Spark Studio

The most magical personal Voice-Led AI English Learning Buddy for Kids

Y CombinatorSummer 2021ActiveEducationAI-Enhanced LearningEducationGenerative AIeLearning

What they do

Problem

Kids learning English lack affordable, judgment-free conversational practice and feel underconfident speaking.

Solution

A voice-led generative AI English learning buddy (Sparky, a fox avatar) that chats with kids to build speaking fluency and confidence through child-appropriate conversations.

Who it's for

Children learning English in non–English-dominant countries (and their parents or schools) use it for speaking practice.

Founders

Anushree Goenka

Founder

CoFounder and CEO, Spark Studio. 10 years of experience across business leadership roles at early stage and unicorn stage consumer tech start-ups in India (Swiggy, Scroll) and business consulting (Monitor Group) MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. B. Tech in Comp. Sc from DAIICT.

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Namita Goel

Founder

I have 12+ yrs of work experience, with a decade of it in education and ed-tech. I was among the founding team members of LEAD Schools, and has been leading their curriculum and academic strategy for the last 4 years. I have worked on 0-1 products catering to K-10 at organisations such as LEAD School, Uplift Education, Teach For India. I have deep experience in curriculum design, utilizing and guiding tech to deliver learning outcomes, teacher training and thinking of quality at scale.

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Kaustubh Khade

Founder

Co-Founder | CPO. 2x TedX Speaker. 2 Silver & 1 Bronze medal for India at the Asians. Kayaked the West Coast of India solo. IIT Delhi Computer Science. ex-AVP Product, BYJU'S

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Jyothika Sahajanandan

Founder

I'm a software engineer with 10 years of experience building products at companies like Zynga, Housing and BYJU'S. I have a Master's degree in Computer Science from IISc, Bangalore.