About

We're building the calmest way to learn a language.

VoiGu was started in 2021 by three friends who'd collectively quit eight language apps. We thought we could do better. We're just getting started.

What we believe

Four ideas, no exceptions.

  • 01

    Speak first, second, third.

    Vocabulary apps gave us a generation of fluent flashcard readers. We're optimizing for the only metric that matters: did you talk today?

  • 02

    Habit, not hectoring.

    We don't shame, and we don't use dark patterns. Reminders are gentle, and you can turn them off anytime.

  • 03

    16 languages, one Gu.

    Depth varies by language, but all 16 courses are built the same way: speak first, in short lessons — from Spanish to Hindi to Arabic.

  • 04

    Privacy by design.

    Your voice may be processed by Apple's or Google's speech recognition services, under their terms. VoiGu's servers don't receive the audio. We're not in the data-resale business — we sell subscriptions.

The team

The humans behind Gu.

  • S
    Sofia Reyes
    CEO & co-founder
  • R
    Rohan Iyer
    CTO & co-founder
  • P
    Priya Mehta
    Head of learning
  • L
    Luca Bianchi
    Head of design
  • A
    Amani Okafor
    Head of product
  • Y
    Yuki Tanaka
    Head of engineering