SpeakX Plans $15M Funding Round to Boost AI-Powered English Learning 

Key Points :

SpeakX to raise $15 million for tailored AI research and product growth.

Reports $7 million ARR and $3 million EBITDA; sees robust momentum in small-town India.

Key Background :

SpeakX quickly emerged as an edtech disruptor to watch in India's evolving English language education market. Originally started as YellowClass, a hobby-learning platform for kids, the startup pivoted in 2023 to build solutions for enhancing adults' English speaking skills in rural and semi-urban India.

The transformation arrived at a period when demand for conversational English skills experienced a steep increase, particularly in relation to India's increasing amount of global capacity centers. A lot of foreign firms are now recruiting talent from tier-two and tier-three cities and towns, where English-speaking abilities are frequently the employment limitation. SpeakX filled the gap with an AI-driven, voice-interactive environment.

Its highlight is its agentic AI platform—cognitive agents which can personalize the learning experience of each and every individual. The technology requires lots of capital and technical sophistication that is why the company is currently raising $15 million in a bid to scale up engineering capabilities and double down on AI personalization.

Its low-cost plan of ₹300 monthly has made it affordable to lower-middle-class buyers and tier-2 and tier-3 students. SpeakX provides feedback instantaneously in the form of pronunciation and usage so that users can enhance the fluency of English in a very practical way. The company makes $7 million ARR and has an EBITDA run rate of $3 million, which is unusual for edtechs that are present in the current market.

Founder Arpit Mittal has seasoned hands, having founded and exited two earlier startups. Such seasoned leadership is a massive plus as SpeakX heads into the next growth phase. The startup's earlier rounds of capital had tuned its technology to perfection and reached product-market fit.

While India's edtech space has seen recent trouble—i.e., declining valuations and staff cuts at top players—investor hopes remain high for AI-powered, outcome-based platforms. SpeakX is among a new generation of companies with healthy unit economics and scalable plans. Second-round funding can place SpeakX among the category champions in India's market for tailored learning, specifically in the high-growth market of English language proficiency for jobs and empowerment.