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.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $15M
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Visible Ve... | visibleven... |
| 10.03.2024 | Goodwater ... | goodwaterc... |
| - | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| 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 | - |
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| 20.10.2023 | Luzia lands $10 million in funding to expand its WhatsApp-ba... | The availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) has made it easier for developers to make chatbots.... | techcrunch... |
| 07.09.2023 | AI reading coach startup Ello raises $15M to bolster child l... | Ello aims to eradicate childhood illiteracy by leveraging artificial intelligence and child speech r... | techcrunch... |
| 02.04.2015 | Ello lives on with new $5M in funding, mobile app planned fo... | Ello is still going. The company just landed a second funding round of $5 million, bringing its tota... | venturebea... |
| 02.04.2015 | Ello lives on with new $5M in funding, mobile app planned fo... | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI an... | venturebea... |