Yoodli Announces $6M Funding for AI Platform to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking
Summary
Yoodli, a startup building an artificial intelligence platform to help people communicate more effectively, announced that it has raised $6 million in a seed round co-led by Madrona Venture Group and Cercano Management (formerly Vulcan Capital). Other investors include J4 Ventures, Ascend, Jeff Richards from GGV Capital, Dave Rosenberg (founder of Mulesoft), and renowned communication experts Renn Vara and Maureen Taylor. I ask my clients to record their practice sessions on Yoodli, improve with AI feedback, and then share their speeches with me for asynchronous work. Try the one minute Spin a Yarn challenge, which throws out fun words to blend into a compelling impromptu speech.The seed round brings Yoodlis total funding to $7.1 million. Yoodlis team includes engineers and product managers from Facebook, Apple, Google, and an advisory board consisting of TEDx coaches, top AI researchers, among others.