# Babbly

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/babbly

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
- Website: www.babbly.co
- Total disclosed funding: $2.5M
- Latest round: Seed (May 31, 2022)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2018 and based in Ontario, Canada, Village Voice Technologies Inc., doing business as Babbly, operates as a child speech development platform that primarily helps children improve their speech and identifies language disorders in them. The company was founded by its CEO, Maryam Nabavi, and CTO, Carla Margalef Bentabol. In March 2022, Village Voice Technologies Inc. raised CAD 3.2 million in seed funding led by Esplanade Ventures, the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, and Trend Forward Capital Management.

Babbly provides an artificial intelligence-based infant speech and brain development monitoring platform that analyzes and monitors a child's speech development and identifies language and speech developmental issues at an early stage. The firm’s language development platform leverages machine learning to evaluate a child's voice data and give parents evaluations and evidence-based advice on how to help their child speak more clearly. In addition, the company offers a mobile application for both Android and iOS users. The firm also offers community support and coaching solutions for kids aged 0–5.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, May 31, 2022, $2.5M — Trend Forward Capital, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Esplanade Ventures

## Investors

- Trend Forward Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/trend-forward-capital) — Seed
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/american-family-insurance-institute-for-corporate-and-social) — Seed
- Esplanade Ventures — Seed