LAIX
IPOLAIX is an artificial intelligence company in Shanghai, China, founded in 2012. It has raised $128.9M across 2 rounds, most recently a $100.0M Series C in July 2017.
Your personal AI English teacher
- Total Funding
- $128.9M
- Last Round
- $100.0M Series CJul 2017
- Rounds
- 2
- Type
- Public
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About
LAIX Inc. is an artificial intelligence company based in Shanghai, China, that creates and delivers products and services to popularize English learning among Chinese speakers. Its flagship mobile app, English Liulishuo, was launched in 2013 and leverages a proprietary AI English teacher powered by deep learning and adaptive learning technologies — including a speech recognition and scoring engine, multi-dimension speech evaluation, and a real-time personalized feedback system — to deliver customized pronunciation correction, grammar coaching, and vocabulary building. Founded in September 2012 by Yi Wang, Hui Lin, and Ben Hu, LAIX grew to over 80 million registered users by 2018 and went public on the New York Stock Exchange that same year under the ticker symbol LAIX.
Summary
It lists 1001–5000 employees. It has raised $128.9M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $100.0M Series C round in Jul 2017. Investors include IDG Capital, Hearst Ventures and TrustBridge Partners.
Tech & App Stack
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Funding & Exit History
Sep 2018
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Funding: Series B through Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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