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October 19, 2022

Two kids in every classroom have a development language disorder — this startup wants to help

London-based Noala has just raised $4m as it looks to expand into the US market


Noala core team: Nic O'Brien, Sarah Lyons, Vanc Levstik, Emilie Spire

Noala, a London-based speech and language therapy platform for children, has raised $4m in a seed round led by LocalGlobe, as it looks to double down on services in the US and grow its team.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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