Investing in BoldVoice

When I first tried BoldVoice, it immediately captured what makes an AI-native consumer experience feel truly magical.

BoldVoice is a voice coach for non-native English speakers, designed to guide you through the many nuances of fluency: pronunciation, rhythm, intonation, vocal presence, conversational flow, and more. For non-native speakers, developing these skills on your own can be frustrating and isolating. Until recently, real progress often required working one-on-one with a private voice coach at over $200 an hour. BoldVoice changes that, making high-quality, personalized coaching accessible for about $150 a year.

Using the BoldVoice app feels like having both a skilled coach and a supportive guide in your pocket. The content is carefully crafted. The feedback is personal and actionable. And the learning experience unfolds naturally, building confidence step by step while pushing you forward in exactly the right ways.

If you’ve met the BoldVoice founders, Anada and Ilya, this level of care is no surprise. As non-native speakers themselves, they’ve built a product shaped by the empathy and insight that only comes from having lived the journey firsthand.

We keep hearing that AI will make humans obsolete. BoldVoice points to a different future: one where AI gives us the courage to be more human, more audible, and more ourselves. BoldVoice is already helping tens of thousands of people unlock economic opportunity through English proficiency and show up in the world as their most confident selves.

I’m thrilled to lead their Series A and join the board.