Overview
Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Total raised
$820K
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 10
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| May 2, 2012 | PlaySay Raises $250K | PlaySay, an iPhone game that connects language learners so they can have real conversations with pronunciation feedback, has raised an additional $250k follow-on funding. The company, which has also launched its app, has raised a total of $... |
| May 1, 2012 | PlaySay gamifies language learning with speech recognition app | PlaySay has launched a new language learning app on the Apple iTunes App Store that helps people to learn a foreign language using a non-classroom, game-like setting. The goal of the PlaySay Survival app is to take learning out of the class... |
| May 1, 2012 | PlaySay: Social Language Learning App Launches With $820k And A HarperCollins Deal In Its Pocket | The education market — as Apple and others have noticed — represents a huge mobile opportunity, and today sees the launch of an app that plays on that potential, with added gamification and social twists. PlaySay, a “social language learnin... |
| May 1, 2012 | PlaySay gamifies language learning with speech recognition app | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. PlaySay has launched a new language learning app on the Apple iTunes App Store that helps people to learn a foreign language using a no... |
| Sep 13, 2011 | PlaySay language learning tool raises $1.3m, demos at TechCrunch Disrupt | PlaySay, the Temple University-born startup that hopes to make learning a new language more fun and social, demoed its now venture capital-backed company at TechCrunch Disrupt this evening. Originally a mobile device-based language flashcar... |
| Jun 9, 2011 | Poll: What’s The Hottest DC Early-Stage Startup? | With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage DC area startups, we thought it would be fun to do a quick community poll. While DC ... |
| Jun 7, 2010 | GoodCompany Ventures launches with ten, asks DreamIt to play kickball | Edit: Removed information from an old press release. GoodCompany Ventures, the Center City-based incubator focusing on companies that are not only profitable but also fulfill societal needs, kicked off its 2010 Social Impact Incubator class... |
| Jan 27, 2010 | Startup Roundup: Venmo public and proud at Mobile Monday, LTL gets Garbage Pail Kids, RedLasso will beat us up | Introducing Technically Philly’s Startup Roundup. Here, we’ll parse out the small pieces that make our greater Startup ecosystem thrive. We want to keep you in touch with the innovations that we can’t quite get to covering, but that deserve... |
| Jul 13, 2009 | Technically Not Tech: PlaySay digital language learning flash cards | PlaySay founder Ryan Meinzer had always wanted to work in Japan. So, the 26-year-old Temple University business grad packed his bags and headed for the island with a degree in international business and entrepreneurship and minors in Japane... |
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FAQ about PlaySay
How much funding has PlaySay raised?
PlaySay has raised $820K in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about PlaySay?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning PlaySay, among them “PlaySay Raises $250K” (May 2, 2012) and “PlaySay gamifies language learning with speech recognition app” (May 1, 2012).
Is PlaySay still active?
Yes, PlaySay is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 8, 2013.