# Parrot

> Parrot is a San Francisco-based, Y Combinator (Fall 2025) language-learning app that works like TikTok for Spanish. Learners swipe through short, native-speaker videos with tappable subtitles and an AI tutor, absorbing the language through comprehensible input rather than flashcard drills. The company positions itself as the app that actually produces speakers, aiming to turn idle scrolling into real conversational fluency.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Amir Hanna (CEO & Co-founder), Erik Dahl (CTO & Co-founder), Julia Hudea (CPO & Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 3-10
- **Products:** Parrot - Learn Spanish, AI Spanish Tutor, Personal Dictionary, Flight School, Grammar Library
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Fall 2025 (F25) batch, Launched Parrot - Learn Spanish on the Apple App Store, Validated demand: 60% of surveyed Spanish 101 students said they'd pay $30 for early access after seeing the MVP

## Products & services

- **Parrot - Learn Spanish** — iOS app delivering a TikTok-style feed of native-speaker Spanish videos with tappable interactive subtitles, built on comprehensible input.
- **AI Spanish Tutor** — In-app AI tutor for conversational practice and instant feedback instead of scripted drills.
- **Personal Dictionary** — Save and review words tapped from any video, reinforced with spaced repetition.
- **Flight School** — Structured beginner program that sequences early lessons for complete beginners.
- **Grammar Library** — Reference library covering 250+ Spanish grammar topics for on-demand explanation.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Fall 2025 (F25) batch
- Launched Parrot - Learn Spanish on the Apple App Store
- Validated demand: 60% of surveyed Spanish 101 students said they'd pay $30 for early access after seeing the MVP
- Grounded product in comprehensible-input research (Dr. Stephen Krashen)

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Raised a $130K YC seed and launched publicly as part of the Fall 2025 batch.
- **2025-09** — Parrot - Learn Spanish live on the App Store with AI tutor, personal dictionary and grammar library.

## Links

- Website: https://parrotapp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parrotapp
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/byAmirHanna
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amirhanna.jpeg

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Last updated: 2026-07-30