Wannalisn is a Madrid-based edtech company behind a mobile app that teaches English (and Spanish) through short clips from movies, TV series and songs, training listening, pronunciation and vocabulary using an 'edutainment' and gamified approach with speech-recognition technology. Founded around 2019-2020, it raised roughly €400K in total, including a €260K round led by Spanish language-training group ASTEX, and reached over 500,000 users across ~190 countries. ASTEX fully acquired Wannalisn in 2024, so the company operates as part of ASTEX rather than as an independent startup.
SectorsEdtech, Language Learning, Mobile Apps, Consumer
Start-up MapEdtech › Language learning
Founders
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Luis Morgado
Co-founder & COO
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Ramiro Blázquez González
Co-founder & CEO
Global models 5
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Investors 1
AASTEX
Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €260K | ASTEX |
News 1
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| 2023-09-19 |
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