VoiceTube
Free English-learning platform featuring over 40,000 captioned YouTube videos — where our 1,500,000+ users can learn current and practical English from the videos they love to watch.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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| investor | €0.0 | round | |
$3.5m | Series A | ||
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
| USD | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 |
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| Revenues | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
| % growth | - | 169 % | 27 % | - | - |
| EBITDA | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
| Profit | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
| EV | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
| EV / revenue | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x |
| EV / EBITDA | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x |
| R&D budget | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
Source: Dealroom estimates
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Based in Taipei, Taiwan, VoiceTube operates as an online education platform focused on facilitating English language learning through video-based tutorials. The company was established in May 2013 by co-founders Richard Zenn (詹益維), his wife Carol Lai (賴馥蓉), and Halu Hsieh (謝祥凡). The idea originated from Zenn's personal need to improve his English for his work as an engineer in a multinational company, where he discovered the effectiveness of learning through YouTube videos. He leveraged his programming skills to build a platform that integrated diverse YouTube content with learning tools.
The VoiceTube platform offers users access to over 40,000 videos equipped with features like bilingual subtitles, an integrated online dictionary, sentence repetition, and recording capabilities. This allows learners to practice reading, writing, and speaking in an engaging manner. The service caters to a wide range of users, from beginners to advanced learners, and has also launched "VoiceTube HERO," an online course for autonomous study, and "Vclass," which features original courses developed with educational influencers. A key technological component is its patented system that transforms online videos into learning materials and an AI-powered pronunciation analysis that provides detailed feedback on users' spoken accuracy.
The company's business model initially relied on Google ad revenue and faced early struggles to find a sustainable commercial strategy. It has since evolved to a freemium model, where basic video learning features are free, generating revenue from premium subscriptions, online courses like VoiceTube HERO, and advertising. VoiceTube secured a Series A funding round of $3.22 million in October 2019, with investors including Hotung Investment Holdings, PineBridge Investments, and Trinity Investment Corporation. As of early 2021, the platform had over four million registered users and has been expanding its market presence into Japan and Southeast Asia.
Keywords: EdTech, language learning, video platform, English education, AI pronunciation, freemium, online courses, subtitled videos, corporate training, self-study