Dialog Therapy

Dialog Therapy provides a digital platform for speech and language training, designed to be used for home-based practice by both children and adults. The company was founded in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2021 by Filippa Kärrfelt, Mikael Törnwall, Isak Pettersson, and Magnus Loo. The inspiration for the company came from co-founder Mikael Törnwall, whose father lives with aphasia, highlighting a need for more effective at-home speech therapy tools. The founding team combined their expertise in AI and technology to develop a solution leveraging speech recognition, speech synthesis, and generative AI.

The platform serves as a tool for instructors, such as speech therapists and teachers, to create, assign, and monitor individualized exercise plans. It allows these professionals to select from a library of exercises created by other experienced therapists or to develop their own using templates. The business model appears to be B2B, as access for patients is granted through their instructors. The company is currently used by therapists in Sweden and Finland.

Initially launched in spring 2023 for speech therapists and aphasia patients, Dialog Therapy expanded its services in 2024 to include children with speech and language difficulties following feedback from therapists. The platform offers various exercise formats, including speaking, writing, reading, and listening comprehension, to increase the volume and quality of independent training. The company has received funding from investors including KTH Holding.

Keywords: speech therapy, language training, digital health, aphasia rehabilitation, home-based therapy, speech recognition, generative AI, speech pathology tools, remote therapy, pediatric speech therapy, language disorders, rehabilitation platform, edtech, health technology, Stockholm startup