Preply
Marketplace for live online language tutoring across 50+ languages.
Education
📍 Brooklyn, NY
Founded 2012
Current Valuation
$1.2B
as of 2026-Q1
UNICORN
Preply is a Brooklyn-headquartered, Kyiv-founded language-learning marketplace connecting students to live tutors across 50+ languages, with AI-assisted lesson planning. The company hit unicorn status in January 2026 with a $150M Series D led by WestCap.
Company Profile
Growth
+39% YoY (2021 disclosure)
Last Round
Series D — $150M (Jan 2026) · Lead: WestCap
Founders & Key People
Kirill BigaiSerge LukianovDmytro Voloshyn
Investors
WestCap · Owl Ventures · Hoxton Ventures · Point Nine Capital · All Iron Ventures
Products
- Preply marketplace (1-on-1 tutoring)
- Preply Business (corporate language training)
- AI-assisted lesson plans
Competitors
italki · Cambly · Duolingo · Babbel · Berlitz
EdTechLanguage LearningMarketplaceUnicornUkraine
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.