MyBuddy.ai, a virtual tutor for youngsters discovering English, elevates $1M seed round

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MyBuddy.ai, a startup that develops virtual tools to help kids learn English, announced today that it has raised $1 million in seed funding
from LETA Capital
The capital will be used to expand into new markets and develop new features including mini-classes about health.The San Francisco-based
language with
It claims that its app has been downloaded more than one million times since launching two years ago.In a press statement, MyBuddy.ai
This has exacerbated the chronic shortage of qualified English language teachers needed for half a billion kids struggling to learn English
as a second language
Our AI-powered tutor Buddy can handle the mundane part of their work
with Edwin, an edtech startup that also focuses on learning English for non-native speakers and whose investors include General Catalyst, Y
Combinator and Google Assistant Investments Program
The combined company kept the name MyBuddy.ai and is focused on integrating technology from both startups into the Buddy app.