Univerbal

Language learning with a conversational AI Tutor

Y CombinatorWinter 2023ActiveEducation

What they do

Problem

Language learners struggle to build confidence and fluency through real, unscripted conversation with timely feedback.

Solution

An AI-powered conversational language tutor that lets users speak freely and provides adaptive responses, personalized learning plans, and instant corrections.

Who it's for

Individual language learners who want to practice speaking and improve fluency with personalized guidance.

Founders

Philipp Hadjimina

Founder

Philipp has a deep technical background from his Computer Science undergraduate degree from ETH Zurich and his graduate research experience on NLP at UC Berkeley. Wanting to learn Greek, he took 1-1 tutoring lessons and noticed how tailoring a session based completely on the student's interest and need can drastically accelerate learning as well as be more engaging.

Samuel Bissegger

Founder

Co-founder of Univerbal and a master's graduate in general management at HSG with a great interest in understanding markets and people. I am driven by making a meaningful business into a growth case and revolutionizing language learning through AI.

David Niederberger

Founder

Co-Founder at Quazel and enthusiastic to revolutionize language learning through NLP. Currently finishing a graduate degree in Computer Science at ETH Zurich with specialization in data science and explainable AI.