From Silicon Valley boardrooms to Bengaluru newsrooms, journalists, investors and educators are watching what happens when four friends decide to fix English fluency for the world. This is the press room — every story, every accolade, every milestone in one place.
A short list of the recognitions our team is most proud of — from app stores, summits, and the ecosystem that's watching.
Best AI App
Google Play's official pick for the Best App with AI of 2023 — selected from thousands of contenders for category-defining innovation in consumer AI.
Top 100
Spotlighted as one of the world's most promising apps of 2023 by app-store editors and global reviewers.
4.9★
Across 86,900+ verified reviews on Google Play — among the highest-rated edtech apps globally.
$3.75M
Pre-Series A led by Lightspeed, with SWC, MVP and existing backers — to expand voice-AI infrastructure globally.
ET Brightest
CEO Akshay Akash named among The Economic Times' Brightest Engineering Minds, '23 for breakthrough work in voice AI.
ASU+GSV ’25
Akshay Akash invited as a featured speaker at the ASU+GSV Summit — the world's largest gathering on the future of learning. San Diego, April 2025.
Stories about how we're rebuilding the way the world practices English — from India's biggest tech publications and beyond.
Four students from IIT-BHU spotted a deeper problem — fluency, not literacy, was holding people back. Six million users later, they're scaling distribution into Latin America, Indonesia and India
"Stimuler Bags $3.75 Mn To Strengthen Its AI-Led English Tutor"
The Bengaluru startup with 4M+ downloads and 45,000+ paid users raised pre-Series A capital from Lightspeed, SWC and others to scale beyond India into Latin America and Indonesia.
"Stimuler: AI English Speaking Coach & IELTS Prep"
A long-form profile on how Stimuler's proprietary voice AI delivers 60-second feedback at scale across 200+ countries — and what's next for voice-first learning.
"Stimuler App Review: Can AI Boost Your English Speaking?"
A detailed independent review — "Yes, if your goal is to speak more, get corrected fast, and build confidence, Stimuler is absolutely worth trying."
"Master English fluency with AI powered personalised coaching"
Listed among the top AI tools to watch in the education category — with deep dives into speech recognition tech, language analytics and real-world use cases.
From independent journalists and editorial teams who've spent time with the product.
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Unlike typical chatbot-based apps, Stimuler mimics a real phone conversation voice first, with feedback that feels human.
YourStory · Cover feature 2025
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If your goal is to speak more, get corrected fast, and build confidence, Stimuler is absolutely worth trying. The app gets you talking every day.
Emma Miller · Medium reviewer · Nov 2025
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An award-winning AI-powered personal speech coach built to help non-native speakers become fluent in English. Recognised as Best AI App by Google Play.
YourStory · Cover feature 2025
Akshay Akash.
Akshay started Stimuler from his hostel room at IIT-BHU in 2022, alongside his closest friends Anesh Srivastav, Ankit Kumar Pandey and Akshat Baranwal. By graduation in May 2023, they'd crossed 100,000 users and closed funding from a top-tier VC. Today, he's building voice-AI infrastructure to serve 800M+ ESL learners worldwide.
2025 Speaker, ASU+GSV Summit — world's largest gathering on the future of learning
2023 ET Brightest Engineering Minds — Economic Times feature
2023 Product wins Google Play's Best AI App 2023
2022 Backed by gradCapital · seed round closed pre-launch
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Conferences, panels and global stages where Stimuler has shared its vision for AI-led language learning.
Summit
ASU+GSV Summit
The world's leading gathering on the future of learning & work. CEO Akshay Akash featured among speakers shaping the next era of AI-powered education.
San Diego · Apr 2025
Showcase
VideoSDK AI Apps
Featured as a leading voice-AI consumer app — case study on integrating real-time voice agents at population scale.
Global · 2025
Award Stage
Google Play Best of '23
Recognised on the Best App with AI category — the only Indian voice-AI consumer product to win in the category that year.
Global · Nov 2023
Top-tier venture capital from Silicon Valley, Japan and India is building Stimuler's future $4.78M raised across rounds to date.
