headquarters new york ny key people paul gollash founder & ceo gregg carey co founder katharine nielson phd . chief education officer website www.voxy.com voxy is a web based english elearning company providing institutions with an adaptive dynamic curriculum and personalized instruction . 1 2 3 voxy has three million users in more than 20 countries and has been rated the 1 education app in 23 countries . 4 voxy was founded in february 2010 by gregg carey and paul gollash . the company is headquartered in noho new york and also has an office in s o paulo brazil . 1 5 6 7 contents 1 history 2 product 3 funding 4 awards and recognition 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit voxy officially launched at techcrunch disrupt 2010 in san francisco . 1 the executive chairman of the voxy board is timothy murray . 8 phd linguist katharine b. nielson is the chief education officer . 9 10 11 in 2014 after receiving increased interest in the voxy platform from several universities voxy expanded its offerings to corporations and educational institutions . voxy software is used by universities language institutes and corporations in countries including brazil mexico colombia the united states and spain . 12 in 2013 voxy partnered with pearson plc to expand to more countries including china . 4 13 14 the company developed an online english course for internet multinational terra networks . 15 voxy s biggest market is brazil . 12 prior to the 2014 world cup in brazil voxy distributed its english language learning platform to 40 000 affiliates of the car service 99taxis . 16 17 in 2014 voxy announced a partnership with brothers for all a south african nonprofit dedicated to providing educational support to ex inmates of the south african prison system and at risk youth . 18 voxy donated free software licenses to the new brothers for all study center in langa south africa giving students in an underserved community full access to voxy s platform and credits to enroll in live group classes . in december 2015 voxy received a patent for its customized keyword extraction process for second language learning . 19 product edit voxy is built on the principles of task based language learning and tailors every single course based on learners daily performance proficiency levels personal goals and interests . 14 20 the voxy curriculum uses authentic content that is relevant to learners including up to date news articles from leading publishers english songs videos of people accomplishing daily tasks and audio recordings of real life situations . 1 2 voxy delivers a fully integrated web and mobile platform that syncs across all of a user s devices . 12 21 22 the platform includes live in product instruction through one on one tutoring sessions and group classes with certified teachers who provide real time feedback . 23 voxy also offers advanced reporting dashboard visualization and performance analytics to keep track of how learners are doing . to assess proficiency level at the beginning of the program voxy uses its own proprietary test the voxy proficiency assessment vpa . learners can retake the vpa every three months to measure their improvement and courses will automatically adapt to updated proficiency levels . voxy has pioneered numerous innovations in contextual learning including the use of natural language processing tools and geo location . funding edit in its series a round voxy received 4.1 million in funding from investors including weld north new york city investment fund nycif seavest inc. contour venture partners and ff venture capital . 6 12 voxy received 2.3 million in funding from return investors including ff venture capital contour venture partners and seavest capital partners in a series a 2 round in 2012 . 24 in 2013 voxy received 8.5 million from pearson in a series b with participation from rethink education . 1 14 awards and recognition edit business insider named voxy one of the 10 best u.s. technology companies to work for in 2012 25 and internet week new york named voxy one of the top 30 places to work in the new york city tech industry in 2014 . 26 in 2015 voxy was recognized as an academics choice award winner for smart media . 27 see also edit distance learning e learning language education english as a second language second language acquisition references edit a b c d e matthew lynley september 28 2010 . voxy teaches languages through news and text messages . venture beat . retrieved october 9 2013 . a b elaine rita mendus september 24 2012 . voxy music turns songs into english lessons . maswired . retrieved october 9 2013 . 5 startups transforming online education . mashable . july 27 2012 . retrieved october 14 2013 . a b christina farr august 2 2013 . voxy gets 8.5 m for its english language learning apps . venture beat . retrieved october 9 2013 . company overview of voxy inc . bloomberg.com . bloomberg lp . retrieved 24 april 2015 . a b huhman heather 21 february 2012 . the hottest 10 startups to watch in nyc this year . businessinsider.com . business insider inc. retrieved 24 april 2015 . voxy . crunchbase.com . aol inc. retrieved 27 june 2015 . timothy murray joins voxy s board of directors as executive chairman . pr newswire . may 24 2016 . nielson katharine 8 may 2014 . three surprising ways to use technology to learn a language . forbes.com . forbes inc. retrieved 24 april 2015 . lopate leonard 27 june 2014 . some tips on how to learn a foreign language . wnyc.org . new york public radio . retrieved 24 april 2015 . nielson katharine 12 june 2013 . online language learning in the workplace maximizing efficiency effectiveness and timeon task pdf . icelw.org . the international conference on e learning in the workplace . retrieved 24 april 2015 . a b c d paul gladder july 16 2012 . interview language learning startup voxy focusing on growth in brazil latin america . wired academic . retrieved may 22 2015 . mott nathaniel 2 august 2013 . voxy is a different english teacher for the new global economy . pando.com . pando daily . retrieved 24 april 2015 . a b c ki mae heussner august 3 2013 . language learning heats up voxy gets 8.5 m to help the world learn english . gigaom . retrieved may 22 2015 . terra lan a cursos de ingl s personalizados em parceria com a voxy.com . noticias.terra.com.br . 2 april 2014 . retrieved 24 april 2015 . zax david 20 may 2014 . ahead of the world cup voxy rolls out english language learning for brazilian cabbies . fastcompany.com . mansueto ventures llc . retrieved 24 april 2015 . feltman rachel 16 may 2014 . a language app is getting brazil s taxi drivers in shape for the world cup . qz.com . atlantic media . retrieved 24 april 2015 . voxy december 10 2014 . voxy partners with brothers for all in helping ex inmates prepare for digital world pdf . retrieved march 6 2015 . voxy patents innovative approach to second language learning . pr newswire . 22 december 2015 . retrieved 25 january 2016 . hyder shama 8 september 2014 . 15 tech companies taking nyc by storm . forbes.com . forbes inc. retrieved 24 april 2015 . mobile app voxy helps latinos learn english . maswired . august 1 2012 . retrieved october 14 2013 . startups aim to bring education industry into 21st century . fox business . january 5 2012 . retrieved october 14 2013 . immigrants must learn english fast . huffington post . november 23 2011 . retrieved october 14 2013 . language learning startup voxy raises a 4 m. round from ff venture capital contour and seavest . beta beat . march 26 2012 . retrieved may 22 2015 . heather r. huhman march 17 2012 . the 10 best us tech companies to work for in 2012 . business insider . retrieved october 9 2013 . jenny chang mark mcarthur october 17 2014 . internet week unveils its first ever list of 30 best places to work in new york city tech industry . internet week . retrieved march 6 2015 . voxy . academics choice . retrieved august 26 2015 . external links edit voxy.com official 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