VirtualSpeech, the AI practice platform for workplace communication and leadership training, has been ranked in the Top 200 of the 2026 UK Fast Growth Index, after growing its turnover by 335% in two years.
VirtualSpeech was also named the fastest-growing People Services business in the Midlands and East of England and the UK’s fastest-growing soft-skills training platform.
Sophie Thompson, CEO of VirtualSpeech, said: “I am incredibly proud of the team for all we’ve achieved in growing 335% in 2 years. By keeping our customers at the forefront of everything we do and continuing to innovate, we continue to add value and impact to workplaces across the world.”
The 2026 UK Fast Growth Index reveals the fastest-growing independent businesses across the UK’s nations and regions. Together, they have more than doubled in size in just two years, with combined turnover rising from £4.3 billion in 2023 to £10.2 billion in 2025, an increase of 137 per cent.
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, founder of the UK Fast Growth Index, said: “VirtualSpeech is a great example of the extraordinary talent and ambition we see in businesses across every part of the UK. Earning a place on this year’s Index, alongside firms that have together more than doubled in size in just two years, is a remarkable achievement, and the whole team should be very proud.”
About VirtualSpeech
VirtualSpeech is an AI practice platform for workplace communication. Managers rehearse workplace conversations with AI characters that push back, present to virtual audiences, and work through real situations with an AI coach.
Every session receives personalised feedback and measurable insights so L&D teams can track real behavioural change, with learners showing an average skill improvement of 25.9%. Used by companies and Universities across 130+ countries, clients include Bayer, PwC, and Deutsche Telekom.
About the UK Fast Growth Index
The UK Fast Growth Index, run by Ideas Community in partnership with UBS, ranks the UK’s fastest-growing independent businesses by percentage growth in turnover between 2022/23 and 2024/25. To qualify, firms must have generated at least £250,000 in turnover in 2022/23 and £1 million in 2024/25, be independent (not a subsidiary or division of another company), and trade from one of the UK’s seven nations and regions: London, the Midlands and East of England, the North of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the South of England and Wales. Figures are verified against Companies House data or by the firms’ accountants. The Index comprises the top 50 firms in each nation and region, alongside a UK Top 200.
Media contact
Daniel O’Dowd
daniel@virtualspeech.co.uk