Company · Edtech

Preply

preply.com ↗ ·Barcelona ·Series D

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.

Founded
2012
Founders
3
News
10
Rounds
3
Investors
16
SectorsEdtech, Marketplace & E-commerce, AI & Data, Consumer Start-up MapEdtech › Language learning

Profile updated 1 Sep 2026

Founders

Dmytro Voloshyn
Co-founder & CTO
Kirill Bigai
Co-founder & CEO
Serge Lukianov
Co-founder & Head of Product Design

Global models

No comparables on record yet.

Investors 16

All Iron Ventures
allironventures.com
Investor Spain
Diligent Capital Partners
Investor Ukraine
Investor France
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Investor European Union
Evli Growth Partners
Investor Finland
Full In Partners
Investor United States
Horizon Capital
Investor Ukraine
Hoxton Ventures
Investor United Kingdom
Orbit Capital
Investor Czech Republic
Owl Ventures
Investor United States
Point Nine Capital
Investor Germany
Reach Capital
Investor United States
SMRK VC
Investor Ukraine
Investor United States
Investor United States
Investor United States

Funding rounds 3

Series D · $150M
Language-learning marketplace Preply, Ukrainian-founded and with its main European hub and headquarters in Barcelona's 22@ district, raised …
2026-01-21
Series C · $50M
Preply, the online language-tutoring marketplace whose global headquarters and largest team are in Barcelona's 22@ district (it was original…
2022-07-14
Series B · $35M
Preply, an online language-tutoring marketplace founded in Ukraine with its headquarters in Barcelona, raised a $35M (about €29.5M) Series B…
2021-03-09

News & media 10

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