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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

CEO
Kirill Bigai
Founded
2012
HQ
Brooklyn, NY
Employees
500+
Total Raised
$299M
Est. Revenue
$50M (2021)
Growth
+39% YoY (2021 disclosure)
Last Round
Series D — $150M (Jan 2026) · Lead: WestCap
IPO Status
private

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.