YC alum Fluently’s AI-powered English coach attracts $2M seed round
What inspired Stan Beliaev and Yurii Rebryk to create Fluently?
Stan Beliaev and Yurii Rebryk were inspired to create Fluently due to the lack of resources for near-native English speakers looking to improve their fluency156. They recognized this niche market, which includes 84 million non-native employees working in English-speaking environments, and leveraged their backgrounds in machine learning to develop an AI-powered speaking coach that provides feedback and tips on users' spoken English.
How does Fluently provide feedback to its users?
Fluently provides feedback to its users by recording and transcribing their side of real-life calls, as well as offering practice sessions with an AI coach. The AI coach gives users tips and advice on their spoken English, focusing on improving pronunciation, grammar, pace, and expanding vocabulary to enhance their overall understandability.
What is Fluently's main goal in improving speaking skills?
Fluently's main goal in improving speaking skills is to enhance understandability, which includes improving pronunciation, grammar, pace, and expanding vocabulary. It aims to be a one-stop-shop for better speaking skills, focusing on a user's specific difficulties in going from nearly fluent to fully proficient.