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Total raised
$21M
1 round on record
Latest round
$21M
Series A · Jan 2026 · 8 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
7
+2 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Y Combinator, Xfund
The money's age
Fresh money
8 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
31/100
hiring for its size, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jan 28
Raised a round Series A $21M · led by Matrix · YahooFinance
Oct 14, 2025
On the Hacker News front page How AI hears accents: An audible visualization of accent clusters · 260 points
May 6, 2025
On the Hacker News front page Accents in latent spaces: How AI hears accent strength in English · 245 points
Dec 11, 2024
On the Hacker News front page AI Guesses Your Accent · 222 points
Jun 17, 2021
Released an app BoldVoice: Accent Training · App Store
Jun 2021
Went through Y Combinator
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.08%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
App Store
4.8 ★
54k ratings
Hacker News stories
11
best: 260 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Jan 2026 | $21M | Matrix lead, Flybridge, Xfund, Corazon Capital, Alumni Ventures, Umami Capital, Y Combinator | YahooFinance |
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Overview
BoldVoice is an accent training app that helps non-native English speakers speak American English more clearly and confidently. It combines video lessons from Hollywood accent coaches with speech recognition technology that gives instant feedback on pronunciation, and the company also conducts machine learning research on accents and speech. The company is headquartered in New York, New York, United States.
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非ネイティブ英語話者向けAI音声コーチング「BoldVoice」、日本市場での展開を加速 - グローバルで500万ダウンロード、ARR1,000万ドルを突破
WELLOCUTION INC.のプレスリリース2026年4月22日 09時00分非ネイティブ英語話者向けAI音声コーチング「BoldVoice」、日本市場での展開を加速 - グローバルで500万ダウンロード、ARR1,000万ドルを突破
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BoldVoice: $21 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI Voice Coaching For Non-Native English Speakers
BoldVoice, an AI-based voice coaching platform designed to help non-native English speakers improve pronunciation and clarity, has raised a $21 million Series A round led by Matrix, with participation from Flybridge, Xfund, Corazon Capital, Alumni Venture
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BoldVoice Raises $21M to Bring AI Voice Coaching to a Billion Non-Native English Speakers
There are 1.5 billion English speakers worldwide, and 70-75% are non-native-yet accent bias costs them promotions and credibility in the workplace. BoldVoice just closed $21M led by Matrix after hitting $10M ARR with only seven employees, proving that AI
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BoldVoice Raises $21M Series A to Give a Billion Non-Native English Speakers Their Own AI Voice Coach
BoldVoice, the AI-powered voice coaching platform for non-native English speakers, today announced its $21 million Series A round led by Matrix, with participation from Flybridge, Xfund, Corazon Capital, Alumni Ventures, Umami Capital and Y Combinator. To
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BoldVoice Raises $21M Series A to Give a Billion Non-Native English Speakers Their Own AI Voice Coach
/PRNewswire/ -- BoldVoice, the AI-powered voice coaching platform for non-native English speakers, today announced its $21 million Series A round led by...
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AI and the End of Accents
I sound Korean-because I am Korean. Can AI make me sound American?
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The Tiny Team era is here
AI-powered startups are proving the Tiny Team era is here. Five founders and employees share the pros and cons of working alongside AI agents.
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Boldvoice: La App que Te Ayuda a Hablar Inglés Con Confianza
Alguna vez has deseado poder hablar inglés con fluidez y sin miedo? Boldvoice es la app que te ayuda a mejorar tu pronunciación y hablar con más claridad y seguridad. Con lecciones impartidas por entrenadores de acento de Hollywood, Boldvoice está cambian
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BoldVoice Accent Oracle
Let the Accent Oracle identify your non-native English accent with precision! The BoldVoice Accent Oracle is the most accurate AI-powered accent detection tool available. Try our free accent checker to analyze your English pronunciation and discover your
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BoldVoice Accent Oracle
Let the Accent Oracle identify your non-native English accent with precision! The BoldVoice Accent Oracle is the most accurate AI-powered accent detection tool available. Try our free accent checker to analyze your English pronunciation and discover your
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at BoldVoice over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
23
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
87/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
SQL
JavaScript
Node JS
Frameworks & libraries
Scikit-learn
Statsmodels
PyTorch
React Native
Databases
PostgreSQL
Cloud & platforms
Figma
AI & ML
LLM
Claude
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23 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$200k
Typical range
$46k – $300k
Open positions
7
7
Jobs
Intern
14.3%
Junior
14.3%
Middle
14.3%
Senior
57.1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 1 | $46k | $46k |
| Junior | 1 | $130k | $130k |
| Middle | 1 | $250k | $250k |
| Senior | 4 | $210k | $200k – $300k |
Highest paying role
Machine Learning Researcher Engineer (NYC)
$300k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at BoldVoice
By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
50/100
Stable
Open positions
7
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
1046 days
faster than 3% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Data Science
22% ▼
Product
22% ▼
Marketing
22% ▲
AI/ML
11% ▼
Backend
11% ▼
Design
11% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added YouTube to stack
Sep 2026
Added Meta Ads to stack
Sep 2026
Added Instagram to stack
Sep 2026
Added Node JS to stack
Sep 2026
Added LinkedIn to stack
Sep 2026
Added A/B Testing to stack
Aug 2026
Added OpenAI Codex to stack
Aug 2026
Added TensorFlow to stack
Aug 2026
Added Speech Recognition to stack
Aug 2026
Added PyTorch to stack
Aug 2026
Added NLP to stack
Aug 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
New York
New York
United States
HQ
8 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 38% engineering 50-200 est. staff $174k Avg Salary
hires for Product, Marketing, AI/ML
Jobs
$150k – $200k per year • Equity 0–0.2% • In office • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • New York
Figma
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$150k – $300k per year • Equity 0.1–0.2% • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • New York
Python
Cursor
Claude Code
Fine-tuning
Multimodal AI
NLP
Speech Recognition
TensorFlow
PyTorch
LLM
OpenAI Codex
Machine Learning
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$140k – $220k per year • Equity 0.1–0.2% • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • New York
Python
SQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude Code
Scikit-learn
LLM
Statsmodels
OpenAI Codex
Analytics
A/B Testing
Marketing
Mixpanel
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$165k – $200k per year • Equity 0–0.2% • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • New York
LLM
Analytics
A/B Testing
Design
Figma
Marketing
Mixpanel
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$140k – $250k per year • Equity 0.1–0.2% • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • New York
JavaScript
Node JS
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude Code
LLM
OpenAI Codex
Frontend
Remix
Mobile
React Native
Apply
Financials
Total raised
$21M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2026 | $21M | Details |

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