SoapBox Labs’ kid-specific speech technology caters to the idiosyncrasies and unique speech patterns of children that adult-focused solutions find hard to decode. Education companies like McGraw Hill, Imagine Learning, and Amplify use SoapBox’s technology to voice-enable preK-12 digital screening, practice and assessment tools in areas like early literacy, oral reading fluency and language development, unlocking more time for classroom instruction and providing teachers with the actionable and real time data they need to proactively support students to become successful learners. Young students also use SoapBox powered learning tools at home for independent practice and self assessment in subjects like literacy, language learning, and math, building their confidence as they learn. SoapBox Labs speech technology is proprietary and built from the ground up to empower Prek to K2 children of every accent and stage of development to have immersive and unbiased digital experiences. We are a privacy-first company and offer full transparency with respect to the processing and storage of voice data in full compliance with US COPPA and EU GDPR legislation. In late 2022, SoapBox was the first ever AI company to be awarded a certificate for Prioritizing the Mitigation of Racial Bias in AI Design by Digital Promise. By October 2022, our voice engine had also delivered more than 60 million learning moments to children globally.
Location: Ireland, Dublin
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $15.42M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 2
Date | Name | Website |
- | Astia Ange... | astia.org |
- | Elkstone P... | elkstonepa... |
Funding Rounds 3
Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
21.04.2020 | Series A | $6.5M | - |
09.12.2019 | Grant | $7.63M | - |
30.01.2017 | Seed | $1.28M | - |
Mentions in press and media 31
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26.07.2023 | 3 Ways Voice AI Is Transforming Teaching and Learning | 3 Ways Voice AI Is Transforming Teaching and Learning Martyn Farrows on July 26, 2023 at 1:30 pm Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Dr. Martyn Farrows, CEO of child-specific voice recognition technology developer SoapBox Labs. For over ... |
19.07.2023 | SoapBox Labs Raises Funding From Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | SoapBox Labs, a Dublin, Ireland-based voice AI company that powers accurate and equity-driven learning experiences for kids, received new funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The co... |
19.05.2023 | There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow as Elkstone closes €100 million early-stage Irish venture fund | Irish investment house Elkstone, has announced the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) has committed to anchor the final close of its €100 million early-stage Irish venture fund. With Enterprise Ireland also on board, the fund has alre... |
07.03.2023 | Schools Are Using Voice Technology to Teach Reading. Is It Helping? | A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. A digital avatar Amira, clad in olive green, is listening. Her face isn’t particularly demonstrative, but she’s trying her best with emphatic pats-on-the-back when the student g... |
06.04.2022 | Enterprise Ireland allocates €20m to Elkstone EIIS fund | State agency Enterprise Ireland is committing €20m from its Seed & Venture Capital Scheme to a new EIIS fund managed by private family office Elkstone. Elkstone plans to leverage the taxpayer funding to source private capital to invest ... |
21.03.2022 | MetaMetrics Partners With SoapBox Labs to Offer Edtech Companies Voice-Enabled Reading Assessments | DUBLIN, Ireland & DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB) March 21, 2022 MetaMetrics®, developer of the widely adopted Lexile® Framework, and SoapBox Labs, provider of specialist speech recognition technology for kids, today announced a partnership to aut... |
26.04.2021 | Dr. Patricia Scanlon of SoapBox Labs Talks Voice AI and Education – Voicebot Podcast Ep 206 | Dr. Patricia Scanlon of SoapBox Labs Talks Voice AI and Education – Voicebot Podcast Ep 206 Bret Kinsella on April 26, 2021 at 11:36 am Dr. Patricia Scanlon is CEO and co-founder of SoapBox Labs, the leading company focused on voice recogni... |
18.03.2021 | Pioneering Developer of Voice Technology for Kids Announces U.S. Expansion and Promotions | |
01.01.2021 | Over 100 Voice AI Predictions for 2021 from 50 Industry Leaders | Over 100 Voice AI Predictions for 2021 from 50 Industry Leaders Bret Kinsella on January 1, 2021 at 11:00 am This represents our fifth annual Voice AI predictions article and there is no question it is the most interesting and insightful to... |
29.12.2020 | Voice AI in Europe Year-in-Review 2020 with 169 Labs, Soapbox Labs, and Voxalyze – Voicebot Podcast Ep 185 | Voice AI in Europe Year-in-Review 2020 with 169 Labs, Soapbox Labs, and Voxalyze – Voicebot Podcast Ep 185 Bret Kinsella on December 29, 2020 at 8:33 am Today we talk about voice AI adoption and trends in Europe for 2020. My guests include ... |
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