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.
- SSofia ReyesCEO & co-founder
- RRohan IyerCTO & co-founder
- PPriya MehtaHead of learning
- LLuca BianchiHead of design
- AAmani OkaforHead of product
- YYuki TanakaHead of engineering