Preply is an online language-learning marketplace that matches learners with 100,000+ vetted tutors for live 1-on-1 lessons across 90+ languages and 120+ subjects, increasingly augmented by AI practice tools, plus a Preply Business B2B offering used by 1,000+ companies. Founded in Kyiv in 2012 and now run from hubs in Barcelona, New York, London and Kyiv (its US entity is registered in Brookline, MA), it employs roughly 700 people. In January 2026 it raised a $150M Series D led by WestCap at a $1.2B valuation, becoming a unicorn, with ~$299M raised in total.
SectorsEdtech, Marketplace & E-commerce, AI & Data, Consumer
Start-up MapEdtech › Language learning
Founders
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Dmytro Voloshyn
Co-founder & CTO
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Kirill Bigai
Co-founder & CEO
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Serge Lukianov
Co-founder & Head of Product Design
Global models 5
VVIPKid
China · www.vipkid.com ↗
Online platform that connects learners with a large pool of remote native-speaker tutors for live 1-on-1 video language lessons, paid for by the learner per lesson or package.
$1.1BComparable
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iTutorGroup
China · www.itutorgroup.com ↗
Live 1-on-1 online English tutoring with remote tutors sold to individual learners, plus a corporate training offering like Preply Business.
$315MComparable
OOutschool
United States · outschool.com ↗
Two-sided marketplace where independent vetted teachers list live online classes and tutoring, and the platform takes a commission on each booking.
$240MComparable
VVedantu
India · www.vedantu.com ↗
Live online tutoring platform that matches students with tutors for real-time video lessons, paid per course or subscription by consumers.
$290MComparable
VVarsity Tutors
United States · www.varsitytutors.com ↗
Marketplace that matches learners with vetted tutors for live 1-on-1 online sessions across hundreds of subjects, with AI tools and an institutional B2B channel.
$107MComparable
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PPoint Nine
www.pointnine.com
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Acurio Ventures
allironventures.com
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Techstars
www.techstars.com
OOwl Ventures
HHoxton Ventures
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Horizon Capital
FFull In Partners
WWestCap
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Diligent Capital Partners
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Arthur Kosten
EEducapital
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Evli Growth Partners
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Mariusz Gralewski
OOrbit Capital
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Przemysław Gacek
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RTAventures
SSwisscom Ventures
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Borya Shakhnovich
D
Dan Pasko
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Daniel Hoffer
D
David Helgason
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Digital Future
EEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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Gary Swart
RReach Capital
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Semyon Dukach
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SMRK VC
TThe Family
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Torben Majgaard
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Vadim Yasinovsky
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Vostok Ventures
ÍÍndico Capital Partners
Funding rounds 8
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Series D | $150M |
WestCap
+4 more
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| 2023-07-19 | Series C | $42M |
Horizon Capital
+3 more
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| 2022-07-13 | Series C | $50M |
Owl Ventures
+7 more
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| 2021-03-09 | Series B | $35M |
Full In Partners, Owl Ventures
+6 more
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| 2020-03-30 | Series A | $10M |
Hoxton Ventures
+9 more
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| 2018-07-24 | Seed | $4M |
Point Nine Capital
+6 more
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| 2016-06-14 | Seed | $1.3M |
Lead not disclosed
+4 more
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| 2013-08-31 | Pre-seed (estimated) | $180K |
Lead not disclosed
+6 more
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