Duolingo

A mobile and web learning platform that teaches languages through short, game-style lessons, with free ad-supported and paid subscription tiers. It also offers courses in math and music and the Duolingo English Test, an online English proficiency exam.

Consumer & mediaEducation technology (language learning)Pittsburgh, United States
FoundersSince 2011
Valuation
$2.4B
Total raised
$183M
Last round · Nov 2020
Series H
Founded
2011
Employees
900
Quarters in VP50
1

Valuation

$100M$1B20162017201820192020$2.4B
Duolingo priced rounds
RoundDatePost-money valuationRaisedLed by
Series DJun 10, 2015$470M$45MGoogle Capital
Series EJul 25, 2017$700M$25MDrive Capital
Series FDec 3, 2019$1.5B$30MCapitalG
Series HNov 18, 2020$2.4B$35MUnknown
Post-money valuation at each priced round. Log scale.Hover a point for the round

Updated

In VP50

  1. Q4 2023: no place
  2. Q1 2024: no place
  3. Q2 2024: no place
  4. Q3 2024: no place
  5. Q4 2024: no place
  6. Q1 2025: no place
  7. Q2 2025: no place
  8. Q3 2025: no place
  9. Q4 2025: no place
  10. Q1 2026: no place
  11. Q2 2026: no place
  12. Q3 2026: no place
  13. Q4 2026: no place

Place by quarter since Q4 2023. Best place #48, in Q4 2020.

Funding rounds

DateRound · leadRaisedValuation
Nov 18, 2020Series H$35M$2.4B
Apr 2020Series G · General Atlantic$10M—
Dec 3, 2019Series F · CapitalG$30M$1.5B
Jul 25, 2017Series E · Drive Capital$25M$700M
Jun 10, 2015Series D · Google Capital$45M$470M
Feb 18, 2014Series C · Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers$20M—
Sep 17, 2012Series B · New Enterprise Associates$15M—
Oct 2011Series A · Union Square Ventures$3M—

Team

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