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Yoodli is a technology company.
Yoodli develops an AI-powered roleplay platform to improve communication and public speaking skills. It provides private, real-time coaching with instant, AI-driven feedback on content and delivery. The platform simulates diverse speaking scenarios, including multi-persona interactions, enabling users to practice and refine communication for enhanced performance.
Founded in 2021 by Esha Joshi and Varun Puri, Yoodli arose from the insight that many intelligent individuals lack public speaking confidence. Joshi, a former Apple software engineer, observed this. Puri, previously of Google, aimed to democratize communication coaching, leveraging AI to offer accessible "exposure therapy" for skill development and self-assurance.
Yoodli serves individuals and enterprises, facilitating training in sales, partner development, and leadership. Organizations deploy the platform for scalable, consistent communication skill enhancement. The company's vision is to make effective communication universally accessible through realistic, AI-driven practice, empowering individuals to build confidence and excel in all speaking engagements.
Yoodli has raised $61.0M across 4 funding rounds.
Yoodli has raised $61.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Yoodli has raised $61.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $40.0M Series B in December 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | $40M Series B | Sumir Chadha | Matt Mcilwain, Neotribe Ventures | Announced |
| May 1, 2025 | $14M Series A | — | Alumni Ventures, DVX Ventures, Flucas Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Neotribe Ventures, Jeff Richards | Announced |
| Aug 1, 2022 | $6M Seed | Madrona Venture Group, Cercano Management | Kevin Hartz, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, DVX Ventures, Fifth Wall, Flucas Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, Matrix Partners India, Moving Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Jeff Richards, Notable Capital, Octopus Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, WestCap, Elliott Cohen, Eric WU, Larry Summers, Mandeep Singh, Manish Chandra, SAM Corcos, Sarah Friar, TJ Parker, Dave Rosenberg, Maureen Taylor, Renn Vara, Ascend, J4 Ventures | Announced |
| Oct 1, 2021 | $1M Seed | Madrona Venture Group, Allen Institute For Artificial Intelligence | Alumni Ventures, DVX Ventures, Flucas Ventures | Announced |
Yoodli is an AI-powered roleplay platform that enables users to practice high-stakes conversations like sales pitches, demos, interviews, and manager coaching through hyper-realistic, generative AI simulations.[1][2][4] It serves enterprises for sales enablement, partner training, L&D, and customer success, solving the problem of scalable, judgment-free practice to build communication skills—replacing passive training with interactive, personalized sessions that provide real-time feedback on content, delivery, pacing, conciseness, and more.[1][2][3] Trusted by companies like Google, Snowflake, and Fortune 100 tech firms, Yoodli has achieved 900% revenue growth and raised $40M in Series B funding, demonstrating strong enterprise adoption with features like multi-persona roleplays, custom content integration, multilingual support, and progress tracking.[1][3][5]
Yoodli was founded by Varun Puri (CEO, former Google product leader) and Esha Joshi (former Apple product leader), who identified a gap in accessible training for business communication—analogous to batting cages for athletes or flight simulators for pilots.[2][4] The idea emerged from their own experiences with speaking challenges, such as overcoming lisps, interview anxiety, or speaking up in meetings, driving a mission to help people communicate confidently without judgment.[2][4] Early traction came from adoption by organizations like Google (certifying 15,000+ employees), Snowflake (saving 1,200+ coaching hours quarterly), and others including Databricks, RingCentral, and Toastmasters, validating the AI roleplay model.[1][2]
Yoodli rides the AI-driven transformation of workplace learning, pioneering "AI Roleplays" as a new category for experiential, scalable training amid booming demand for sales enablement and GTM tools—a multi-billion-dollar market.[2] Timing aligns with generative AI advancements enabling hyper-personalized simulations, addressing limitations of traditional roleplay (facilitator bottlenecks, inconsistency) while global teams demand multilingual, async solutions.[1][3] Market forces like remote/hybrid work, rising L&D budgets, and enterprise AI adoption (e.g., Google/Snowflake scale) favor Yoodli, influencing the ecosystem by shifting training from content-heavy events to practice-driven outcomes, potentially expanding to education, healthcare, and media comms.[2][3]
Yoodli's $40M Series B positions it for aggressive enterprise expansion, with trends like multi-modal AI (voice/video analysis) and deeper integrations accelerating growth beyond 900% revenue spikes.[5] Expect evolution into broader experiential learning platforms, influencing how organizations certify skills at scale and empowering global workforces in high-stakes comms. As AI redefines human skills training, Yoodli stands out by making world-class communication practice as routine as athletic prep—unlocking confidence for every worker.[2][4]
Yoodli has raised $61.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Yoodli's investors include Sumir Chadha, Matt McIlwain, Neotribe Ventures, Alumni Ventures, DVx Ventures, Flucas Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Jeff Richards, Cercano Management, Kevin Hartz, Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures.