Tech Company Financing Transactions

Duolingo Funding Round

On 6/10/2015, Duolingo raised $45 million in Series D funding from CapitalG, A Grade Investments and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/10/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$45,000,000
Round
Series D
Investors

CapitalG (Lead Investor) (Laela Sturdy)

A Grade Investments (Ashton Kutcher)

private investors (Tim Ferriss)

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Bing Gordon)

New Enterprise Associates (Amit Mukherjee)

Union Square Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
The company says it will use the new funding to make the platform even more adaptive, personalized and effective, and to expand the platform's presence in schools across the globe.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
5541 Walnut St. 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
USA
Email Address
Overview
Learn languages completely free, without ads or hidden charges. It's fun, easy, and scientifically proven.
Profile
Duolingo LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Duolingo Company Twitter Account
Company News
Duolingo News
Facebook
Duolingo on Facebook
YouTube
Duolingo on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Luis von Ahn
  Luis von Ahn LinkedIn Profile  Luis von Ahn Twitter Account  Luis von Ahn News  Luis von Ahn on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Severin Hacker
  Severin Hacker LinkedIn Profile  Severin Hacker Twitter Account  Severin Hacker News  Severin Hacker on Facebook


 

 

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