Language Hero

AI-fueled video chat for speaking a new language

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Education
  • Location New York, NY, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded October 2015
  • Employees 2
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website mylanguagehero.com

Company Summary

Smart Chat is Language video chat with content & guidance that provides beginning students, who don't know a word of each other's language, with relaxed, real-life, face-to-face speaking from Day 1.

It's the only app that drives speaking proficiency for beginners without the need for tutors, thereby democratizing the process for learning to speak new languages.

We sell SaaS subscriptions to Higher Ed, K12 & Corp. Training & license tutors.

Team

  • Warren Friesner
    CEO, Product Development, Project Manager

    Co-founder & President, Clear Light Interactive Corp.
    B.A., Univ. of California, Berkeley; J.D. Univ. of Miami
    Former Trial Lawyer, Startup COO– got $3M commitment for touch screen kiosk project
    17+ years of web project management.
    Clients: Merck, MSLO, Columbia Univ., etc.
    Developed customized events services & event deals portal
    Partner in customized personal training site (superbodysuperbrain.com)
    Omni Awards (Gold), Marcom Award (Silver)

  • Erick Kuo
    Design & Creative Director; Branding.

    Co-founder, Clear Light Interactive Corp.
    Former Creative Supervisor, Gray Interactive and Young & Rubicam
    20 years of website & app design and supervision; lead designer on projects for IBM, Sony, 7-Up, Intel, Pantene, Monsanto, all Clear Light clients and independent projects.
    Selected Awards: Cannes Lions Interactive Festival (finalist), Webby (honorable mention) Omni Awards (Gold), Marcom Awards (Silver)

  • Christopher Davis
    Director of Product Innovation & Marketing at Language Hero

    Education: BA, with honors, from School of Visual Arts, NY
    Innovation strategist, transmedia storyteller, creative executive

    Current: Language Hero, STANDARD\DEVIATION, ENIGM8TIC, Texture Prior: Senior Art Director for MTV, Executive Creative Director for The True Agency, Los Angeles, BDBO, Atlanta, and Spike DDB, New York.

    Selected Accounts: Nissan, Hilton Hotels, Pepsico (multiple Effie awards), Johnson and Johnson (James E. Burk award).

  • Evgenii Podkovyrov
    Partner, Financial & AI AdvisorEvgeniy will use his financial and leadership bona-fides to help obtain and structure future investment, develop a superior business model, and implement sound AI Rules for our Smart Video Chat product.

    Education: Current MBA grad student, Yale University.
    MA in Finance, Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics

    Current: Language Hero, Quantum Brains, VoisiCard, Testimoniacs
    Previous: OAO LSR Group, Altitudo

    Expertise: Strategic consulting, Business development and strategy, legal structure, financial analysis and facilitation, Growth hacking, AI consulting.

Advisors

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