Carnegie Speech

Spoken Language Software Company to Expand Marketing, Sales and Distribution Initiatives

Carnegie Speech Company today announced that it has closed a $2.2 million A-2 financing round. Proceeds of the round, along with an additional strategic partnership and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the CIA and the broader US Intelligence Community, will be applied toward international and domestic US marketing, sales and distribution initiatives.

Carnegie Speech Company is a leading provider of software for assessing and teaching spoken languages to non-native speakers. With a suite of spoken language training products featuring artificial intelligence and speech recognition technologies under global license from Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Speech enables cost-effective, scalable and personalized spoken language training that maximizes language learning effectiveness while minimizing training time and expense.

"This investment round will enable Carnegie Speech to expand our sales, distribution and marketing initiatives in promising business sectors and geographies," said Angela Kennedy, CEO of Carnegie Speech. "We see significant demand in Corporate Training, Government, Aviation and Global Education sectors and will apply these funds toward capitalizing on these opportunities."

Carnegie Speech's suite of language training software, including Carnegie Speech Assessment^TM, NativeAccent®, SpeakIraqi^TM Phrasal and SpeakIraqi^TM Advanced, SpeakRussian^TM, SpeakFarsi^TM and  Climb Level 4^TM, is internet enabled to be accessible any time - anywhere. With patent pending Pinpoint speech evaluation, targeted remediation and personalized curriculum featured in all its products, Carnegie Speech is positioned to capitalize on worldwide demand for spoken language instruction.

"We are pleased that the investment community has supported Carnegie Speech with this current round of financing," said Angela Kennedy. "We are well aware of the significant challenges of raising funds in this economy, and appreciate the confidence our investors have in Carnegie Speech's business plan, market opportunity and management team."

Carnegie Speech: To be understood and to understand - when it really matters!

A global leader in the development of spoken language training software, Carnegie Speech teaches enterprises and individuals how to speak and understand new languages through personalized, immediate and pinpointed language analysis and instruction. Incorporating the linguistic expertise and technical innovations developed through decades of research at Carnegie Mellon University's Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Speech maximizes the effectiveness of spoken language instruction while minimizing training resources and expense. From spoken language training to facilitate commerce and enhance education, to mission-critical communications to improve safety and security, Carnegie Speech products are used by Business, Aviation, Government, Education and Health Care enterprises that depend on effective spoken language communications. Visit www.carnegiespeech.com for more information.