In every ELL and Special Ed classroom, the math is impossible. One teacher, twenty to thirty students, each with a different language background, level, and learning need. Real personalization should mean each student gets focused 1-on-1 time, every day. But that time doesn’t exist.
So students who need the most support get the least of it. Teachers know it. They just can’t be in five places at once.
Telo was built to close that gap. Not to replace the teacher. To give every student, in the same classroom, the personalized speaking and practice time they should already be getting.
Make sure every English Learner and every Special Education student gets the personalized speaking and learning practice they need to thrive, anywhere in the world.
Real conversations build language faster than worksheets. Telo talks back, listens, adjusts.
Every learner is met at their level: pace, vocabulary, scaffolding. No two sessions are the same.
Telo amplifies the teacher’s instruction, never replaces it. You set the goals, the topics, the rules.
From a single charter school to a 100-school district, from a tutoring storefront to an international franchise network, Telo runs the same way: 1-on-1 with the student, aligned with the teacher.
Approved vendor in 25+ ISDs and eligible across 950+ districts via Region 19 and Region 7 cooperatives.
From single-campus schools to multi-state charter networks, with the flexibility to start at one classroom.
Language centers and tutoring franchises worldwide use Telo to scale 1-on-1 practice across locations.
Two groups whose progress depends on more 1-on-1 time than any single teacher can deliver.
Four design principles guide everything we ship.
Telo listens for tone, hesitation, comprehension. It responds with the patience a student needs in that moment.
Difficulty, vocabulary and feedback shift inside a single conversation, based on how the student is doing.
A physical robot for screen-free engagement, or a web platform on the devices schools already have.
Every session generates personalized insights for the teacher. FERPA-compliant. Never trains on student data.
Telo is built by a small team of educators, engineers, and designers obsessed with what one-on-one practice can do for a student.
Co-founder & CEO
Sets the vision, leads the company, partners directly with districts and franchises on rollout.
Co-founder & CTO
Owns the technology: the AI conversation engine, the embodied robot, the teacher dashboard.
A live demo takes under 30 minutes. We’ll show the robot, the web platform, the teacher dashboard, and answer the procurement questions you have.