup Fund, Founders Fund and others. Partnered with the Washington Nationals (MLB) in 2026.