Duolingo sells language learning courses and tools primarily targeted at consumers seeking to learn new languages through engaging and gamified methods.
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The source also states total company funding of $183 million, but that is not this round's amount or a financing running total.
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Reported by techcrunch.com; not announced.
Valuation $1.5 billion not stated for this round
The round is dated only to April 2020. The article says Duolingo was last valued at $1.5 billion, but says the current valuation increase was undisclosed.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Duolingo raised $10 million in new venture capital from General Atlantic, per an SEC filing.": checked by hand: the page states the funding of $10 million, as the research found
Certainty announced read as reported (techcrunch.com): "Duolingo raised $10 million in new venture capital from General Atlantic, per an SEC filing.": only press reports state this round; the company did not announce it
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The source states Pittsburgh as the company's base but does not specify a state or country.
Published by hand (axios.com): "Duolingo, a Pittsburgh-based language learning platform, raised $30 million in Series F funding led by Alphabet's CapitalG at a $1.5 billion valuation.": Axios states the Series F amount, lead and valuation
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Valuation none read as $700 million (siliconangle.com)
The source states total funding to date separately from the $25 million round; it also states the valuation as the Series E round's overall valuation.
Published by hand (siliconangle.com): "Language learning platform Duolingo Inc. announced today that it has closed a $25 million late-stage funding round led by Drive Capital.": checked by hand: the page states the Series E of $25M, as the research found
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The reported $83.3 million is Duolingo’s total funding to date, not this round’s amount.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Duolingo, the free language learning service co-founded by reCAPTCHA inventor Luis von Ahn, today announced that it has raised a $45 million investment round led by Google Capital.": checked by hand: the page states the Series D of $45 Million, as the research found
Valuation none read as around $470 million (techcrunch.com): "the company says its valuation is now around $470 million": stated by the company
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The article says previous investors joined, but names none; it names earlier or existing investors separately, so they are not assigned to this round.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "The popular language learning platform Duolingo today announced that it has closed a $20 million Series C round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.": checked by hand: the page states the Series C of $20M, as the research found
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The source identifies Ashton Kutcher and author Tim Ferris as participants in the earlier Series A, not this Series B. No valuation, financing total, or headquarters is stated.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Duolingo Raises $15M Series B Round Led By NEA": checked by hand: the page states the Series B of $15M, as the research found
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
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| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $35M $183M to date at $2.4 billion valuation | 2020-11-18 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source The source also states total company funding of $183 million, but that is not this round's amount or a financing running total. | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it.Reported | $10M | ~ 2020-04 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source Reported by techcrunch.com; not announced. [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source
Valuation $1.5 billion not stated for this round The round is dated only to April 2020. The article says Duolingo was last valued at $1.5 billion, but says the current valuation increase was undisclosed. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Duolingo raised $10 million in new venture capital from General Atlantic, per an SEC filing.": checked by hand: the page states the funding of $10 million, as the research found Certainty announced read as reported (techcrunch.com): "Duolingo raised $10 million in new venture capital from General Atlantic, per an SEC filing.": only press reports state this round; the company did not announce it [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Series F [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $30M at $1.5 billion valuation | 2019-12-04 | Alphabet's CapitalG | No recent discussion |
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The source states Pittsburgh as the company's base but does not specify a state or country. Published by hand (axios.com): "Duolingo, a Pittsburgh-based language learning platform, raised $30 million in Series F funding led by Alphabet's CapitalG at a $1.5 billion valuation.": Axios states the Series F amount, lead and valuation [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: axios.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Series E [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $25M $108.3M to date at $700 million valuation | 2017-07-25 | Drive Capital | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source Valuation none read as $700 million (siliconangle.com) The source states total funding to date separately from the $25 million round; it also states the valuation as the Series E round's overall valuation. Published by hand (siliconangle.com): "Language learning platform Duolingo Inc. announced today that it has closed a $25 million late-stage funding round led by Drive Capital.": checked by hand: the page states the Series E of $25M, as the research found [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: siliconangle.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Series D [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $45M $83.3M to date at around $470 million valuation | 2015-06-10 | No recent discussion | |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source The reported $83.3 million is Duolingo’s total funding to date, not this round’s amount. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Duolingo, the free language learning service co-founded by reCAPTCHA inventor Luis von Ahn, today announced that it has raised a $45 million investment round led by Google Capital.": checked by hand: the page states the Series D of $45 Million, as the research found Valuation none read as around $470 million (techcrunch.com): "the company says its valuation is now around $470 million": stated by the company [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Series C [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $20M | 2014-02-18 | Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source The article says previous investors joined, but names none; it names earlier or existing investors separately, so they are not assigned to this round. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "The popular language learning platform Duolingo today announced that it has closed a $20 million Series C round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.": checked by hand: the page states the Series C of $20M, as the research found [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Series B [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $15M | 2012-09-17 | New Enterprise Associates | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source The source identifies Ashton Kutcher and author Tim Ferris as participants in the earlier Series A, not this Series B. No valuation, financing total, or headquarters is stated. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Duolingo Raises $15M Series B Round Led By NEA": checked by hand: the page states the Series B of $15M, as the research found [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||