Yoodli, an AI-powered communication training platform, has tripled its valuation to over $300 million following a $40 million Series B funding round led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from Neotribe and Madrona. This follows a $13.7 million Series A in May, bringing the company’s total funding to nearly $60 million. The rapid growth reflects strong market demand for AI tools that enhance human performance rather than replace it. Founded in 2021 by Varun Puri, a former Google X and Sergey Brin special projects lead, and Esha Joshi, a former Apple engineer, Yoodli began as a tool to help people improve public speaking. Puri, who moved to the U.S. at 18, noticed how communication challenges affected young professionals, especially those from countries like India, and saw a need for practical, repeatable practice. The platform now uses AI to simulate real-world scenarios such as job interviews, sales calls, leadership feedback, and difficult conversations. Over time, Yoodli evolved from a consumer-focused app to a B2B enterprise solution, serving companies like Google, Snowflake, Databricks, RingCentral, and Sandler Sales. It also partners with coaching firms such as Franklin Covey and LHH, allowing them to embed Yoodli’s AI role-plays into their own training frameworks. Puri emphasizes that the platform is designed to support, not replace, human coaches, helping users progress from a zero to a nine in skill level, while human feedback preserves authenticity and emotional connection. Yoodli’s AI works with multiple large language models, including Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s GPT, giving users flexibility. The platform is accessible via web browser, with no dedicated mobile app—Puri said this decision reduces friction during training. It supports a wide range of languages, including Korean, Japanese, French, Canadian French, and several Indian languages. The company has seen strong growth since its last funding round, with a 50% increase in role-plays and user practice time, and a 900% rise in average recurring revenue over the past year. Though not initially planning to raise again, Yoodli attracted significant investor interest due to its performance, key enterprise clients, and recent leadership hires, including Josh Vitello as CRO, Andy Larson as CFO, and Padmashree Koneti as CPO. Yoodli differentiates itself in a crowded market by offering deep customization and focus on specific training use cases, enabling companies to align the platform with their own coaching methodologies. With about 40 employees, the Seattle-based startup plans to use the new capital to expand its AI coaching, analytics, and personalization features, grow its enterprise learning business, and enter new markets in the Asia-Pacific region while strengthening its U.S. presence.