Our Story
Our journey began long ago with personal experiences of stuttering and speech therapy. In fact, our CEO Marco struggled and still does to this day with a stutter, having to deal with going through expesive speech therapy. Understanding the challenges as well as frustrations that come alongof stuttering and speech difficulties. Marco, having personally dealt with stuttering, understands the challenges and frustrations that come with speech impediments. Together with Gabriele, a really close friend as well as a tech enthusiast, we decided to leverage AI and technology to create accessible and engaging speech therapy solutions for everyone. Our story is always unfolding and we cannot wait to keep advancing, making more and more progress in this amazing world!
Our Journey
Began on Fiverr
Marco was inspired to help people, so started offering speech therapy sessions on Fiverr, helping people overcome their challenges one on one.
Idea for Website Platform
In early 2023, Marco conceptualized acomprehensive online platform where users could connect and work toward their speech therapy goals. This is when Marco began to use his computer science knowledge, analysing how to bring AI into the platform.
Work on website begins
While on summer vacation in Italy in 2023, we officialy decided to begin working on our speech therapy website, exanding our reach and gaining brand new connections. The early prototypes included no AI integration just digitalised exercises.
Website Launch
By 2024, our platform evolved into SpeechAndTherapy.com, providing users with an interactive and AI-powered speech therapy experience.
Therapist Side Implemented
In Spring 2024, we implemented the therapist-side features, enabling professional speech therapists to provide enhanced services to their clients.
University Partnering
In 2024 and advancing until 2025 we strive to work alongside UCC and organisation in Ireland to provide a revolutionary product to our users.
More to Come
The journey doesn't stop here. We're constantly innovating and expanding to bring more features and tools to the platform. Stay tuned for what's next!
Meet Our Team
Bringing affordable speech therapy through fun, interactive lessons powered by AI.
Marco
CEO & Developer
Hey, I'm Marco! I'm a Software Engineer and passionate Computer Scientist. Having personally dealt with stuttering, I underwent four years of intensive speech therapy. My ambition is to provide affordable, online speech therapy globally, bypassing the need for expensive local therapists. Initially offering services via weekly Zoom calls I then decided to expand this vision into a comprehensive website launched in Summer 2023
ETORATORUM is funded and owned by THEMIS FOR CRYPTO LTD.