# Speak_ funding: rounds and investors > Speak_ has raised $81M across 3 rounds since 2021. Investors include Accel, Y Combinator and Khosla Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/speak (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Speak_* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 13 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Education Generative AI Valuation: $1.0B, Mar 2026 Y Combinator: W17 Follow Speak_ and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fspeak) Funding summary Updated 6 Nov 2026 **$81M** raised across 3 rounds since 2021, from 4 sources **$1.3M** Seed **$1.6M** Seed **$78M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $78M Dec 2024 - **Led by:** Accel - **Step-up i:** 48.8× - **Investors:** 13 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2022 2023 2024 **$1.3M** Seed **$1.6M** Seed **$78M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $1.3M - **Biggest round:** $78M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2024** Series C **$78M** *6 new* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [OpenAI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openai) [OpenAI Startup Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openai-startup-fund) Reported by Crunchbase News and 1 other - **Mar 2024** Seed **$1.6M** *6 new* [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) [Infinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infinity-ventures) [Lifetime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifetime-ventures) Source recorded - **Dec 2021** Seed **$1.3M** *1 new* [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) Source recorded ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2021 **Seed** 2024 **Series C** 2024 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) [Infinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infinity-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **1** round [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) VC firm **1** round [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) VC firm **1** round [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) VC firm **1** round [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) VC firm **1** round [Infinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infinity-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lifetime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifetime-ventures) VC firm **1** round [OpenAI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openai) VC firm **1** round [OpenAI Startup Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openai-startup-fund) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=speak). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list Speak_ as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Justin Mateen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-mateen) VC firm Per its own site [The Venture Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-venture-collective) VC firm Per its own site [Angel Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-collective) Fund of funds Per its own site [PeopleTech Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peopletech-partners) Accelerator Per its own site [Next Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Speak_ ### Who invested in Speak_? Speak_'s investors include Accel, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund and East Ventures, and 8 more on record. Accel led its latest round. ### How much has Speak_ raised? Speak_ has raised $81M across 3 rounds since 2021. ### When did Speak_ last raise? Speak_'s most recent round was a Series C of $78M in Dec 2024, led by Accel. ### What was Speak_'s biggest round? Its most recent round, $78M in Dec 2024, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Speak_ first? Speak_'s first round on record, in Dec 2021, was backed by Precursor Ventures. ### What stage is Speak_ at? Speak_'s latest named round is a Series C, in Dec 2024. ### Where is Speak_ based? Speak_ is based in the United States. ### Who led Speak_'s rounds? Accel led the Series C in 2024. ## Companies like Speak_ In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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