AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023.
REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 31 (Reuters) - Speak, an artificial intelligence (AI)-backed English language learning platform, said on Thursday that it has raised $16 million in fresh funding led by venture capitalist Lachy Groom.
Lachy Groom's Fund had participated in Speak's previous funding round in which it raised $20 million.
OpenAI Startup Fund is investing $100 million in AI firms and is looking for early-stage startups in sectors including healthcare, climate change and education, according to its website.
Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita BhattacharjeeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Dado Ruvic, Groom, Drew Houston, Arash Ferdowsi, Lachy, Anirudh, Nivedita
Organizations:
REUTERS, Fund, Reuters, Google, Microsoft, Thomson
Locations:
San Francisco, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, France, Brazil, Mexico, Bengaluru