Other apps talk, Ello listens: Other reading apps either teach isolated skills such as letter recognition, or they read TO your child. That’s not enough. With Ello, your child reads out loud, just like they would with their teachers or literacy specialists.
First-of-its-kind AI technology: Ello uses patent-pending speech recognition and adaptive learning technology to engage with your child while they develop critical reading skills.
Real books, less screen time: When children make a personal connection with a real book their natural, joyful curiosity flourishes. Ello elevates the book, not distracts your child from it.
First-of-its-kind AI technology: Ello uses patent-pending speech recognition and adaptive learning technology to engage with your child while they develop critical reading skills.
Real books, less screen time: When children make a personal connection with a real book their natural, joyful curiosity flourishes. Ello elevates the book, not distracts your child from it.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $15M
Investors 6
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| 25.02.2022 | Victress C... | victressca... |
| 12.03.2023 | K9 Venture... | k9ventures... |
| 04.07.2023 | Homebrew | homebrew.c... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 07.09.2023 | - | $15M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
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| 20.10.2023 | Luzia lands $10 million in funding to expand its WhatsApp-based chatbot | The availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) has made it easier for developers to make chatbots. Large companies such as OpenAI, Google and Microsoft have made ChatGPT, Bard and Bing Chat widely available. However, non-tech affluent aud... |
| 07.09.2023 | AI reading coach startup Ello raises $15M to bolster child literacy | Ello aims to eradicate childhood illiteracy by leveraging artificial intelligence and child speech recognition technology. The startup announced today that it secured $15 million in Series A financing to help it do so, and the funding will ... |
| 02.04.2015 | Ello lives on with new $5M in funding, mobile app planned for spring | Ello is still going. The company just landed a second funding round of $5 million, bringing its total money raised to around $11 million. Now the company is in the process of developing a mobile edition of its network, according to a report... |
| 02.04.2015 | Ello lives on with new $5M in funding, mobile app planned for spring | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Ello is still going. The company just landed a se... |