Estonia’s AI Voice Coaching Startup Vocal Image Raises $3.6M Seed, Hits $12M ARR with 4M Downloads
Estonia-based Vocal Image uses AI-powered coaching to improve voice and communication, offering tongue twisters, breathing exercises, and automated feedback. Founded by Belarusian exiles including CEO Nick Lakhoika, the app has 4M downloads, 160K active users, 50K paid users and claims $12M ARR. It leverages a GDPR-compliant dataset (35K daily recordings, >1M samples) labeled via community “Voice Rating.” Raised $3.6M seed; plans to expand dev team and localizations amid growing competition.