What Happened?
Pittsburgh, PA-based Duolingo Appointed Luis von Ahn as Chief Executive Officer.
About the Company
Duolingo is the world`s most popular way to learn languages online with over 300 million users. Founded in 2011 by crowdsourcing pioneer Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker` it is the most downloaded Education app on iOS and Android and has been awarded Apple`s iPhone App of the Year and Android's Best of the Best. With the mission to bring ‘free language education to the world` we’re building a future in which the highest-quality education is accessible to all. Our approach is simple — language learning should be fun` personalized` and based on science. Duolingo has raised US $108.3 million to date from investors including Union Square Ventures` New Enterprise Associates` Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers` Capital G (formerly Google Capital) and most recently` Drive Capital.
About the Person
Luis von Ahn is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Duolingo. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of reCaptcha.
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