Polish-Swedish startup BeeSpeaker raises €2M to turn language learners into confident speakers
BeeSpeaker, a Polish-Swedish language learning app, has raised €2 million in seed funding. The round was led by Movens Capital with participation from SpeedUp Venture Capital Group and several international angel investors. The startup shared the news with AIN.
- BeeSpeaker is a mobile-first language learning app, which focuses on improving speaking skills with the help of AI-powered virtual tutors, replicating personal experience with native speakers.
- Founded in 2022 by Karol Wegner and Bartosz Pieślak, who together built a 120-person mobile development agency, the company operates with a team of 13 and is based in Warsaw, Poland and Stockholm, Sweden.
- Unlike traditional apps that rely on tapping and multiple choice, all exercises require users to speak aloud. The AI assesses pronunciation, responds conversationally, and adjusts difficulty based on individual progress. The approach delivers tutoring-quality instruction at a fraction of the cost of live lessons.
Karol Wegner, co-founder and CEO of BeeSpeaker, says:
“Most learners don’t want to become grammar experts. They want to feel confident speaking. There’s a growing consensus among language experts that the most effective approach mirrors how children learn: listening, repeating, and trying without fear. That clicked for me watching my kids pick up Spanish naturally. We built BeeSpeaker around that principle from day one. You’re talking aloud and having real conversations, not tapping through flashcards.”
- BeeSpeaker’s content is created in-house and designed to be both immersive and interactive. Users engage with native speakers via short-form videos and conversational prompts that mimic real-life scenarios, such as ordering food or attending a job interview.
- The company, which already counts with 60,000 paying users globally and €5 million in projected annual revenue for 2025, will use the funds to deepen its presence across 16 key markets, add new languages, and further advance its AI-driven user experience.
Artur Banach, Managing Partner at Movens Capital, says:
“Karol and Bartosz bring rare depth as founders. Having built and scaled a successful software consultancy with a focus on mobile apps gives them an unfair advantage and the technical intuition and executional discipline to move fast and make smart bets. They’ve timed their adoption of AI technology perfectly, but what sets them apart is how closely they listen to users and iterate accordingly. This shows in the standout metrics across growth, retention, and engagement they are delivering.”
Over the next 12 months, BeeSpeaker aims to enter the top 10 global language learning apps by revenue. In 2026, the company plans to raise a Series A round to support further expansion and build toward its long-term goal: becoming the most effective and accessible tool for learning to speak a foreign language with confidence.
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