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Duolingo

www.duolingo.com

 
Duolingo is an online social platform that teaches users a new language while they simultaneously translate content across the web. Duolingo’s mission is to translate the web into every language, as well as make language education accessible to the masses. Co-founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn, the developer of CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, and Severin Hacker, Duolingo launched to public in June 2012. The company is based in Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Number of Employees: 25-100
  • Annual Revenue: $1-10 Million

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Funding

Duolingo raised $45M on 06/12/2015

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