Lingokids is a Madrid-based edtech company behind a "Playlearning" app for children aged 2-8, combining English-language learning with math, literacy, science and social-emotional content delivered through games, songs and original animated characters. Founded in 2014 in San Francisco as Monkimun by siblings Cristobal and Marieta Viedma before relocating to Madrid, it says it has been used by more than 185-200 million families across 190+ countries. It reached Series D in September 2025 with a $120M equity-and-go-to-market round led by BullhoundCapital with General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund and Nextalia Ventures, bringing total funding to roughly $186M; the company is remote-first within Spain with a Madrid HQ and around 200+ employees.
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| 2025-09-18 | Series D | $120M |
General Catalyst (Customer Value Fund), GP Bullhound
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| 2025-05-15 | No stage disclosed | €10M | Lead unknown |
| 2021-06-15 | Series C | $40M |
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| 2020-10-07 | Series B | $10M |
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| 2018-10-02 | Series A | $6M |
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
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| 2017-06-21 | Seed | $4M |
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| 2015-03-31 | Seed | $1M |
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