ImmerseMe - The evolution of learning language

ImmerseMe is an innovative tech company co-founded in Nelson Tasman by Scott Cardwell.

Harnessing speech recognition technology and virtual reality modules

Immerseme helps students and travellers learn new languages in a completely fresh and intuitive way - students ‘immerse’ themselves in every day social situations to practice their conversational skills.

https://immerseme.co

“The Nelson Regional Development Agency were phenomenal – they really held our hands right from the very beginning all the way through to today – where we have customers from all over the world.”

ImmerseMe were able to access early-stage support to develop their business in connection with a range of services provided by Callaghan Innovation.

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Funding overview

ImmerseMe received multiple Callaghan Innovation Research & Development (R&D) grants including:

  • The R&D ‘Getting Started Grant’ for an early feasibility project, accessing technical assistance to combine new virtual reality technologies with advanced speech recognition algorithms. 
  • The R&D ‘Project Grant’ facilitated early-stage prototyping that was then tested in-market. 
  • The R&D ‘Student Experience Grant’ gave the company access to student resources to help with API and technical work. The business also accessed innovation support services through the Callaghan Innovation Skills-Building Programmes including: 
  • The ‘Global Expert’ service to find the right resources and capabilities for combining google speech-to-text and associated API’s.
  • The ‘Research Library’ service for free access to industry insights, resulting in better understanding of technical literature regarding automatic speech recognition in virtual reality, and better business decisions around their product fit. 
  • The ‘Build for Speed’ workshop, a tailored programme that helps digital businesses understand how to build better, faster and more efficient software. With a vision to be the world’s best academic language tool ImmerseMe said

    “The impacts of this support have allowed us to develop world-first technology from right here at the top of the South – going global.”

    Get in touch with Mark Maguire, our Regional Business Advisor, if you would like to learn more about the support services available via the Regional Business Partner Programme.