Buddy.ai
Buddy.ai is an artificial intelligence company in Mountain View, United States, founded in 2017. It has raised $11.1M across 1 round, most recently an $11.1M Seed in October 2024.
English for children online from scratch, English for children with artificial intelligence in a playful way
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2017
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- buddy.ai
- Total Funding
- $11.1M
- Last Round
- $11.1M SeedOct 2024
- Rounds
- 1
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About
Buddy.ai is an edtech company headquartered in Mountain View, California, that provides affordable, high-quality one-on-one AI tutoring to children worldwide through an interactive voice-based character called Buddy the Robot. Founded in 2017, the company's proprietary AI platform is purpose-built for children and combines voice- and tap-based games within an educational universe designed by learning experts, teaching English letters, phonics, numbers, and conversational fluency in a fully gamified environment. With over 20 million downloads in a single year, Buddy is the most popular language app for children on Google Play and was named one of TIME Magazine's World's Top EdTech Rising Stars of 2024. The company is backed by prominent VCs and angel investors from the gaming, deep tech, and Hollywood industries, and has achieved kidSAFE and COPPA certification for its child-safe AI environment.
Summary
It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $11.1M in total across 1 round, most recently a $11.1M Seed round in Oct 2024. Investors include Bitkraft Ventures, One Way Ventures and J Ventures.
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Funding History
Oct 2024
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