• Pikelo combines artificial intelligence and pedagogy to remove barriers to spoken English mastery.

• Founded in 2024, the app targets learners facing time constraints, confidence issues, and lack of conversation partners.

• Pikelo offers a 24/7 AI-powered virtual coach that corrects mistakes in real time.

Miranda Anya is a Cameroonian technology entrepreneur. She co-founded and currently leads Pikelo as chief executive officer. She designed the application to improve spoken English efficiency through continuous interaction.

Founded in 2024, Pikelo targets users who want to improve their English but face recurring constraints. These constraints include the lack of conversation partners, fear of making mistakes, busy schedules, and low speaking confidence. The application addresses these challenges by offering continuous support and reducing learner isolation.

Consequently, Pikelo provides a simple, flexible, and always-available conversational environment. The platform allows users to practice without geographic or time limitations.

At the core of the platform, Pikelo deploys a virtual coach that remains available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The coach allows users to practice English as often as needed, simulating interaction with a human conversational partner.

This repeated exposure integrates English into daily routines. As a result, users develop fluency through natural, constraint-free conversation practice.

Pikelo promotes a learning environment free from fear of mistakes. The virtual coach instantly corrects errors and guides users step by step through their learning journey.

This approach encourages consistent improvement while maintaining a supportive and confidence-building atmosphere that motivates users to speak more frequently.

Miranda Anya graduated from the University of Buea in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. She later earned a master’s degree in artificial intelligence in 2024 from Nexford University.

She began her professional career in 2018 at Primeway Technologies in Dubai, where she worked as an IT sales engineer. In 2019, she joined World Attachments and assumed the role of business development manager.

Between 2020 and 2023, she worked as a UI/UX designer at Smartminds Studio. In parallel, she held the same position in 2021 at Peers Exchange Cameroon Agency.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum