# ELSA

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Los Gatos, US
- Website: www.elsaspeak.com
- Total disclosed funding: $45M
- Latest round: Series C (Sep 11, 2023)
- Investors on record: 13

## About

Founded in 2015 and based in Los Gatos, California, US, ELSA, Corp. develops an ‘AI-assisted language learning platform to improve English pronunciation and reduce accent, using artificial intelligence, and speech recognition technology with the capability to identify phoneme-level pronunciation feedback to language learners.

The firm's application offers an online coach; speech recognition and pronunciation analysis to learn to speak in English clearly, confidently, and fluently.

The firm wants to expand its services in the LatAm region and is expecting more demand for the application in 2021.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Sep 11, 2023, $23M — UOB Venture Management, Development Bank of Japan, Aozora Bank, Vietnam Investments Group, Monk's Hill Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Uni-President, Globant Ventures
- Series B, Jan 15, 2021, $15M — Vietnam Investments Group, SOSV, Endeavor Catalyst, Monk's Hill Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Globant Ventures, Susquehanna International Group
- Series A, Feb 26, 2019, $7M — SOSV, Monk's Hill Ventures, Gradient Ventures
- Seed, Feb 28, 2018 — SOSV
- Seed, Jan 10, 2017 — SOSV, Orbit Ventures
- Seed, Aug 15, 2015 — 500 Global

## Investors

- 500 Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/500-global) — Seed
- SOSV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sosv) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Orbit Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/orbit-ventures) — Seed
- Monk's Hill Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/monk-s-hill-ventures) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Gradient Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gradient-ventures) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Vietnam Investments Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vietnam-investments-group) — Series B, Series C
- Endeavor Catalyst (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/endeavor-catalyst) — Series B
- Globant Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/globant-ventures) — Series B, Series C
- Susquehanna International Group — Series B
- UOB Venture Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/uob-venture-management) — Series C
- Development Bank of Japan (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/development-bank-of-japan) — Series C
- Aozora Bank — Series C
- Uni-President — Series C